Inside Digital TV articles from November 2002

Inside Digital TV archives from November 2002

Freeview's Moment Of Truth.
November 13, 2002... Mark Holmes senior editor The Freeview service, launched in the UK on Oct. 30 with over 30 free radio and TV channels and backed by an aggressive marketing campaign, will attempt to persuade the millions of people who don't want pay-TV...

TVcompass Ditches GBP29 STB.
November 13, 2002... Barry Flynn Editor TVcompass, which was planning to bring a free-to-air adapter to the UK DTT market for just GBP29 (45.5 euros) in Spring 2003, has now abandoned the idea, following CEO Stephen Voller's poaching by a rival DTT technology...

Cable Players Cry Foul In Austria.
November 13, 2002... Mark Holmes senior editor Cable operators in Austria believe the government is poised to use public TV licence fees to implement DTT there. While nothing has been decided, they believe such a plan would be inherently unfair. Rene...

Singer: Speed Is Essential For UK Cable.(Interview)
November 13, 2002... In his first interview since leaving Telewest this summer, ex-CEO Adam Singer talks exclusively to Barry Flynn on the challenges facing the UK cable industry. Inside Digital TV: The UK cable industry seems to be in a state of ongoing...

TF1 Sees Advertising Revenues Increase.
November 13, 2002... Mark Holmes senior editor French broadcasting giant TF1 saw a small increase in advertising revenues in the third quarter to 270.9 million euros, an increase of 5.6 million euros from the third quarter in 2001. The results confirm a flat...

VOD Strategies Will Prove Far From Easy.
November 13, 2002... Video-on-demand (VOD) is the holy grail of digital broadcasters, allowing them to generate higher average revenues per user (ARPUs) and reduce customer churn in a competitive pay-TV environment. However, according to Datamonitor's report...

BBCi Looks North.
November 13, 2002... The BBC has launched two new interactive services on Kingston Communications' Hull-based ADSL network. Barry Flynn has been talking to the key executives involved. The obligation to serve local audiences is part of the public service remit...

Briefly.(BSkyB adds subscribers)
November 13, 2002... * UK digital satellite operator BSkyB says it added 217,000 subscribers in the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2002, bringing the total to 6,318,000 DTH subscribers across the UK and Ireland. The press release detailing these figures claimed this...

ONO Prepares For June 2003 Digital Launch In Spain.
November 27, 2002... Mark Holmes Senior Editor ONO, the Spanish cable operator, hopes to launch a digital TV service in June 2003. It hopes that by September/October, all of its franchise areas in Spain will have access to digital TV. It is currently...

French Firm Netgem Launches i-Player.(digital terrestrial television receiver)
November 27, 2002... Barry Flynn Editor French technology company Netgem has launched its i-Player, the UK's first DTT receiver with integrated email and Web browsing functionality. Priced at GBP149.99 (237.40 euros), it is being positioned as a device...

Multi-PVR Becomes Norm.(personal video recorder)
November 27, 2002... Barry Flynn Editor A recent research report into PVR (Personal Video Recorder) usage (PVR Monitor Wave III conducted by Jennifer H. Choate and C Cubed, LLC), has revealed that 43 per cent of the PVR homes sampled had more than one PVR...

iSeeTV: A New Deal For A New Model.
November 27, 2002... Barry Flynn Editor Media Logic, the UK-based technology company that developed the awardwinning iSeeTV application that allows consumers to talk to merchants and service-providers through their TV screen, is in final discussions to develop...

Casema: Liberty Media's Missed Opportunity.(changes mind about acquisition)
November 27, 2002... Mark Holmes Senior Editor Liberty Media's pan-European ambitions have suffered another setback after the US operator dramatically pulled out of its bid to buy Dutch cable operator Casema from France Telecom. The deal seemed a natural...

New UK Communications Bill Emerges.
November 27, 2002... Barry Flynn Editor The UK government has finally published its new Communications Bill, which has gone through an extensive process of amendment in the House of Lords. The government says the Bill, when enacted, will help the...

Nolan Sees 9 Million Freeview Homes.(Brief Article)
November 27, 2002... Barry Flynn Editor DTT expert Dermot Nolan, director of TBS (Telecommunications and Broadcast Services), is forecasting a possible scenario for the recently launched UK free-to-air Freeview service, which would be seen in 9 million homes...

Killer Operators, Killer Applications.(Column)
November 27, 2002... Alan Griffiths Special to IDTV There is a dilemma in all current digital television technology: getting it to deliver personal content on demand at a reasonable price. Somewhere, somehow you have to compromise to meet the demands of an...

E-government Needs Joined-Up Thinking.
November 27, 2002... The UK government wants digital TV to play an important role in delivery of government services. Barry Flynn thinks it's missing something. "Interactive digital TV forms an important part of the government's vision for Online Britain". So...

Briefly.(Digital television business news.)(Industry Overview)
November 27, 2002... * UK interactive TV entertainment company Yoomedia has signed an exclusive agreement with Cartoon Network to launch a series of games across digital cable, beginning with Telewest. The deal will see the company launch new Cartoon Network games...