Inside Digital TV articles from November 2003

Inside Digital TV archives from November 2003

Endemol Stepping Up Mobile Ambitions In The UK Market.
November 12, 2003... Mark Holmes Senior Editor Endemol UK hopes over the next three years to generate between 20-25 per cent of its revenues from the mobile side. The content producer, which is famed for such shows as 'Big Brother,' 'Fame Academy' and 'The...

TPS Hopes Extended Reach Will Pay Dividends.(Television Par Satellite)
November 12, 2003... Mark Holmes Senior Editor TPS, the French pay-TV satellite operator, wants to bring the TPS brand to many more new consumers in France over the next 12 months. In a key growth initiative, the operator is looking to offer services via DSL,...

Philips Looking To Be Number One In China.
November 12, 2003... Mark Holmes Senior Editor Philips CryptoTec is aiming to put the pressure on Irdeto in the conditional access (CA) market in China. Philips CryptoTec, which is part of Dutch electronics giant Philips, is one of the smaller players in the...

Liberty Media CTO Sees Bright Future.(Interview)
November 12, 2003... Mark Holmes Senior Editor U.S.-based Liberty Media is becoming a key player in the European digital TV scene. Through its investments in companies such as OpenTV, Chorus Communications in Ireland, Telewest in the UK, QVC and United...

Consumer Behaviour Focus: Interactive Usage Still Slow In Sweden.
November 12, 2003... By Michael Mohn, Mediavision Mediavision has recently released new research on the digital TV market in Sweden. In the third quarter, there was an average digital TV penetration rate amongst adults (ages ranging from 15 to 74 years old) of...

Freeview - State Of The Nation.
November 12, 2003... By Dave Chilvers, Continental Research Freeview launched in October 2002 and one year later over two million households have access to the platform. This sounds like an unparalleled success, although if you dig a little deeper, the numbers...

Bright Spots Emerge Despite TV Numbers Fall For UK Cable Companies.(Telewest)
November 12, 2003... Mark Holmes Senior Editor Both UK cable operators, NTL and Telewest, have lost subscribers over the last 12 months, but both are seeing overall ARPU (average revenue per user) increasing. Both operators can also point to a number of bright...

Italy: The Next Major Growth Opportunity in Europe?(Cable television broadcasting industry)
November 26, 2003... Mark Holmes, Senior Editor In our latest round of statistics, French consultancy Mediametrie gives us statistics on the relative cable, satellite penetrations in all of the major markets across Europe in 2002. The numbers indicate there...

BSkyB's Churn Rate Edges Up Again.(British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC)
November 26, 2003... Mark Holmes Senior Editor BSkyB increased its overall subscriber figure in the three months to Sept. 30, but saw its churn rate continue to show a modest increase. The annualised churn rate increased to 9.6 per cent. The figure is...

DTT Ready For Next Stage In Swedish TV Marketplace.(Digital Terrestrial Television)
November 26, 2003... Mark Holmes Senior Editor The process of recommending DTT channels in Sweden has taken just under two months for the Swedish Radio and Television Authority to complete. The authority announced this week it had recommended terrestrial...

Cable Partners Set To Close Canal+ Deal.(Cable Partners Europe L.L.C.)
November 26, 2003... Mark Holmes Senior Editor Cable Partners Europe is one of the key cable operators serving more than 10 million franchise homes. The development, finance and operations company has a majority stake in Belgian cable operator, Telenet, and...

Consumer Focus: MTV Networks Europe.
November 26, 2003... Mark Holmes Senior Editor MTV Networks Europe, which is just about to launch its ninth channel in the UK, VH-2, believes its transition to long-form programming has been one of the keys to its recent success. Graham Saxton, vice president...

Digitizing A Minority - The State Of Germany's Digital Terrestrial Television Rollout.
November 26, 2003... By Bertold Heil Terrestrial television in Germany was a candidate for the Deutsche Museum, a place where the national technological heritage is conserved for future generations. By the end of 2003, roughly six per cent of German homes will...