Inside Digital TV articles from November 2005

Inside Digital TV archives from November 2005

In The U.K.: Vodafone Exec Bullish On Mobi-TV Prospects.(British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC)
November 9, 2005... Vodafone U.K. believes its deal with BSkyB will give a strong competitive edge in the market. The operator ultimately expects mobile television to become far bigger than the burgeoning ringtones and games markets. While Vodafone announced it...

Cesky Telecom Preps For IPTV.(Internet Protocol television )
November 9, 2005... Cesky Telecom is preparing to launch Internet Protocol television (IPTV) services in the Czech Republic in the first half of 2006. The operator has high hopes for the services, and it is aiming for around 100,000 IPTV customers in the first...

TeliaSonera Exec Favours Mobi-TV Fixed Pricing Model.
November 9, 2005... Sweden's TeliaSonera is likely to use a fixed pricing model for its mobile-television service launched last May. Recently, it hooked a deal with SVT, Sweden's public service broadcaster, through which Telia's subscribers can view different...

Executive Q&A: Canalsat CEO Looks At Broadband Possibilities.(Interview)
November 9, 2005... Canalsat is one of the leading pay-TV operator's in Europe. The satellite pay-TV platform has around three million subscribers in France, outpacing its DTH rival TPS. However, the Canal+ Group (the owners of the DTH platform) are in the...

PCCW In Hong Kong: How i-Cable Plans To Hit Back.(I-Cable Communications)(Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd.)
November 9, 2005... i-Cable Communications may have more than 700,000 pay-TV subscribers in Hong Kong and it may be a market leader but, like many than other players globally, it is coming under pressure from an IPTV offer. PCCW has attacked the pay-TV market...

IMS Research Forecasts HDTV's Future.
November 9, 2005... High-Definition Television (HDTV) is beginning to happen in Europe. German pay-TV operator Premiere will soon launch HDTV services in that country and, next year, operators like BSkyB will follow suit. In fact, 2006 is shaping up as a...

IPTV In The U.K. Exclusive: Video Networks CEO States Intentions.(internet protocol television, Roger Lynch)
November 23, 2005... Says Video Networks CEO Roger Lynch, "In 12 months time, I hope to be able to tell you that we have firmly established ourselves as a third pay-TV platform across the U.K in terms of the brand recognition, subscriber growth and percentage of...

Mobile Television In France: Orange Reaps Early Benefits.(Canal Plus S.A. and Orange France S.A.)
November 23, 2005... Orange France already is seeing a strong take-up of people paying for Canal+ content on its mobile television service. The operator, which at the end of September had around 150,000 customers using mobile television, is reaping the benefits...

Dutch IPTV: KPN Targets 100,000 Subs Year One.
November 23, 2005... The Netherlands-based telco KPN is stepping up its plans to be a major player in the television space in country. The operator, which launched DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting - Terrestrial) service last year, now wants its IPTV offering to...

Technology: New Nortel Model Attacks IPTV Market.(internet protocol television)
November 23, 2005... Nortel is ready to be a major player in the television space, putting together a strategic ecosystem of IPTV providers and products so that it can offer telcos a complete end-to-end solution. The company's solution will enable service...

DTV In The Czech Republic: Ceske Radiokomunikace Looks At New Initiatives.
November 23, 2005... Ceske Radiokomunikace aims to follow in Cesky Telecom's footsteps and offer TV-over-DSL services to customers in the Czech Republic in 2006. Miroslav Semrad, marketing director for Ceske Radiokomunikace, admits the operator is targeting a...

National Geographic: Content Organisation The Key.(National Geographic Television analyses internet television)
November 23, 2005... National Geographic is working hard to make sure it is well-placed to have its content on all different platforms, including mobile and IPTV. It has created a muscular digital-asset-management system to try and take advantage of...

Pay-TV In Malaysia: Astro Gears Up For PVR Launch.(Astro All Asia Networks)(Personal Video Recorder )
November 23, 2005... Astro All Asia Networks (Astro) will launch Personal Video Recorder (PVR) services in Malaysia in 2006, a year behind schedule. The DTH operator, which dominates the pay-TV landscape in Malaysia, has around 1.7 million subscribers and is in...