Inside Digital TV articles from October 2006

Inside Digital TV archives from October 2006

Executive Q&A: SeaChange CEO Writes 'Chapter One' In Europe.(Bill Styslinger of SeaChange International Inc.)(Interview)
October 11, 2006... SeaChange International, the U.S.-based video-server and software-systems company, wants to become on a strong name in the European television market, emulating its success at home. It plans to help European telcos and cable players get to...

U.K. Cable Exclusive: ntl's New Marketing Approach Plays The Numbers.(James Kydd of NTL Broadcast)(Interview)
October 11, 2006... U.K. cable operator ntl is ready to starting punching its weight following some struggles in recent years, now saying it can convince a number of U.K. customers that cable should be their platform of choice. The man responsible for this is...

Pay-TV Down Under: Foxtel Exec Reveals Next-Gen Plans.(Patrick Delany)(Interview)
October 11, 2006... Will Australian digital-TV operator Foxtel go high definition (HD) domestically late next year? Perhaps, but there are a number of factors at play. Patrick Delany, Foxtel's executive director of content, product development and delivery,...

Analysts Surprised At New Freeview Numbers.(Office of Communications report on digital television progress)
October 11, 2006... The U.K. communications regulator Ofcom has released its latest digital television progress (with newly re-thought projections), saying in part that, at the end of June, more than 70 percent of U.K. households had access to digital...

Denmark Update: Dansk Bredband Prepares For VoD Launch.(Dansk Bredband A.S. partnered with ViaSat Inc.)(video-on-demand)
October 11, 2006... Dansk Bredband's recent deal with Modern Times Group (MTG) subsidiary Viasat will enable the Danish carrier's customers to receive Viasat's premium pay-TV channel package via their broadband connections. The partnership with Viasat is...

Investor Corner: Analysts Talk About FiOS.(Fiber Optic Service from Verizon Communications Inc.)
October 11, 2006... Verizon Communications has updated the investor community about the prospects for its FiOS fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) project, one of the most ambitious of its kind anywhere in the world. The operator expects to spend $18 billion (14.13 billion...

Technology: Harmonic CEO Details Next-Gen Offerings.(Patrick Harshman)(Interview)
October 11, 2006... Video infrastructure supplier Harmonic, which is supplying encoders to such telcos such as Jazztel in Spain and Club Internet in France, now has signed deals with Telekom Austria, T-Com and Magyar Telecom as the company begins to make its...

Around The World.(TiVo Inc. sues EchoStar Communications Corp. for intellectual prperty rights)(NDS signs a contract with Romtelecom for direct to home broadcasting services)(BT to provide internet protocol television services)
October 11, 2006... >>France Orange Boosts VoD Offering Orange is offering more Video-on-Demand (VoD) programming to customers in France, signing a multi-year VoD agreement with Twentieth Century Fox. This agreement will provide Orange subscribers in...

Market Focus: Digital+ Feels The Spanish Heat.
October 25, 2006... The Spanish pay-TV market is entering into an interesting phase as competition in the digital pay-TV market really begins to heat up. Last week, Sogecable, which owns satellite pay-TV platform Digital+, announced financial results that showed...

Nordic Pay-TV Exclusive: Viasat Launches New PVR Next Year.(personal video recorder launched by ViaSat)(Interview)
October 25, 2006... Viasat is likely to bring a next-generation Personal Video Recorder (PVR) to market next year in the Nordic region. The Nordic pay-TV operator, which already has 50,000 PVR subscribers, could step up its plans still further. Hans- Holger...

Telefonica, O2 Execs Talk Mobile TV.
October 25, 2006... Telefonica will be one of the key players in mobile TV in Europe. Adding to its operations in Spain, the operator acquired O2 last year, and it's now a significant player in Germany, the U.K., the Czech Republic and Ireland. In Ireland last...

Australia Pay-TV Exclusive: Austar Exec Outlines New Initiatives.(Austar offers more pay TV services for customers)(Interview)
October 25, 2006... Austar, a regional and rural television service pay-TV provider, wants to broaden the way it offers services to customers. For one thing, an ambitious WiMAX strategy could see a variety of different content services offered. According to...

IPTV In Denmark: TDC's Plans Revealed.
October 25, 2006... Leading Danish telco TDC has pushed back its launch IPTV of services, originally scheduled for September, to sometime during the beginning of 2007. Jorgen Michaelsen, TDC Cable TV's CTO, tells Inside Digital TV, "IPTV will be delivered by...

AROUND THE WORLD.(NTL broadcast signs Video-on-Demand agreement with Channel 4)(Ensequence signs a deal with QVC shopping channel)(ProSiebenSat.1 Group buys 30 percent interest in Lokalisten media Gmbh)
October 25, 2006... U.K. Channel 4 Available On VoD ntl signed a significant Video-on-Demand (VoD) agreement with Channel 4 as it aims to make its VoD service more attractive. The three-year contract with Channel 4 will enable ntl's digital TV...

Merrill Lynch Tells ntl To Look At Setanta Buy.(NTL may acquire Santana sports broadcasting industry)
October 25, 2006... In a major report, Merrill Lynch media analyst Wilton Fry has speculated that acquiring Setanta would be "a master stroke" for ntl. Merrill Lynch has initiated coverage on the operator and has issued a "buy" recommendation, believing ntl...