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Virgin Media Selects TiVo For Next Generation TV Platform
TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) and Virgin Media (NASDAQ, LSE: VMED) have entered into a strategic partnership under which TiVo will develop a converged television and broadband interactive interface to power Virgin Media's next generation, HD set top boxes.
PlayStation Network Video Delivery Service for Europe Now Available for PS3 and PSP
Sony (NYSE:SNE) has launched its PlayStation®Network video delivery service for Europe. Now available in France, Germany, Spain and the UK the service allows film fans to download movies straight to their PlayStation®3 (PS3?) and PSP? (PlayStation®Portable).
IPA publishes Q3 2009 Trends in UK Television Report
The latest IPA Trends in Television Report covering Q3 2009 shows that the average daily viewing figure in the UK stands at 3.54 hours. Homes relying solely on analogue terrestrial signals are now below 10% for the first time (at 9.3%).
BBC announces timetable for Freeview HD signal availability
The BBC has confirmed the timetable that will make HD services on Freeview available to 50% of the population in time for next June's World Cup, and to 98.5% of the population by the end of digital switchover in three years' time.
BSkyB Mobile TV launches on App Store
Sky Mobile TV has announced the availability of the Sky Mobile TV App on the App Store. Offering the best in live TV on the move, Sky has created a dedicated app for the service specifically for iPhone and iPod touch.
UK ? IP Vision Announces Retail Deal with The Carphone Warehouse
IP Vision have signed a retail deal with The Carphone Warehouse meaning that the FetchTV SmartBox will be available in its UK wireless flagship stores.
Virgin Media adds 80,800 HD DVR subscribers in 3Q09
Virgin Media (NASDAQ: VMED; LSE: VMED) has announced results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. During the quarter, Virgin added 80,800 V+ HD DVR subscribers to reach an installed base of 749,300.
A Canvas-type proposition will reach 3.5m homes by 2014
Analysis from Screen Digest focuses on the prospects for a project Canvas-type venture in the UK. Screen Digest believes that a hybrid open IPTV platform such as that proposed by the BBC and its partners will reach 3.5 million homes by 2014.
European Commission wants transition to digital TV to be accelerated
The European Commission has made digital dividend proposals that ask EU Member States to speed up the switch-off of analogue TV and to complete it by 1 January 2012.
BSkyB adds 287,000 HD customers in latest quarter
In the three months to 30 September 2009, BSkyB (LSE:BSY) continued to see strong demand for its products. Sky+HD was the principal driver reaching 5.902 million households in the quarter and surpassing 60% penetration of the base.
BBC issues guidelines for iPlayer porting
The BBC has published new guidelines that outline how potential partners can syndicate the standard iPlayer product. They also lay out the scope for BBC investment in customisation and bespoke development for larger platforms.
BBC and Arqiva agree UK terrestrial HD network roll out
The BBC and Arqiva have announced that the agreement to upgrade the relevant parts of the UK digital terrestrial television (DTT) transmission network to DVB-T2 has been confirmed.
More than 700 on-demand audiovisual services available in Europe
The European Audiovisual Observatory and the Direction du développement des médias (France) have published a new study entitled Video on Demand and Catch-Up Television in Europe.
Sky Player to launch on IP Vision?s Fetch TV
BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has announced an agreement with IP Vision to make its online TV service, Sky Player, available via IP Vision's Fetch TV devices. From early 2010, the deal will allow customers to receive some of Sky's channels through Fetch TV's set-top boxes.
70% of TV households in the EU-5 access digital TV on their main TV set
e-Media Institute has published the 2nd quarterly release of its EU-5 TV Market Maps. At the end of June 2009 digital TV penetration in the five largest European TV markets finally reached the landmark figure of 70% of total TV households.
Western Europe: Pay TV revenues hit by triple-play growth
New research by Informa Telecoms & Media shows digital TV penetration of Western European households will maintain its present strong growth going from 62% at the end of 2008 to 93% at the end of 2014.
8 out of 10 UK TV screens now get digital
A surge in the conversion of secondary TV sets boosted the total number of UK digitally-enabled TV sets to 80 per cent by the end of June 2009 (up by seven percentage points in three months), new Ofcom research has revealsed.
October for Sky Player on UK Xbox LIVE
According to the October edition of BSkyB's (LSE:BSY) skymag Magazine, the Sky Player, Sky?s online service, will launch on Xbox LIVE (Nasdaq: MSFT) in October.
IPTV Finds Its Place With Philips Electronics And GDBTV
Philips (AEX: PHI; NYSE: PHG) has joined forces with Global Digital Broadcast (GDBTV) to launch the first television set with a fully-integrated IPTV service.
UK?s Pay-TV Market Climbs to $8.2 Billion by 2014
Pay-TV revenue in the U.K. will climb from $6.2 billion in 2009 to $8.2 billion by 2014 as IPTV grows at an impressive CAGR of 26 percent within the forecast period, according to the latest report from Pyramid Research.
Market Ready For Launch Of DVB-T2 Services
The launch of DVB-T2 HD services is on schedule to take place later this year in the United Kingdom, with further launches expected in several other European countries including Finland and Serbia.
Pace Unveils DVB-T2 Freeview HD Box at IBC 09
At this year?s IBC, Pace (LSE:PIC) will unveil its set-top box based on the DVB-T2 transmission standard. The box, expected to be one of the first to market for Freeview HD, will be available through retail distribution in the UK.
Cable & Wireless Partners with Move Networks to Offer IPTV Services Globally
CWI, Cable & Wireless? international telecoms business, has announced that it has signed a partnership with Move Networks paving the way for a roll-out of IP-based TV services across CWI?s global operations.
The Americas Show Strong Broadband Growth and Widespread IPTV Adoption
The Broadband Forum has announced the latest broadband and IPTV statistics, which show a strong performance in the Americas, both in broadband growth at 18 per cent and in IPTV adoption, where subscriptions grew by 86% over the last twelve months.
UK analogue switch-off reaches millionth home
The switch to digital TV reaches its millionth home this week as analogue channels are turned off for good in two areas of the UK.
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