IPTV services face an uphill struggle against traditional broadcasters, according to new research from analyst Gartner, which claims the technology will take more than five years to become a revenue opportunity for operators.The analyst estimates that Western Europe will see 3.3 million IPTV subscribers by the end of the year, and 16.7 million within four… Continue reading IPTV Faces Struggle For Foothold Over Next Five Years

French entrepreneur Vincent Bollore, has bought a further 1.26 million shares in UK media company Aegis, taking Groupe Bollore’s total interest to 26.03%. The move continues to fuel industry speculation that Bollore is planning a take-over bid of Aegis, with the Havas chief executive, recently saying that “all options are open (see Bollore Hints At… Continue reading Bollore Increases Presence In Aegis

IPTV services are forecast to struggle against traditional broadcasters, according to new research from analyst Gartner, which claims the technology will take more than five years to become a revenue opportunity for operators. The analyst estimates that Western Europe will see 3.3 million IPTV subscribers by the end of the year, and 16.7 million within… Continue reading IPTV Take-Up To Struggle

Advertising expenditure on user-generated content is expected to rocket over the next four years, with podcasting adspend leading the way, forecast to grow at a compound annual rate of 154.4%. A new report from PQ Media estimates that podcasting adspend will reach $327 million in 2010, up from $3.1 million in 2005, overtaking the blog… Continue reading User-Generated Content Adspend To Rocket

Podcasting looks set to rocket over the rest of the decade, rising to 12.3 million by 2010, up from just 700,000 expected for this year. According to a new report from Forrester Research, just 1% of online households in North America regularly download and listen to podcasts. Recent figures from eMarketer confirm podcastings expected strong… Continue reading Podcasting To Reach 12.3 Million By 2010

Satellite TV in the Asia-Pacific region is eroding cable’s share of the pay-TV sector, with new estimates from Informa Telcoms and Media predicting satellite to take a 7.9% of the market by 2011, up from 4.2% in 2005. The new Asia Pacific TV: Satellite Challenges Cable Dominance report claims that by 2011, Asia-Pacific will boast… Continue reading Satellite TV Catching Up With Cable In Pay-TV Market

A new study from the US claims TV viewers using PVRs do not display any significant difference in ad recall or ad recognition when compared with viewers not using the technology. The research, conducted by Millward Brown, represents good news for the advertising and marketing industries, with Michelle de Montigny, senior vice president at the… Continue reading Ad Recognition Not Affected By PVRs

Multimedia enabled mobile phones look set to double over the next two years, despite an apparent lack of consumer interest. Despite the ability to play digital music on handsets shown to be one of the more popluar multimedia applications cited by US respondents a recent report by In-Stat claimed the feature was not deamed that… Continue reading Multimedia Phones Set To Rise Despite Lack Of Consumer Interest

BT’s forthcoming IPTV service, BT Vision, has signed new content deals to offer customers more than 500 concerts and performances from launch, with the content including material from some of the world’s biggest music artists.Deals between i-concerts and Eagle Rock, two of the most respected providers of long-form music video content, will see content spanning… Continue reading BT Signs Music Content For On-Demand TV Service

The concluding half of ITV’s Ghostboat, starring David Jason, saw the broadcaster sink competition from BBC One’s Dalziel and Pascoe last night, as 7.1 million adults tuned in on average compared with the BBC’s 5.7 million.ITV also outperformed the BBC in soap programming, with the broadcaster’s double bill of Coronation Street drawing audiences of 10.2… Continue reading Ghostboat Conclusion Sinks Competition From BBC