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Consumers may soon be able to download programmes from the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV for free via broadband, after reports that the three broadcast giants are in talks over a new joint venture.The talks could lead to a new video downloads service that could “do for broadband what Freeview did for digital TV”.Called “Project… Continue reading Big Broadcasters Join Together For Free Download Service

Sales of IPTV set-top boxes worldwide will rise by more than 110% to 7.9 million units this year, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics. The report predicts that more than three million HD-enabled IPTV set-top boxes will be sold in Europe alone this year as operators make the switch to H.264 technology. The… Continue reading Worldwide IPTV Set-Top Box Sales To Rise

Joost has announced that Mike Volpi has been appointed chief executive officer. Volpi succeeds the company’s founding CEO, Fredrik de Wahl, who remains at Joost as chief strategy officer.Volpi joins Joost from Cisco Systems, where he spent 13 years in a variety of strategic management roles.de Wahl said: “Mike brings unparalleled leadership and technology expertise… Continue reading Joost Gets New CEO

The number of IPTV subscribers will reach nearly 60 million worldwide by year-end 2011, spurred by both aggressive and reactionary telco tactics, according to a new report from Parks Associates. The report, IPTV: From Quadruple Play to Multiplay, which provides forecasts and analyses for the worldwide IPTV market, predicts television choices for European consumers in… Continue reading 60 Million IPTV Subscribers Worldwide By 2011

A new report from Datamonitor predicts the worldwide number of mobile broadcast TV subscribers will grow from 4.4 million currently to an estimated 155.6 million by the end of 2012. However the report Opportunities In The Mobile Broadcast TV Market, 2006 – 2012 notes that whilst mobile broadcast TV is continually highlighted as the next… Continue reading Global Mobile TV Subscriber Numbers To Grow

Big Brother spin-off show Big Brother’s Big Mouth has announced the first presenters of its new series, with Radio One DJ Chris Moyles the first to be handed the reigns.Moyles, who will manage the show’s proceedings for three nights, including last night’s debut on C4, said: “I love Big Brother and I have a big… Continue reading Big Brother’s Big Mouth Presenters Revealed

Virgin Mobile are offering free texts to all users as part of its Big Brother 8 sponsorship.During the run of Big Brother 8, all Virgin Mobile customers will receive free text time between 9pm and 10pm on eviction Fridays.In addition, Virginmedia.com is launching Fantasy Big Brother on May 31 and the portal will feature exclusive… Continue reading Virgin Mobile Announces Big Brother Sponsorship Details

Freeview is to unveil its first major marketing push for its personal video recorder, Freeview Playback, focusing on consumers who have yet to go digital.Online is at the heart of the campaign, with a variety of banners, skyscrapers and listings page sponsorships on sites such as lastminute.co.uk, timeout.co.uk and MSN from 11 June.The campaign will… Continue reading Freeview Launches Major Ad Campaign For PVR

April saw revenues fall for all terrestrial broadcasters for the third consecutive month, with total terrestrial revenues declining by over 10%.Revenues fell sharply in April for ITV1, as the broadcaster found itself over £15 million down on the previous year’s levels.Five also felt a 10%-plus drop in revenue, as the broadcaster ended the month with… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – April 2007

A new report from Informa Telecoms & Media shows that digital TV will make major inroads in Latin America over the next five years. Digital TV households will more than treble in that time – from 5.9 million at present to 22.8 million by 2012. The 11th edition of Informa’s Americas TV report discovered that… Continue reading Digital TV To Take Off In Latin America