May 10, 2012

Featured Articles

Connected TVs: Still Unplugged?

New study shows that 1 in 4 smart TV buyers in the UK have never connected the set to the internet

Commentary—Ad Revenue, Distance Learning, and Piracy: Three White Elephants Waiting to be Shot Down

For too long, the viability of ad revenue-supported content, distance learning, and piracy prevention has gone unquestioned. That's because, once you dig a little deeper, you find that none of them work the way they're supposed to.

London Olympics Could Reach One Billion Digital Viewers

Deltatre, the company supplying data services to the BBC and NBCOlympics.com for the London games, says online viewership will almost certainly pass a half billion, and may approach one billion.

Industry News

Groovy Gecko Streaming Foxes Live: Wild in the City

Groovy Gecko are providing the solution architecture and 24/7 live streams via satellite from two remote fox dens for Channel 4 and Windfall Films.

Aspiro TV extends agreement with 3 Sweden & Denmark

Digital Rapids Adaptive Streaming Encoders Enable Rich Online Coverage of Indian Premier League Cricket

Eight StreamZ Live encoders are being used by Times Internet Limited for live streaming of the 51-day tournament through the indiatimes.com website and via YouTube

Ipercast Maximises Advertising Potential for Absolute Radio

Ipercast have become the first and only UK Company to fully integrate opportunities offered by Adswizz, across its web and mobile platforms, with Absolute Radio set to benefit.

EpicTV Selects Tvinci and Accedo to Power Pan-European Adventure Sports Streaming Service

Exclusive content available via subscription on Connected TV, iPad, Android, and Web

IPTV - Subscribers Up in a Competitive Market

According to leading broadband analyst firm Point Topic, global IPTV subscriptions closed in on 60 million at the end of 2011, with the last yearly quarter witnessing the biggest three month increase in subscribers yet.