According to latest figures from Informa Telecoms & Media, the number of IPTV subscribers worldwide reached 19.96mn at the end of 2008, as the number of fibre-to-the-x (FTTx) connections rose by more than 11mn over the 12-month period to reach 48mn by year-end, its highest yearly gain to date. The findings showed an estimated 422mn fixed-line broadband subscribers at the end of 2008, up nearly 68mn year-on-year and adding 16mn in the fourth quarter alone. DSL remains the biggest access … [Read more...] about Worldwide IPTV subs close to 20mn at end-2008, Asia Pacific leads FTTx: Informa
Channel: Technology
ZoMedia partners with ColorZip
Singapore - ColorZip SEA Pte Ltd and ZoMedia Pte Ltd have entered into a strategic alliance enabling ZoMedia to provide value-added services to their advertisers in Singapore. ColorZip's patented ColorCode Technology is currently widely used in Japan and Korea. In 2007 ColorZip launched their service in Singapore with SPH Newmedia under the brand ZapCode. ZapCode allows users to access almost any kind of content from the internet onto their mobile phones. To enable this technology, a mobile … [Read more...] about ZoMedia partners with ColorZip
CASBAA’s Mobile TV Summit
Hong Kong - CASBAA has announced details of the Mobile TV CXO Summit to be staged at the Hong Kong Cyberport on May 7. This year's Summit is organized in association with the worldwide Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF). The ‘Invitation Only' CASBAA/MEF Mobile TV CXO Summit 2009 will gather some 40 carriers, broadcasters, content providers, ad agencies, clients and technology solution providers. Issues highlighted during the Summit will include ‘Monetizing mobile - FTA vs Subs vs PPV … [Read more...] about CASBAA’s Mobile TV Summit
ATV appoints new CEO
Hong Kong - Asia Television (ATV) has named Nancy Hu Gin-Ing as its new CEO. Hu will report to the boards of directors of ATV, effective immediately. Hu will fill the vacancy left by Ricky Wong Wai-Kay, the former ATV chairman who resigned after being on board for only 12 days in December 2008. Hu is a certified public accountant and veteran in the media and telecommunications industry, and was most recently vice- chairman/president of Videoland in Taiwan from 2003 to 2008. Prior to that, she … [Read more...] about ATV appoints new CEO
Australians spend one-third of daily leisure time online: TNS
Sydney - The average Australian now spends an hour and a half of their leisure time online each day, most (79 percent) login from home daily and many have met an online acquaintance in person, according to a recent global digital study conducted by market information group TNS. The Digital World, Digital Life study, which investigated online behaviour in 16 countries, found that globally, the amount of leisure time spent online overall was similar, but several Asian nations, such as China (44 … [Read more...] about Australians spend one-third of daily leisure time online: TNS
Hathway launches first cable DVR service in India
Mumbai - Hathway, digital cable provider in India has launched its Digital Box PLUS DVR solution, based on NDS XTV DVR technology. The NDS XTV DVR solution enables Hathway subscribers to record one television channel while viewing another one. Subscribers can now pause, record, play back, rewind and fast forward recorded content for viewing when they choose. Hathway has a history of firsts in the Indian cable TV market. It was the first cable operator to move to digital, the first to implement a … [Read more...] about Hathway launches first cable DVR service in India
