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Viewpoint: Securing African pay TV
With a range of infrastructures being deployed, pay TV services will need to secure their…
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Satellite versus fibre distribution
Michael Ward, head of operations, WRN Broadcast, highlights the key factors to consider in choosing…
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IP opens up the TV race
Migration to IP is already changing the nature of the game for broadcasters, writes Kate…
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IT revolution: a trend to beware of…
The IT revolution has benefited the broadcasting industry in terms of reduced costs and greater…
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Delivering the Olympic Games
Much has changed since Intelsat first delivered the 1968 Summer Games from Mexico City to…
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Kate Bulkley: Traditional TV’s new fans
“I don’t think it’s a big stretch to suggest that part of Facebook’s strategy will…
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Graham Pomphrey: Premier League rights – caveat emptor
A sigh of relief was audible over west London yesterday evening as BSkyB discovered it…
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Comment: Taking control of OTT delivery
Assuring each individual TV experience will be key to the success of over-the-top TV, writes…
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TV’s constant companion
Broadcasters are increasingly focusing on interactivity via second-screen devices, writes Shirlene Chandrapal, vice-president, connected TV…
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Localisation of TV channels: viewing the bigger picture
Jon Try, vice-president of technology, Chello DMC, assesses the prospects for cross-border launches of local…
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A smart approach to Smart TV
Connected TV is set to play a huge role in home entertainment, but industry players…
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Learning to love pay TV
German consumers are beginning to warm to pay TV, and Sky Deutschland stands to benefit,…
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Pay TV feels the pressure
Pay TV operators must not be complacent about new threats to their business model, writes…
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The iPad – TV’s best friend
No other device has disrupted the way we watch TV as the tablet, or more…
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Territorial restrictions in football – an EU lawyer’s perspective
Gustaf Duhs, Head of Competition at Stevens & Bolton LLP, comments on the European Court…
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Premier League ruling: who’s the winner?
On the face of it, today’s ECJ ruling that EU citizens have the right to…
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Love and money
Is an appeal to emotion the key to keeping customers? Stuart Thomson weighs the arguments…
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Multiscreen rights and wrongs
Multiscreen distribution was the dominant theme of last month’s IBC in Amsterdam, writes Stuart Thomson….
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Centralisation v localisation: is there a choice?
Robin Kroes calls for an ‘and/and’ solution of a central and local mix to meet…
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The Googorola dilemma
The marriage of Google and Motorola Mobility raises a number of intriguing possibilities, writes Kate…
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Twilight of the moguls
The News Corp phone hacking scandal, Silvio Berlusconi’s troubles and the death of Leo Kirch…
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Transforming TV
Companion devices have the power to transform the TV experience, but the TV ecosystem will…
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Surfing the waves of change
The message from CTAM Europe and EuroSummit 2011 to the industry is surf the waves…
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Safety from the storm
“Cable’s recurring revenues means that debt is easier to finance…which means cable can more easily…
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The barbarian invasions
“Hostilities have begun, but much of the cable industry seems to be in denial –…
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Nets get together
“Some major TV companies have found another piece of broadcasting turf where they are putting…
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BT and Sky play the field
“It is clear that Sky’s moves have upped the pressure on BT Vision to make…
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New ways to socialise
“The opportunity for broadcasters is to figure out how to integrate this social ‘stuff’ into…
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Cable lights up exit sign
“No-one else wanted to fund the business through its consolidation phase. But now the markets…
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A bite of the Apple
“The balance of power is shifting, nurtured by social networking sites and the immediacy of…