Latest articles by Philip Hunter
Smart TV makers ally to take on cable and satellite operators
Philips and LG have teamed up to form Smart TV alliance and invited their competitors to join.
Ukraine sets new must-carry rules
The Ukrainian National Council on Television and Radio has introduced new must-carry rules for the country’s cable operators.
UK split over hybrid TV
Just a week after the UK’s hybrid TV platform YouView finally launched, an industry group released an alternative specification based on HbbTV.
Swisscom brings mood into IPTV
Swiss Telco Swisscom has chosen a content recommendation engine from Jinni of Israel for its IPTV service “Swisscom TV,” with the promise of recommendations based on taste and mood.
EBU kisses goodbye to standard definition for major sports
The London Olympics marks the end of standard definition for premium sports in Europe.
BBC iPlayer goes top of the brands
The BBC’s online video service, iPlayer, has come out top in a survey of UK brands by polling organization YouGov.
Eurozone crisis prompts cable sell-off
GET of Norway and Poland’s Multimedia Polska are the latest European MSOs up for sale with Liberty Global’s UPC among the favorites to acquire both.
NDS hits back against BBC over hacking
NDS, the Israeli content security company being acquired by Cisco for $5 billion, has retaliated against smart card hacking claims in a BBC program while facing similar allegations in Australia.
EBU urges European public broadcasters to resist funding cuts
Broadcasters need secure long lasting funding to meet their public service commitments, the European Broadcast Union (EBU) argues.
Streaming overtakes mail order for LoveFilm
Although streaming has overtaken it, rental of DVDs in the UK is still increasing.
Armenia withdraws from Eurovision Song Contest amid growing controversy
The Eurovision Song Contest staged every year by the European Broadcast Union (EBU) has run into controversy over the choice of Azerbaijan as host country because of its human rights record.
BBC worries that its iPlayer may be too successful
It is a nice problem to have, but the BBC is concerned that the overseas success of its iPlayer service is subtracting from conventional sales of content to foreign audiences.
IPTV growth accelerates
China is singled out as a market with greater headroom, more demand and overall more potential.
IPTV written out of TV script
This UK’s IP&TV World Forum that took place last week highlighted the mixed global fortunes of IPTV as it disappears into the cloud.
European Broadcast Union argues case for future 4K HDTV
The EBU met recently in Tromsø, Norway, recently to discuss future production technologies, including HD.
Universal home wiring standard G.hn passes interoperability test
Four G.hn chipset makers came together in Geneva, Switzerland, for the world's first interoperability demonstration.
Younger consumers break down garden walls
Consumer expectations allied to moves towards online distribution by content houses are forcing pay TV operators to embrace OTT delivery, whether they like it or not.
European Broadcast Union urges standards convergence
The European Broadcast Union is calling on its members to get their heads out of the sand and start working towards common standards for emerging hybrid services.
Civolution adds SeaChange to partner list for watermarking
Dutch video watermarking specialist Civolution is benefiting from a Hollywood mandate.
Concern over power lines for HD
Questions are being raised again by some home networking system vendors over power line's ability to scale up to HD
Satellite IRG and Global VSAT Forum collaborate against interference
The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (sIRG) and the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) confirm they are working in partnership to combat satellite interference.
