Philip Hunter Latest articles by Philip Hunter Virgin Media 'delighted' by customer response to TiVo DVR By Philip Hunter published 14 February 11 Virgin Media says there is backlog of demand for new service based on the TiVo DVR, which combines linear TV, VOD, catch-up services and Web applications such as You Tube. Opinions Satellite operators target emerging markets to make up for lost revenue By Philip Hunter published 4 March 11 Satellite operators will exploit their blanket coverage to make up for lost revenue to IPTV and fiber networks in densely populated areas of North America, the Far East and Western Europe. Greek slump hits pay TV By Philip Hunter published 27 February 12 Consolidation is in the air for Greece’s TV and telecoms market in the midst of the country’s record breaking slump. Pace and Tivo employing a Trojan horse? By Philip Hunter published 27 February 12 Pace set top boxes, deployed by half the world’s leading pay TV operators, could be a Trojan horse bringing Tivo software into many more TV homes. IPTV morphs into OTT in Europe By Philip Hunter published 27 February 12 Spanish triple play operator Jazztel, and Irish broadband provider Magnet Networks, are the latest to trust OTT for paid TV services. EBU considers radio spectrum future after WRC-12 By Philip Hunter published 5 March 12 The EBU met last week with Italian member RAI to discuss the future of radio spectrum across Europe in the wake of WRC-12 disagreements. Nagra and Abertis team up for cloud broadcast By Philip Hunter published 5 March 12 UK's Freeview services increase pressure on pay TV By Philip Hunter published 5 March 12 The UK’s Freeview service over digital terrestrial has added enhanced interactivity in a bid to keep up with the pay TV sector. Songwriters launch antitrust action against EU broadcasters By Philip Hunter published 5 March 12 Vodafone Germany gives up on football rights By Philip Hunter published 5 March 12 Vodafone German’s decision to pull out of bidding for rights to show Bundesliga football matches highlights the dilemma facing pay-TV service providers. Europe ready to pay for mobile TV By Philip Hunter published 17 February 12 Consumers in the UK at least are now willing to pay to watch TV on mobile devices if quality is good enough, according to a survey by online streaming and encoding vendor Viadiator. Europe beats Asia over IPTV penetration By Philip Hunter published 17 February 12 Although Asia is catching up with Europe in IPTV subscribers it is falling behind in the proportion of broadband homes reached. France may give up on pay DTT By Philip Hunter published 17 February 12 TV Numeric, the only company distributing the French basic pay-DTT package, is considering dropping it after failing to gain many subscribers. Europe defends terrestrial spectrum against mobile intrusion By Philip Hunter published 17 February 12 Europe has been battling against African and Middle Eastern countries to preserve spectrum, released by the digital dividend, for terrestrial services. Europe forges ahead with integrated production By Philip Hunter published 17 February 12 Europe is promoting integrated production to reduce the cost and complexity of TV Everywhere deployment, and is also working towards improved interaction between producers and audiences. Eurovision triumphs over controversy By Philip Hunter published 4 June 12 Controversy over the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest’s staging in Azerbaijan subsided amid the glitz and kitsch of the event. UK reverses ruling on Sky By Philip Hunter published 25 May 12 It appears to be a short-term win for Sky, but it may actually be a two-edged sword. UK fears for DTT over 4G interference By Philip Hunter published 21 May 12 The UK government has admitted that as many as 2 million homes using digital terrestrial services could suffer interference from emerging 4G services. IPTV morphs into OTT in Russia By Philip Hunter published 21 May 12 Russian Telco Rostelecom has relaunched its IPTV service with OTT extensions for multi-screen access, amid rapid customer growth. VOD advertising held back by poor quality control By Philip Hunter published 14 May 12 VOD advertising workflows and quality control fail to meet the challenges of on demand video advertizing according to report. ITV pioneers smartphone interactive ads By Philip Hunter published 14 May 12 UK Free To Air commercial broadcaster ITV is broadcasting adverts enabled by interactive technology from London-based Shazam. Europe’s pay TV numbers reflect diverging economies By Philip Hunter published 14 May 12 Most of Europe has registered growth in pay TV subscriptions early in 2012, but not Italy and Spain. New ISO standard steps towards automatic metadata By Philip Hunter published 14 May 12 The dream of automatic metadata generation from Audio Visual content has come a step closer. EBU welcomes performance enhancements from NS3 By Philip Hunter published 7 May 12 The EBU expects big savings through adoption of NovelSat transponder technology. HbbTV on brink of global expansion By Philip Hunter published 25 May 12 HbbTV is poised for adoption by a number of countries outside Europe after successful trials. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Archives Get the TV Tech NewsletterThe professional video industry's #1 source for news, trends and product and tech information. 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Virgin Media 'delighted' by customer response to TiVo DVR By Philip Hunter published 14 February 11 Virgin Media says there is backlog of demand for new service based on the TiVo DVR, which combines linear TV, VOD, catch-up services and Web applications such as You Tube.
Satellite operators target emerging markets to make up for lost revenue By Philip Hunter published 4 March 11 Satellite operators will exploit their blanket coverage to make up for lost revenue to IPTV and fiber networks in densely populated areas of North America, the Far East and Western Europe.
Greek slump hits pay TV By Philip Hunter published 27 February 12 Consolidation is in the air for Greece’s TV and telecoms market in the midst of the country’s record breaking slump.
Pace and Tivo employing a Trojan horse? By Philip Hunter published 27 February 12 Pace set top boxes, deployed by half the world’s leading pay TV operators, could be a Trojan horse bringing Tivo software into many more TV homes.
IPTV morphs into OTT in Europe By Philip Hunter published 27 February 12 Spanish triple play operator Jazztel, and Irish broadband provider Magnet Networks, are the latest to trust OTT for paid TV services.
EBU considers radio spectrum future after WRC-12 By Philip Hunter published 5 March 12 The EBU met last week with Italian member RAI to discuss the future of radio spectrum across Europe in the wake of WRC-12 disagreements.
UK's Freeview services increase pressure on pay TV By Philip Hunter published 5 March 12 The UK’s Freeview service over digital terrestrial has added enhanced interactivity in a bid to keep up with the pay TV sector.
Vodafone Germany gives up on football rights By Philip Hunter published 5 March 12 Vodafone German’s decision to pull out of bidding for rights to show Bundesliga football matches highlights the dilemma facing pay-TV service providers.
Europe ready to pay for mobile TV By Philip Hunter published 17 February 12 Consumers in the UK at least are now willing to pay to watch TV on mobile devices if quality is good enough, according to a survey by online streaming and encoding vendor Viadiator.
Europe beats Asia over IPTV penetration By Philip Hunter published 17 February 12 Although Asia is catching up with Europe in IPTV subscribers it is falling behind in the proportion of broadband homes reached.
France may give up on pay DTT By Philip Hunter published 17 February 12 TV Numeric, the only company distributing the French basic pay-DTT package, is considering dropping it after failing to gain many subscribers.
Europe defends terrestrial spectrum against mobile intrusion By Philip Hunter published 17 February 12 Europe has been battling against African and Middle Eastern countries to preserve spectrum, released by the digital dividend, for terrestrial services.
Europe forges ahead with integrated production By Philip Hunter published 17 February 12 Europe is promoting integrated production to reduce the cost and complexity of TV Everywhere deployment, and is also working towards improved interaction between producers and audiences.
Eurovision triumphs over controversy By Philip Hunter published 4 June 12 Controversy over the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest’s staging in Azerbaijan subsided amid the glitz and kitsch of the event.
UK reverses ruling on Sky By Philip Hunter published 25 May 12 It appears to be a short-term win for Sky, but it may actually be a two-edged sword.
UK fears for DTT over 4G interference By Philip Hunter published 21 May 12 The UK government has admitted that as many as 2 million homes using digital terrestrial services could suffer interference from emerging 4G services.
IPTV morphs into OTT in Russia By Philip Hunter published 21 May 12 Russian Telco Rostelecom has relaunched its IPTV service with OTT extensions for multi-screen access, amid rapid customer growth.
VOD advertising held back by poor quality control By Philip Hunter published 14 May 12 VOD advertising workflows and quality control fail to meet the challenges of on demand video advertizing according to report.
ITV pioneers smartphone interactive ads By Philip Hunter published 14 May 12 UK Free To Air commercial broadcaster ITV is broadcasting adverts enabled by interactive technology from London-based Shazam.
Europe’s pay TV numbers reflect diverging economies By Philip Hunter published 14 May 12 Most of Europe has registered growth in pay TV subscriptions early in 2012, but not Italy and Spain.
New ISO standard steps towards automatic metadata By Philip Hunter published 14 May 12 The dream of automatic metadata generation from Audio Visual content has come a step closer.
EBU welcomes performance enhancements from NS3 By Philip Hunter published 7 May 12 The EBU expects big savings through adoption of NovelSat transponder technology.
HbbTV on brink of global expansion By Philip Hunter published 25 May 12 HbbTV is poised for adoption by a number of countries outside Europe after successful trials.
