Kate Bulkley

IP opens up the TV race

Kate Bulkley

Migration to IP is already changing the nature of the game for broadcasters, writes Kate Bulkley. So here’s the thing. At the moment, TV Everywhere… Read more

Learning to love pay TV

Kate Bulkley

German consumers are beginning to warm to pay TV, and Sky Deutschland stands to benefit, writes Kate Bulkley The annual Cable Congress is always a… Read more

Pay TV feels the pressure

Kate Bulkley

Pay TV operators must not be complacent about new threats to their business model, writes Kate Bulkley. The future could be sooner than we think.… Read more

The Googorola dilemma

Kate Bulkley

The marriage of Google and Motorola Mobility raises a number of intriguing possibilities, writes Kate Bulkley. Several years ago the verb ‘to Google’ entered the… Read more

Twilight of the moguls

Kate Bulkley

The News Corp phone hacking scandal, Silvio Berlusconi’s troubles and the death of Leo Kirch signal the end of an era in media, writes Kate… Read more

Safety from the storm

Kate Bulkley

“Cable’s recurring revenues means that debt is easier to finance…which means cable can more easily afford to continue to invest in network upgrades.” When  the… Read more

The barbarian invasions

“Hostilities have begun, but much of the cable industry seems to be in denial – and some see it as merely a light skirmish, one… Read more

Keep taking the tablets

“In the last 12 months, the definition of the term ‘convergence’ has undergone a significant change and the group of people writing that new definition… Read more

Nets get together

“Some major TV companies have found another piece of broadcasting turf where they are putting aside their differences and linking arms in support of each… Read more

BT and Sky play the field

“It is clear that Sky’s moves have upped the pressure on BT Vision to make its new sports bundle work. Thank goodness then that it… Read more