TV
EU Parliament calls for TV, film to be left out of US trade talks
The European Parliament has called for TV and film services to be left out of upcoming trade negotiations between the EU and the US. In a… Read more
EBU points to trade talks threat to TV and film businesses
The European Broadcasting Union says that including TV and film services in upcoming trade negotiations between the EU and the US would damage the industry… Read more
BT TV additions almost double
BT added 40,000 new TV customers in the three months ending March 31, almost doubling its sign up figure for each of the proceeding… Read more
BT’s TV offering in line for ‘massive transformation’
This year will mark a “massive year of transformation” for BT, as it uses fibre broadband to deliver linear TV and launches its own sports… Read more
TV streaming to hit tipping point
The number US web users who watch TV shows online via any device will reach a “critical tipping point” next year, surpassing 50% of the… Read more
This is the news
In an era of instant access to information and highly tailored niche-interest TV channels, the 24-hour news channel faces fresh challenges. Andy Fry reports. When radio stations seek to justify their existence in the post-iPod… Read more
The outer limits
Under competitive threat from the web, pay TV operators know they have to embrace over-the-top services and distribution to multiple devices. However content security remains a key hurdle to overcome. Stuart Thomson investigates. TV everywhere.… Read more
Special occasions
Major sports events like this year’s World Cup place huge demands on global satellite capacity. To what extent does this mirror the occasional use market as a whole? Graham Pomphrey reports. “This year’s World Cup… Read more






New ways to socialise
“The opportunity for broadcasters is to figure out how to integrate this social ‘stuff’ into their broadcasts and onto other platforms without losing control of the content and, more importantly, the money.” There has been… Read more