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Analogue will be differentiator for German cable

The analogue satellite switch-off in Germany will help cable gain new customers and provide a service differentiator, since cable can continue to offer good quality analogue TV in every room as well as digital TV to the widescreen
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June 14, 2011 / 0

Kabel Deutschland’s ultra-broadband sends message to markets

In this ANGA 2011 briefing, Adrian von Hammerstein, CEO at Kabel Deutschland, explains who needs ultra-fast broadband and why, given that one-fifth of customers are asking for the company’s 100Mbps package. He says Kabel Deutschland’s pioneering 1Gbps broadband
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June 14, 2011 / 0

HbbTV means more time with viewers for ProSiebenSat.1

For ProSiebenSat.1 Media, hybrid broadcast broadband means the convergence of TV and Internet finally makes sense for a broadcast group. Speaking at ANGA Cable 2011, Eun-Kyung Park, Managing Director, SevenOne Intermedia (ProSiebenSat.1 Media), says its HbbTV services will
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June 14, 2011 / 0

YouSee using connected TVs to offer VOD everywhere

For Danish cable operator YouSee, the primary purpose of its TV Everywhere service is to encourage consumers to take both broadband and TV. In this ANGA Cable 2011 video, Anders Blauenfeldt, the company’s Senior VP, Development, says the
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June 14, 2011 / 0

Main IPv6 challenge is smooth transition for consumers

The communications industry is running out of IP addresses so cable operators need to transition to IPv6. At ANGA Cable 2011, Wim De Ketelaere, CTO at Excentis, said the main challenge is how to make the transition a
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June 14, 2011 / 0

People will log-in to TV, and keep using the remote

Consumers will log into their TV service, possibly using fingerprint recognition, in order to increase security in a world where there is going to be more content, and possibly more inappropriate content, available through the TV. Regina Bernhaupt,
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June 10, 2011 / 0

RTL Now is good for linear TV and channel brand

RTL Now, the online catch up TV service from German broadcaster RTL, is achieving average 20 minute viewing sessions, which Marc Schroder, CEO at RTL Interactive, describes as “amazing and comforting” in this ANGA 2011 briefing. RTL is
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June 8, 2011 / 0

ARD ponders HD DTT market, but is certain about HbbTV

With ARD using 3Mbps for SD content on digital terrestrial, the German broadcaster is proud of the picture quality it offers, even on 37 inch screens, but Jorg-Peter Jost, Chief Engineer, admits that this cannot compete with HD
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June 8, 2011 / 0

ZDF wants global standard for hybrid broadcast broadband

German public broadcaster ZDF was early to market with online non-linear viewing and has been pioneering the convergence of linear and non-linear TV using the HbbTV hybrid broadcast broadband standard to link viewers to its Mediathek service using
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June 8, 2011 / 0

Stofa says tablets are taking over from TVs beyond main screen

Consumers prefer to view cable TV services on a tablet device rather than a TV if they are watching in a second or third room, meaning tablets are starting to replace rather than just complement TV set viewing.
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May 30, 2011 / 0

Sony can differentiate through content and simplicity

Content can be a differentiator for CE connected TV offers and is something manufacturers should emphasise to consumers with in-store demos, including offline where broadband is not available, to encourage people to connect screens when they get home.
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May 30, 2011 / 0

BSkyB: Great content still the killer app in multi-screen world

Great content is still the killer app for connected devices and with a £2 billion annual budget for programming, BSkyB is confident about its prospects in an increasingly competitive multi-screen environment. Bo Olofsson, Director of Product Research at
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May 30, 2011 / 0

Anthony Rose unveils his next venture: reinventing lean-back TV

Anthony Rose, ex CTO of YouView and BBC iPlayer, is now on a mission to reinvent lean-back TV so that we find content according to what our friends are watching rather than channel zapping, and can enjoy tightly
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May 30, 2011 / 0

DIRECTV multiroom is the killer app for Connected TVs

Steve Dulac, Director of Engineering at DIRECTV, explains how the use of RVU clients, including in Samsung Smart TVs, means his company can offer multiroom HD and DVR services using a server/client architecture that avoids the need for
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May 20, 2011 / 0

Multi-screen TV: increase time with customers and make money

Studies by Ericsson Consumer Labs prove that multi-screen viewing is additive to traditional TV. Dr Giles Wilson, CTO at Ericsson TV, says operators can ensure customers spend more time in front of their services and outlines key infrastructure
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April 28, 2011 / 0

Rewarding honesty in VOD with multi-screen bundling

The content industry should be grateful that someone has paid for content once, so the initial business model for multi-screen viewing, including for VOD content, should be to pay once and enjoy access on all screens. Mihai Crasneanu,
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April 28, 2011 / 0

Multi-screen TV needs more dynamic CAS

The industry needs a more dynamic way of dealing with content security if we are going to enjoy premium HD content on multi-screen devices, according to Christopher Schouten, Senior Director of Solutions, Irdeto Marketing. To combat more sophisticated
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April 28, 2011 / 0

How Vodafone TV is differentiating itself in Germany

Vodafone TV in Germany is offering an interesting hybrid service harnessing both cable and satellite signals for linear TV but offering value-added IPTV services, which can include live HDTV streaming. Here Mathias Kroemer, Head of Marketing at Vodafone
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April 26, 2011 / 0

Encouraging more uniform multi-screen content rights windows

Content owners understand that to counter the attractions of piracy, they need to make their content available more widely, which also means cooperating with service providers who want the earliest possible release windows for premium content on multi-screen
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April 26, 2011 / 0

Multi-screen TV: avoid bill-shock and monetize better

Stephen Petheram, Marketing Director at PayWizard (MGt), believes that to avoid further bill-shock, operators will look to deliver their off-net services through a single multi-screen bill, which relies on a unified, single currency, multi-device payments mechanism. Real-time activity
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April 10, 2011 / 0

Multi-screen drives linear viewing for Swisscom

Volker Dietzel, Head of TV & Portal Development for Swisscom, explains the consumption patterns for the company’s Swisscom TV Air multi-screen services, which is driven by linear viewing rather than VOD, with 70 channels and ten of those
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April 10, 2011 / 0

Content recommendations drive 20-30% PPV uplift

Pay TV trials of TV Genius personalized content recommendation are proving an uplift in Pay Per View purchases of 20-30%. Here, the company’s CEO Tom Weiss discusses the wider benefits of improved content discovery in terms of customer
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April 10, 2011 / 0

HBB specials market will be 10% of all viewer time

Once consumers have settled into hybrid broadcast broadband (HBB) services, 60% of consumption will be broadcast and 30% on-demand, Andrew Burke, CEO at Amino Technologies, predicts. The other 10% will be ‘specials’ like apps and games on-demand and
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April 10, 2011 / 0

Free-to-air market can lead TV Anywhere innovation

The availability of Slingloaded placeshifting capabilities on Freesat devices in the UK market means free-to-air consumers can take their full home viewing experience, including their DVR recordings, anywhere they have a broadband connection. Rick Smith, VP Sales &
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April 10, 2011 / 0

HbbTV could be the first successful pan-European iTV standard

HbbTV could give us a successful pan-European interactive TV standard, leading to the Holy Grail of ‘write once, use anywhere’, according to Dr Neale Foster, VP Global Sales, ACCESS Systems Europe. The use of HTML and JavaScript means
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April 10, 2011 / 0

Soc-networking already a must-have for TV

There will be a rush of Pay TV operators looking to use over-the-top with Connected TV applications to extend their service reach and increase customer loyalty, including making their subscription services available in holiday homes or on a
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April 10, 2011 / 0

How Pay-TV wins in multi-screen world

Philippe Stransky-Heikron, Chief Architect at Nagravision discusses how cable operators should respond to the threat of OTT to maintain subscriber loyalty. He considers the technology strategies for making service provider video available on multiple devices around the cable
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March 23, 2011 / 0

IP home gateway vs the ‘cloud’ for multi-screen TV

Nimrod Ben-Natan, VP, Products & Strategy at Harmonic, discusses the benefits and challenges of using the IP transport gateway in the home versus direct delivery from the ‘cloud’ to enable quality multi-screen TV services.
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March 22, 2011 / 0

FON Wi-Fi sharing boosts value of residential gateways

Eran Rom, CEO of Jungo, explains the significance to service providers of his company’s residential WiFi software, which now supports the FON WiFi sharing service.
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March 22, 2011 / 0

MoCA will handle HD on hybrid wired/WiFi home networks

There is not going to be a single standard silver bullet for video home networking and operators will probably harness multiple technologies simultaneously, including WiFi and Powerline. But if they want to move HD video around the home,
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March 6, 2011 / 1

Short window for cable to deliver own OTT and multi-screen

The cable industry has a window of opportunity, albeit a short one, to counter over-the-top by integrating more OTT into their own services and launching multi-screen offers. That is the view of Guy Bisson, Senior Analyst and Head
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March 6, 2011 / 0
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