Digital TV News: BigPond

Telstra launches updated Telstra TV streaming player
Feb 19, 2019 – Telstra is to launch a new Telstra TV streaming player. The third generation of Telstra TV is sleeker, smaller, and includes an improved wireless remote control with voice search, plus buttons for TV power and volume control.
News categories: Telstra, Michael Acklan, Australia, Broadband, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming

Addressable TV advertising technology already reaches over 9 million Australians
Aug 26, 2018 – Addressable TV advertising technologies allow advertisers to segment TV audiences and serve different ads within a common program or navigation screen. Research from Roy Morgan shows that over 9 million Australians are already using the devices and services that this kind of technology requires.
News categories: Roy Morgan, Michele Levine, Advertising, Australia, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming

75,000 Telstra TV boxes in the market
Feb 19, 2016 – Telstra has released financial results for the half-year ended 31 December 2015. Foxtel from Telstra grew 17.9% year-on-year to 660,000 subscribers. IPTV subscribers were also up 17.9%. There are now 75,000 Telstra TV boxes in the market.
News categories: Telstra, Andy Penn, Australia, Cable TV, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Subscribers

Telstra unveils new Telstra TV streaming device
Oct 16, 2015 – Telstra has unveiled its Telstra TV streaming device. Telstra TV is a streaming player that allows Telstra broadband customers to watch the most popular streaming services, rent the latest blockbuster films and catch up on their favourite TV shows.
News categories: Telstra, Roku, Joe Pollard, Andrew Ferrone, Australia, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming

Telstra to launch streaming TV service with Roku
Jul 28, 2015 – Telstra has announced that it is partnering with Roku to launch Telstra TV, a streaming service for Australian consumers. Telstra plans to offer customers the three leading subscription video on demand services - Presto, Stan and Netflix - via the new service.
News categories: Telstra, Roku, Joe Pollard, Andrew Ferrone, Australia, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming

Telstra results for the year ended 30 June 2013
Aug 8, 2013 – Telstra has released its results for the year ended 30 June 2013. TV revenue remained stable at $666 million. The decline in the number of customers on the premium service was offset by growth in IPTV, namely T-Box® sales and Foxtel on T-Box® offerings.
News categories: Telstra, Australia, Cable TV, IPTV, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Telstra Half Year ended 31 December 2012
Feb 7, 2013 – Telstra has released Financial Results for the Half Year ended 31 December 2012. TV revenue grew by 0.9% to $333 million, driven primarily by IPTV Content. Cable revenue increased by 5.2% to $61 milllion. The FOXTEL subscriber base was up 1.7% in the period to just under 2.3m.
News categories: Telstra, Australia, Cable TV, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Telstra switches on new IPTV content and apps
Oct 6, 2011 – Australia's Telstra has continued the roll-out of its FOXTEL on T-Box service, with ADSL customers in selected areas of NSW and Victoria now able to connect to FOXTEL content. This follows the switch-on of the service for cable customers in June.
News categories: Telstra, Australia, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Semiannual IPTV Global Forecast Shows Robust Growth to 2015 Using Multi-Screen Services
Aug 9, 2011 – MRG has reported that the global IPTV market will grow to US$49 billion in service revenues and 113 million subscribers in 2015--as multi-screen video usage drives wireless services to new highs.
News categories: MRG, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Subscribers