Digital TV News: BSkyB
More than 3,000 on-demand services in Europe
May 16, 2013 — The European Audiovisual Observatory has just taken stock of on-demand audiovisual services on the occasion of the Cannes Film Market. These data are available in the MAVISE database, which has now been expanded to cover on-demand audiovisual services in Europe.
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European Audiovisual Observatory, Europe, Market Research
BSkyB results for the nine months ended 31 March 2013
May 2, 2013 — BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has released results for the nine months ended 31 March 2013. Sky added 108,000 HD customers, 9,000 multiroom and 44,000 paying customers to its new mobile TV service Sky Go Extra durung the quarter.
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BSkyB, Ireland, OTT, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, UK
Freesat now in 1.7 million UK homes
May 1, 2013 — Freesat, the UK’s free-to-air digital satellite television provider has announced 2012/13 results. Having added c.150,000 homes in the last 12 months, Freesat remains the UK's fastest growing established TV platform, and continues to outgrow Pay-TV rivals.
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Freesat, Market Research, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, UK
BSkyB results for the six months ended 31 December 2012
Jan 31, 2013 — BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has released results for the six months ended 31 December 2012. In TV, Sky added 50,000 new customers in the quarter. Of these, 25,000 are subscribers to its new internet TV service NOW TV.
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BSkyB, Ireland, OTT, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, UK
Pace plc: 2012 Trading Update
Jan 10, 2013 — Pace plc (LSE: PIC) has provided an unaudited update for the financial year ended 31 December 2012 ahead of preliminary results to be announced on 5 March 2013.
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Pace plc, Results, Set Top Box
BSkyB selects AirTies to supply Wireless Connector for TV on demand service
Jan 8, 2013 — AirTies has announced that it is providing BSkyB (LSE:BSY) with wireless connectors that allow Sky customers to wirelessly access Sky’s TV on demand service.
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AirTies, BSkyB, Home Networking, UK, Wireless
BSkyB's NOW TV extends reach with Roku launch
Nov 28, 2012 — BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has announced that NOW TV, its internet TV service is now available on Roku streaming players. NOW TV offers instant access to Sky Movies with no contract, set-up costs or installation.
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BSkyB, Roku, NOW TV, OTT, Set Top Box, UK
Cable TV Losing Subscribers to Satellite and IPTV
Nov 20, 2012 — Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its November 2012 Pay TV Services and Subscribers report, which forecasts and analyzes the telco Internet protocol television (IPTV), cable video, and satellite video services markets.
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Infonetics, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite
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