XXHome FTA files insolvency

Website: Rapid TV News The lights have gone out at XXHome, the German thematic channel covering DIY and gardening: Operating company Cubico Media TV has filed for insolvency at the district.. more

Dish TV sees DTH demand jump

Website: Rapid TV News Indian DTH platform Dish TV has recorded an impressive jump in revenues for the last quarter of 2009, up 44% on the same quarter 2008. Revenues reached.. more

Germany considers DVB-H move

Website: Rapid TV News Germany’s media authorities want to come up with a decision by mid-March whether mobile television in the DVB-H standard will be given a second chance, but only.. more

Sky expected to report strong HDTV viewing

Website: Rapid TV News BSkyB may have to sell off its stake in ITV, but it will this week report strong pre-Christmas sales numbers, and strong HDTV subscriber numbers. BSkyB’s numbers will be officially released on Thursday morning (London time), Jan 28. Sky-watchers are also.. more

802.11n to lead Wi-Fi chip market in 2010

In 2009, worldwide shipments of Wi-Fi ICs increased approximately 28% compared to 2008, according to data from ABI Research. Total revenue achieved an estimated compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18% between 2009 and 2014. “Despite the uncertain macroeconomic situation, total market demand for Wi-Fi.. more

Mobile Social Media Conference Announced

Mobile Social Media (www.mobilesocial-networking.com) taking place at Olympia on the 15th March will focus on the latest developments being made in Social Media and mobile devices. Topics being addressed are: How far has the Mobile Social Networking market come in the last year? Mobile Internet.. more

Mobile broadband freebies more important than speed or price

Consumers want mobile broadband freebies more than fast speeds or low prices The latest poll from Broadbandgenie.co.uk has revealed ‘added extras’ are more important than speed, price, reliability or usage caps for UK mobile broadband consumers. When asked, ‘What would most affect your mobile broadband.. more

ExaGrid Backup Integrated With Symantec Backup Exec 2010

ExaGrid Systems, Inc., (www.exagrid.com) the leader in cost-effective and scalable disk-based backup solutions with data deduplication, today announced the validated integration of its Disk Backup with Deduplication system with Symantec Backup Exec 2010 via the Symantec OpenStorage Technology (OST) program. ExaGrid is the first and.. more

Bell Micro enters partnership with SecurEnvoy

The security division of specialist value-added distributor Bell Micro has kick-started 2010 by signing a partnership deal with SecurEnvoy (www.securenvoy.com) to promote its SecurAccess product suite. Announced today, the agreement will see the two companies working closely together to ramp up awareness of tokenless two-factor.. more

MeetingZone boosts conferencing with COLT VoIP

COLT, a leading European provider of business communications, today announced it is providing IP connectivity to support MeetingZone’s audio conferencing facilities in the UK and Europe. As the UK’s largest independent conference and collaboration service provider, MeetingZone will be adding COLT’s SIP Trunking service, COLT.. more