STV launches smartphone apps

Having seen its pre tax profits cut by more than half, the broadcaster STV has been looking at different ways of getting its content in front of viewers and one way.. more

Legal action brews between ITV and STV

It all seemed to start when ITV decided to change its schedules by moving popular shows such as The Bill to 9.00pm. STV did not want this content at that time.. more

Sky News wins at RTS Awards

The team behind Sky News are celebrating after being named the News Channel of the Year at the Royal Television Society award ceremony. In fact Sky News come away with four.. more

Infosecurity Europe highlights security headache of mobile workforce

A report just published that highlights the rising numbers of workers are moving to a truly mobile working environment confirms what many in the IT security industry have suspected for some time, says Claire Sellick, Event Director for Infosecurity Europe. The iPass report, which took.. more

Ofcom to measure next-gen broadband speeds

Ofcom is to work with website SamKnows to measure the speed of next-gen broadband lines in the UK. It’s a partnership which has worked in the past, with SamKnows clocking the speed of the average “this-gen” broadband technology at 4.3Mbps in 2008. Next-gen developments, which.. more

Prysmian to expand in China and India

Global cables giant Prysmian has revealed that it has ambitious plans to grow its market presence in both China and India as part of a global expansion programme. Speaking at the FTTH Council conference in Lisbon today, the group’s telecoms business director Hakan Ozmen said.. more

Virgin rolling out 100Mbps broadband this year

Virgin Media has announced its plans to roll out 100Mbps high-speed broadband later in 2010. Virgin already offers fast 20Mbps and 50Mbps packages, but this will be some really serious speed when it comes to bandwidth intensive tasks such as HD video. The service will.. more

LINX connection helps Bhutan Telecom to grow

Bhutan Telecom, the first network to join the London Internet Exchange from the country of Bhutan, has had such success in peering at LINX since joining in 2008, it has had to significantly upgrade its capacity. As one of the 350 members connected at LINX.. more

GENBAND Selected to Acquire Nortel’s CVAS Assets

GENBAND, Inc., a leading developer of next-generation media, session and security gateway solutions, today announced that it will acquire substantially all assets of the Nortel Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions Business (CVAS). The acquisition is subject to court and certain regulatory approvals in Canada, the.. more

Flumotion to provide live streaming of a speech on copyright

Flumotion and the Open Video Alliance will be streaming a live event on Thursday, February 25th featuring Lawrence Lessig, the foundational voice of the free culture movement. The 45-minute speech will be delivered live from Harvard Law School via Flumotion’s Streaming Platform, and will explore.. more