Consumer hunger for social media connectivity and demand for “anytime, anywhere” entertainment is driving the most dramatic industry convergence in the past 20 years and radically shifting the traditional TV viewing experience, according to a global study released today by Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE: MMI). Key trends from the 2011 Motorola Mobility Media Engagement Barometer …
Tag Archive: TV
Dec
06
Yonhap’s news cable TV begins in Korea
Yonhap News Agency’s news cable TV channel, “news Y,” began broadcasting nationwide today, launching a new chapter in South Korea’s media, the agency reports. The channel broadcast its first signal through cable TV networks and a satellite broadcasting channel. Its services are also available on Internet Protocol Television (IPTV). Four new general programme cable channels …
Dec
05
YouTube renovates website with a new look, format
YouTube has reprogrammed its website to make it easier for viewers to find and watch their favorite channels. The facelift, unveiled Thursday, is the latest step in YouTube’s attempt to make the Internet’s most popular video site as easy to navigate and as compelling to watch as cable TV. In the process, YouTube owner Google …
Dec
01
TV digitization policy rash, unfair
President Ma Ying-jeou has proclaimed that next year will see a complete switchover to high–definition (HD) digital TV in Taiwan. The National Communications Commission (NCC) has started working on the terrestrial digital TV switchover and will be closing all terrestrial analog TV signals on July 1 next year. Once done, that will allow the public …
Dec
01
Capital TV to make its debut today
PETALING JAYA: Capital TV, a new business and finance channel is slated to make its debut today but it is only exclusive to Telekom Malaysia Bhd’s (TM) Unifi subscribers. Adding more content is TM’s way of strategising itself to brace for competition from other players in the market place. “It need more compelling content for …
Dec
01
TV enters new era with launch of four networks
The launch today of four new broadcasting stations signals major changes in the nation’s broadcasting industry, with a host of dramas, variety shows and reality shows that will compete for viewer attention. The new stations – JTBC, TV Chosun, Channel A and MBN – were authorized by the nation’s communications and broadcasting regulator about a …
Nov
24
Tatung InfoComm seeks cable TV partners
Taiwanese Wimax services provider Tatung InfoComm has approached cable TV operators in southern Taiwan on cooperation on the Wimax service. The cooperation would focus initially on service promotion and later on network integration, Cens reports citing the company’s general manager, Y.C. Tseng. Reportedly, the company approached Chin Lian and HYA Cable TV. Source: Telecompaper.
