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Demand for converged services to rocket
News Converged services are rising in demand with changing consumer lifestyle, where single-service telco offerings are becoming thing of the past, says analyst.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony, Consumer Technology, Next-generation technology/networks, TV, IP, Singapore, Broadband, Service, pay-TV, Frost & Sullivan
SingTel's EPL win 'not profitable', but ups ante
News Singapore carrier's winning bid to broadcast football league likely won't make profit but will drive up subscriber base to rival StarHub, says Frost & Sullivan.
Tags: IPTV, Starhub, SingTel, CEO, IPTV, TV, Singapore, pay-TV, cable television, Frost & Sullivan
NBN to lead pay TV way for SingTel
News update Singapore's next-gen broadband network will play key role in boosting local carrier's competitive edge in pay TV market, says top company exec.
Tags: IPTV, Next-generation technology/networks, Mobile applications, Starhub, IP Television, SingTel, CEO, network, Mobile applications, IPTV
High price may affect True Corp offer
News True Corp shareholders approved the issue of 10 billion new shares to raise 153.3 billion baht (US$4.43 billion) of capital for the telecommunications company.
Tags: Business broadband, Business structures, Investments, Mobile, Thailand, Dividend, World Bank, Stock, pay-TV, EBITDA
CWHKT considering applying for pay-television license
News Cable & Wireless HKT (CWHKT) is considering applying for a pay-television licence according to a report by Reuters.
Sino-i.com, Hutchison Global Crossing may start pay-TV business
News Sino-i.com said it has teamed up with Hutchison Global Crossing Ltd., to bid for a pay-TV license due to be issued early next year.
S'pore goes high on TV
Insight Singapore's Media Development Authority CIO Yeo Chun Cheng discusses hurdles the media regulator had to cross when the country kicked off its high-definition television trials in May 2006.
Tags: TVs, Multimedia, Digital media, Regulations
Telstra looking to expand Foxtel out of pay TV
News Telstra Corp, Australia's No. 1 phone company, is looking to expand Foxtel Pty out of pay-TV to unlock value in the venture amid reports its partners Kerry Packer and Rupert Murdoch were considering quitting the company.
CyberWorks in talks with TVB on pay TV service
News Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd, Hong Kong's dominant phone company, is in talks with Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting Ltd for a possible pay television joint venture.
News Corp to reorganize, combine digital assets
News Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp, is expected to announce plans today to restructure the world's fourth-largest media company, the Financial Times reported, without citing sources.
DVB-H gets Asia-Pacific boost
Cobrand Several companies, including Nokia and Intel, have banded together to promote the mobile TV technology standard in the region.
Tags: Cellular phones, Wireless e-mail devices, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms/communications
Wharf's I-Cable files for IPO
News I-Cable Communications, which says it is the only pay-TV system operator in Hong Kong, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to raise US$500 million through an initial public offering.
Vivendi buys US$1.09b of its shares from Bronfmans
News Vivendi Universal SA, Europe's largest publicly traded media company, said it purchased about US$1.09 billion of its shares from the Bronfman family, which is diversifying its investments.
GigaMedia-Star venture to bring interactive TV to Taiwan
News GigaMedia Ltd, one of Taiwan's largest Internet service providers, said its new joint venture with Satellite Television Asia Region Ltd will enable Taiwan's 4.8 million cable-TV subscribers to order goods and services through their television sets.
Thomson's turnaround paying off big
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