Tagged: Cable TV & News
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Cable TV talks prove the Apple TV is more than just a hobby for the technology giant News
16.08.2012 While talk of Apple actually manufacturing its own physical TV appears to have abated somewhat lately, the Apple TV set top box device that functions as a video store and media...Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Internet, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, eCommerce, Digital Media, Apps -
Few Irish consumers willing to pay for content online News
08.03.2012 Only 15pc of Irish consumers currently pay for any type of online content compared with 27pc globally, a new study into consumer digital trends by KPMG reveals. Fears for...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Security, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
UPC broadband subscriptions up 35pc to 199,200 customers News
25.02.2011 Cable broadband provider UPC Ireland reported a 10pc rise in the number of service subscriptions for the past year, with 785,000 subscribers across the country. -
Ireland requires €2.5bn investment for next-generation broadband News
19.04.2010 A €2.5bn capital investment will be necessary to invest in the roll out of next-generation broadband access which will in turn provide Ireland with the economic stimulus it...Tags: Broadband, Eircom, BT, Investment, Cable TV, 4G, TIF, Fibre, Tommy McCabe, Next Generation Access, Next Generation Broadband, -
Recession-hit home owners will not part with digital TV services News
06.03.2009 Despite consumer confidence hitting an all-time low, most home owners in this country refuse to part with essential entertainment items such as satellite TV or cable subscriptions.Categories: Digital Life -
Broadband subscribers up 45pc at UPC News
27.02.2008 Digital television and cable broadband provider UPC said this morning that broadband subscribers at the company have grown 45pc year-on-year to reach over 80,000, giving the... -
Gardaí seize €70k worth of illegal cable equipment News
05.02.2008 Gardaí, working in conjunction with a UPC anti-piracy team, have seized broadcasting equipment with a market value of around €70,000 in the Finglas area of Dublin. -
UPC steps up digital video recorder rollout News
28.01.2008 Cable telecoms provider UPC said this morning that it is continuing in the next stage of its €10m ‘Digital for All’ programme and that digital video recorder (DVR) services are...Categories: Comms -
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Move to digital TV a matter of urgency - Ryan News
05.09.2007 Irish TV viewers may find themselves suddenly bereft of stations like BBC, UTV and Channel 4 when the UK switches off analogue TV in 2009. As a result Ireland needs to migrate... -
Analogue TV’s long goodbye News
01.03.2007 By the end of last year 24pc of European and US households still relied on analogue terrestrial signal for their TV viewing, amounting to 70 million consumers yet to decide...Tags: Digital Media, Cable TV, Satellite, Home Entertainment, DVB-H, Mobile TV, DCMNR, HDTV, digital TV -
Is cable back on track? News
14.06.2005 After years of lying in the doldrums, cable is back. Some would argue it never went away but there is no doubt that the promises made in the heady days of the late Nineties went...Categories: CommsTags: Cable TV -
Examiner appointed to Chorus Communications News
29.01.2004 Following Independent News & Media this afternoon formally agreeing to sell its 50pc stake in Chorus Communications to Liberty Media International for an undisclosed sum,...Tags: Cable TV, -
CEO steps down at NTL News
12.08.2003 Despite reporting an increase in second quarter revenues to £551.3m sterling, increased profits of £173.8m sterling and reduced net losses of £159m sterling, cable... -
Thousands of NTL customers face the cut News
31.03.2003 Thousands of NTL Ireland cable customers who haven’t paid their bills may be cut off after the company warned that it was tightening up its credit policy in Ireland.Categories: Comms -
Riding the cable card downturn News
04.03.2003 The 6th of May, 1999 was a red-letter day for Irish telecommunications. Anglo-American telecommunications giant NTL bought Cablelink for €680m, which at the time was jointly...