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Broadband TV News is reporting that the cost of buying rights in for Orange’s TV channels (yes, they do TV – in France) has had an effect on the profits of the parent company (France Telecom) in Q1 this year…. as most people are probably aware, TV content can be really expensive – especially if it’s the premium stuff like movies and sport! Anyone in the UK that knows Orange, knows them primarily as a Mobile Operator – but in France Orange has diversified it’s operations – it does IPTV also, and is doing pretty well.
Of course, the test over time for a lot of double or triple-play Operators lies in that convergent offer package – and whether it’s enough to overcome the inertia that consumers have of swapping away from their existing communications and entertainment providers – if I were a betting man though I would put money on Orange coming through strongly this year!
In the UK, I have two ‘converged’ services from O2 – a mobile contract, and home broadband. How about other IntoMobile readers? What services are you happy to aggregate together and get from the same provider?
[Original story via: Broadband TV News]
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
