C4 “Project Shuffle” scheduled for June
Channel 4 is targeting a June launch for a new TV service that would allow viewers to catch repeats of its best shows, if it can hammer out its differences with Virgin Media to secure the final deal needed for maximum distribution on digital platforms. The new channel, referred to internally as Project Shuffle, will allow viewers who missed the…
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La Sexta out of F1 race
Spanish Formula 1 motor racing fans face the prospect of missing out on grand prix action in 2012 after the rights owner ended its contract with La Sexta. The broadcaster…
Jan 28 2012 / Read More »ESPN: Mobile ‘first screen’
Sports broadcaster ESPN, considered a pioneer in the mobile media space, now views mobile as the ‘first screen’, rather than the more commonly ascribed ‘third screen’. In a keynote address…
Jan 28 2012 / Read More »Time Warner Cable loses pay-TV subs
Time Warner Cable continued to add high-speed Internet customers but lose pay-TV subscribers in Q4 2011, as the second-largest cable operator in the US navigated “rapid changes in technology in…
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Liberty Global sees strong European growth
Michael Fries, chief executive of Liberty Global, has said that a smart pricing strategy and a presence in select European markets have helped the media company and broadband provider grow, despite Europe’s larger economic woes. “We’re big believers in Europe. And our products, as you…
Jan 27 2012 / Read More »Nintendo to launch Nintendo Network
Nintendo has revealed details on its next-gen Wii U console’s connectivity capabilities to be built around an online service called the Nintendo Network. It said the Network will offer competitions and communication between users, as well as access to digital content, add-ons and full downloadable…
Jan 27 2012 / Read More »Intel to purchase RealNetworks patents
Intel has signed an agreement with RealNetworks to purchase a significant number of patents from the company, as well as next generation video codec software, for $120 million. Under the terms of the sale, RealNetworks will retain certain rights to continue to use the patents…
Jan 27 2012 / Read More »AT&T U-verse hits 3.8m subs
AT&T U-verse TV added 208,000 subscribers to reach 3.8 million in service in Q4 2011. As U-verse scales, the US telco sees margins improve. In the fourth quarter, the AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet attach rate was 90 per cent and about half of new…
Jan 27 2012 / Read More »Anga Cable 95% booked
The Anga Cable show has reported a total of 95 per cent of the exhibition space has already been registered by 360 different companies in preperation for the 2012 event. Peter Charissé, managing director of Anga Cable, commented: “Without last year´s extension of floor space…
Jan 27 2012 / Read More »Israeli cyber wars devastates Iranian websites
An Israeli hacker has brought down websites belonging to controversial broadcaster Press TV, and also websites belonging to Iran’s Ministries of Health and Education. The Israeli hackers, who call themselves the ‘IDF Team’, are reported to be responding to a similar attack made on Israeli…
Jan 27 2012 / Read More »Swiss TV to go HD
Switzerland’s SRG says it will turn six of its regular channels into HD services, starting February 29th. However, the all-embracing ‘best of’ HD Suisse channel will close. The six channels equate to two each for the nation’s three main languages (French, German and Italian). At…
Jan 27 2012 / Read More »Motorola 2011 profits up 14%
Motorola Mobility Holdings has reported net revenues of $3.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011, comparable to the fourth quarter of 2010. The GAAP net loss in the fourth quarter of 2011 was $80 million, compared to net earnings of $80 million, in the…
Jan 27 2012 / Read More »Telecom Italia’s Matrix selects Brightcove cloud
Brightcove, a global provider of cloud content services, has announced that Matrix, the digital company of Telecom Italia, has chosen Brightcove Video Cloud to support its online video initiatives for the consumer news and entertainment website, Virgilio.it, an Italian Web portal. Matrix will use the…
Jan 27 2012 / Read More »BBC chief to step down after Olympics?
Mark Thompson, the BBC’s director general, has signalled to senior colleagues that he is ready to step down, with insiders believing he will quit at the end of 2012 or early in 2013, at the end of the broadcaster’s Olympic year. Britain’s most powerful television…
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EBU calls for end to sat-jamming
The EBU has called on delegates at the World Radiocommunication Conference at the ITU in Geneva to draft a treaty…
Chris Forrester - Jan 25 2012 / Read More »
IP lobby v liberty?
A line in America’s national anthem claims the country as ‘the home of the free.’ Not for the first time,…
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Netflix UK “greatly exceeding expectations”
Netflix’s recent launch in the UK “greatly exceeded expectations”, the group said as it reported fourth-quarter profits that beat analyst estimates and boosted its shares…
Jan 26 2012 / Read More »Fetch TV in administration
Fetch TV, the vendor of hybrid STBs that included UK DTT, iPlayer, Sky Player and its own VoD service, has gone into administration. A statement…
Jan 26 2012 / Read More »File-based programme delivery standard for UK
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) – a partnership between ITV, Channel 4 and the BBC – has unveiled its new Technical and Metadata Standards for…
Jan 26 2012 / Read More »UK digital economy catapulted into the future
Government investment in technology and innovation will enable Britain’s world leading digital businesses to benefit from future advances in technology and help them bring new…
Jan 26 2012 / Read More »Sky Italia to add 13 HDTV channels in February
Sky Italia announced it is adding 13 HDTV channels on February 1, bringing the total of HD channels to 52. The latest additions include Extreme…
Jan 26 2012 / Read More »BBC privacy charter for web data
The BBC is creating a charter for the use of data on the web. The charter is due to be unveiled within a couple of…
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