Internet TV streaming service Aereokiller is the subject of a further action claiming copyright infringement, with ABC, NBC and Fox filing a lawsuit in the Federal District Court in Washington DC. Allbritton, which owns ABC’s TV station there, also is a plaintiff in the suit. The complaint is similar to one filed in Los Angeles in August by ABC, NBC [...]
Spain’s media group Atresmedia, operator of eight DTT channels among them Antena 3 and La Sexta, is launching a new application called Atresmedia Conecta to allow viewers to interact with TV series and programmes through their smartphones and tablets. The free-of-charge application enables viewers to make comments about programmes and TV series and share them in the social networks. The [...]
InMobi, the mobile advertising network, has published its first global report into multi-screen viewing behavior. The study surveyed 15,000 mobile web users across 14 markets and provides insight into the ways in which consumers engage with content across multiple screens. The report uncovers that mobile now ranks first in media consumption among mobile web users, who now consume 108 minutes [...]
Turkish cable platform Teledunya has partnered with Nat Geo sister business Fox International Channels (FIC) to launch the NatGeo Play app, which carries full streamed episodes of series such as Doomsday Preppers and Mega Factories. The deal marks the PC and iPad app’s debut in the country. All videos included in the iPad version feature AirPlay technology, aloowing them be [...]
In partnership with Imagine Media, Trace Sports is celebrating launching in Israel for the first time. The channel’s most recent agreement sees it sign a carriage deal with HOT, the Israeli triple play provider. HOT has more than 900,000 subscribers – approximately 60 per cent of the country’s multi-channel television market share. Trace Sports will launch in Israel as a [...]
Level 3 Communications has confirmed it is providing video broadcast services to enable FOX Network to deliver the live feed of the UEFA Champions League final to viewers across the US. This year, the final match features Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund, and will take place May 25th at Wembley Stadium. Level 3′s global fibre network is directly connected to [...]
Chello Central Europe’s children’s channel Megamax is now available on two new platforms in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, further extending the channel’s reach in the region. Megamax is now available on the Slovak Magio Sat DTH and Czech Rio Media platforms. Megamax offers local-dubbed versions of popular cutting-edge animated content from around the globe including Transformers, Gormiti, Lego Ninjago, [...]
Shazam, the media engagement company, has launched a redesign of its app for iPad, including a new discovery home screen, an improved layout for tag results for both TV and music, and a new way to browse what friends have been watching and listening to. The updated app also launches a new Auto-Tagging feature that allows users to continually recognise [...]
French television series The Returned is set to be the first foreign-language drama on Channel 4 since German epic Heimat 20 years ago. Expected to be given a primetime slot when it launches next month, it is evidence of the changing attitudes towards subtitled drama that can be traced to the success of Danish murder mystery The Killing on BBC4. [...]
Microsoft has unveiled Xbox One, an all-in-one gaming and entertainment system it claims has been created for today and the next generation. Describing the device as “the ultimate all-in-one home entertainment system” Microsoft says it puts users at the centre of all their games, TV, movies, music, sports and Skype. “Xbox One is designed to deliver a whole new generation [...]
