ESPN and Sky have added to their 3D content syndication relationship with the announcement that this year’s ESPN 3D production of the FA Cup Final between Manchester City and Stoke City, will be shown live in 3D on Sky 3D, Europe’s first dedicated 3D TV channel. Sky World subscribers with a Sky+HD box and a […]
Viacom announced revenue was up 20 per cent to $3.27 billion, for the second quarter and net earnings reached $376 million, up from $245 million in the comparable period a year ago. Viacom’s TV networks did especially well as advertisers flocked to destination shows and the company was able to charge cable operators more for […]
The founders of YouTube have bought bookmarking service Delicious from Yahoo. Chad Hurley and Steve Chen will use Delicious as a key part of their next net venture, Avos A startup thought to be based around tools that help people navigate the vast amount of information generated by web sites and services. Delicious describes itself […]
Beem, an online video service, announced the public launch of its Web site, Beem.TV in Australia. Users can now record their choice of television programming to watch back at a more convenient time. On Beem.TV, consumers can enjoy selecting from TV Shows and Movies from Australia’s Digital Free To Air Television channels, which can be […]
ruwido presents the new ‘r97’ remote control platform at ANGA Cable 2011 next week. The new r97 is intended to become the new ruwido standard remote control design, succeeding the long serving, extremely popular r77 series. “At ruwido we have been saying for a number of years that TV input devices are increasingly becoming technical […]
BSkyB’s third quarter results show strong demand in what the satellite broadcaster called “a challenging consumer environment”. The company reported total product growth of 801,000 in the quarter, with over 10.1 million customers with 51,000 net additions in the quarter. Total HD customers were 47 per cent higher than the prior year at 3.7 million, […]
Leading European telecoms companies want to levy significant charges on Google and other online content providers through an overhaul of the regime governing how data travel over the Internet, reports the Financial Times. The telcos complain that they are contending with an explosion of data on their networks, much of which comes from US sites […]
A senior Cisco executive has predicted that set-top boxes as we know them today could almost disappear as cable migrates to IP video, and services are increasingly driven by new, cloud-based infrastructures that support new screens such as Apple ‘s iPad. “Set-tops are clearly moving to the point where they are either a piece of […]
ITV and Sky Sports will continue to hold the United Kingdom media rights for the UEFA Champions League after agreeing a new three-year term with UEFA to cover the 2012-15 cycle. Free-to-air commercial broadcaster ITV has secured exclusive rights to 16 UEFA Champions League first-choice live matches on Tuesday as well as highlights on Tuesday. […]
Sony has revealed the security breach on its PlayStation Network and Qriocity networks has probably resulted in the theft of all 70 million worldwide subscribers’ personal details, including addresses, credit card details and passwords. Sony has sent an email to PSN members – and the handful of Qriocity subs – warning they may now be […]