Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency says Sky Brazil, the local brand owned by DirecTV, now has more than 4 million subscribers to its Brazilian service. Sky Brazil is also an operator with the greatest growth rates in Brazil, riding the crest of an overall DTH growth spurt in the country. In terms of the overall Latino […]
IC tomorrow, a Technology Strategy Board programme, has announced its latest Digital Innovation Contest at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Amongst a programme of panel discussions featuring executives from the BBC, ITV and Chanel 4, IC tomorrow will offer small companies a total prize of £300k (€359k) for the production of […]
Jinni, the creator of the taste and mood-based discovery engine for movies and TV programming, has announced the new version release of its API for TV operators and consumer electronics (CE) manufacturers. Leveraging the benefits of Jinni’s core technology, the new API offers advanced personalisation features across all catalogues, including live broadcast TV, powered by […]
Brian Cox – who has brought astronomy to a new audience with his TV shows in recent times – has launched an iPad app. The app, branded Brian Cox’s Wonders of the Universe, is by book publisher HarperCollins which struck a deal with the BBC to include footage from Cox’s TV shows Wonders of the […]
Twentieth Century Fox believes that glasses-free 3D TV technology and poor real-time 2D to 3D conversion are doing more harm than good when it comes to showing off 3D. Danny Kaye, executive vice president, Global Research and Technology Strategy at Fox told a conference in London that 3D will thrive as a format but consumers […]
SES has revealed that satellite has become the leading TV infrastructure in Europe, ahead of terrestrial and cable reception. Approximately 84 million European households have satellite (DTH) as their primary TV reception mode, an increase of 22 per cent over the last four years. In the same period, terrestrial TV lost nearly 16 million homes, […]
For the first time Microsoft says that Xbox Live members are now spending more time watching TV, music and films on the Live platform, than playing multiplayer games. Microsoft has revealed that Xbox Live Gold members in the US are now spending an average of 84 hours per month accessing content through apps on Xbox […]
Channel 5 is to launch its TV catch-up Demand 5 to Android devices, connected TVs and the PS3 this summer. The broadcaster says it has seen viewing across Demand 5 double over the past 12 months. James Tatam head of digital said syndication remains a core part of its strategy, and has helped drive “huge” […]
Disney studios have made transactional video-on-demand deals with online video services YouTube and Google Play in the UK. These first deals in Europe mean that users can buy or rent movies. “This launch will offer UK viewers further choice and flexibility in how they enjoy our must-see films at home or on the move – […]
In Australia, News Corp’s pay-TV platform Foxtel has denied any involvement in promoting piracy following allegations that a covert unit within NDS set out to sabotage rivals. The Australian Financial Review (AFR) had reported that a unit within News Corporation hacked smartcards of Austar – a competitor to the partly News Corporation-owned Foxtel. The allegations […]