The Connected TV Marketing Association (CTVMA) has continued to rollout its professional industry network, as adoption of Internet-connected TVs in European homes increases, with the announcement this week of Accedo CEO, Michael Lantz, as its President for Europe. With over 10 million connected TVs sold in the EU this year, a figure, expected to rise […]
Ninety-one satellite operators, manufacturers and financiers have delivered a letter to inform world governments of the of their concerns over a proposed piece of international legislation called the Unidroit Space Assets Protocol, sponsored by the Unidroit organisation, the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law, based in Rome. This Protocol aims to develop a […]
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has found that Bell Mobility gave itself a significant competitive advantage by entering into exclusive agreements for the mobile rights to popular NHL and NFL content. “Canadians shouldn’t be forced to subscribe to a wireless service from a specific company to access their favourite content,” said Konrad von […]
Rovi has announced that automaker MINI and its agency Mediaplus are participating in the launch of the Rovi Smart TV Advertising programme in Germany. The programme enables companies to develop and introduce innovative advertising campaigns across HDTVs, Blu-ray Disc players, and other Internet-connected devices. The launch in Germany builds on the success of similar programs […]
A sports animation company with exclusive rights to the image of José Mourinho, the manager of football club Real Madrid, will float on Aim early next year. Sports Stars Media is looking to raise £1.75 million (€2.06m) on the exchange to fund its first children’s cartoon called Mourinho & the Special Ones where the ex-Chelsea […]
Amdocs, a provider of customer experience systems, has confirmed that Virgin Media has selected Amdocs to evolve its network inventory management systems. Amdocs will be responsible for the project’s overall system integration, end-to-end implementation, and program management. The Amdocs OSS inventory solution, delivered with Amdocs’ consulting and implementation services, will enable Virgin Media to improve […]
Entone has announced that Valley Telephone Cooperative (VTCI) has selected its FusionTV solution to power the delivery of hybrid TV services. The deployment creates momentum for the industry’s move to a fusion of linear TV and cloud services by broadband service operators. Entone’s FusionTV solution will enable VTCI to offer its IPTV subscribers in the […]
Italy’s Authority for Competition and Markets has issued two fines totalling €380,000 to pay-TV operator Sky Italia for “unfair business practices”. The main focus of the investigation was the management of cancellation requests from subscribers and charging for calls to a help centre. According to the Authority’s weekly bulletin, Sky Italia “continued to charge its […]
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has terminated a broadcast deal with Nimbus because of failure to pay due fees. Nimbus held TV rights for all of the BCCI international and domestic matches played at home. BCCI officials said the contract was terminated because Nimbus had not paid the 50 per cent advance […]
The Italian government is thinking about how it could restructure its Digital Television frequencies in order to boost public revenue. DTT frequencies are currently assigned without a fee based on criteria set by Italian telecommunications regulator Agcom and the Industry Ministry. But analysts at investment bank Mediabanca suggest that Italy could generate between €1 billion […]