Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, has announced that its AMOS-5 satellite has been launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. AMOS-5 soared upward aboard a Proton Breeze-M launcher on December 11th. En route to its 17°E orbital position, the satellite is scheduled to separate from the launcher’s last stage within nine-and-one-half hours following ignition and later […]
smartclip, a specialist in video advertising, and Accedo, an enabler of Smart TV and IPTV applications, have signed a European-wide partnership agreement for the integration of pre roll video ads into Funspot, the most widely deployed gaming application for Smart TVs. smartclip will start monetising the Funspot games immediately with in-gaming pre-rolls in all major […]
Global consumer spend on online video has exploded in 2011, according to the latest research – Global OTT Video Forecast: Q4 2011 – from Strategy Analytics. Global online video spend will soar to $3.5 billion in 2011. While transactional revenue growth is slowing in maturing territories, subscription revenues driven by specialists – such as Netflix […]
US House of Representatives Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa and Senator Ron Wyden have published the text of their online piracy bill. The measure is aimed at offering an alternative to the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act currently in front of the House Judiciary Committee. The Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade (OPEN) Act […]
Multi-screen video software company SeaChange International has reported a net income for the third quarter of $0.4 million, compared to a loss of $2.9 million in the year-ago quarter. Last year’s third quarter net loss included a $2.4 million restructuring charge. Revenues for the quarter grew 9 per cent to $53.4 million from $49.1 million […]
China Mobile has reported it currently has 50 million mobile video subscribers. The service has grown rapidly, with annual growth of more than 150 per cent over the past five years. As of August 2011, there were nearly 1,000 terminals compatible with China Mobile’s mobile video service, providing service coverage for all mainstream handsets. A […]
Apple may have to change the name of its iPad in China, after discovering that a mistake by its lawyers means it does not own the rights to the trademark. The company is facing a £1 billion court case for trademark infringement and a possible ban on selling iPads in two Chinese cities. The “IPAD” […]
Eurosport has confirmed the availability of its Eurosport Player an iPads and iPhones. The Eurosport Player offers live streaming of Eurosport 1 and Eurosport, as well as on-demand programming and an EPG. The new version for portable devices is available for free through the iTunes App store. Subscription to the service costs €3.39 per month […]
Chase Carey, president/COO and deputy chairman of News Corp, made has told the UBS Global Media & Communications event that News isn’t happy to remain a minority shareholder in BSkyB, so if takeover is out then selling their stake is real possibility. During the Q & A session Carey signalled that the $15 billion-worth of […]
The UK is to become the second territory after the US to deploy UltraViolet, the technology that bridges a single piece of content to a variety of devices. The first US movie title to be released physically with UltraViolet digital ownership rights – Horrible Bosses – went on retail sale October 11 in the US, […]