Creative America, the grass-roots coalition uniting the more than two million Americans and all those who value American creativity and innovation in the fight against content theft, has launched an extensive advertising campaign in support of the Stop Online Piracy Act and the PROTECT IP Act . The ads, scheduled to air on broadcast and […]
Consumer hunger for social media connectivity and demand for ‘anytime, anywhere’ entertainment is driving the most dramatic industry convergence in the past 20 years and radically shifting the traditional TV viewing experience, according to a global study released today by Motorola Mobility. The aim of the study was to develop both a global and regional […]
China Central Television is launching a major expansion in pursuit of an international audience, increasing its overseas staff fivefold by the end of next year and almost tenfold by 2016. The broadcaster hopes to win millions of viewers in the US and Africa with English-language services produced in Washington and Nairobi. According to its website, […]
Netflix has released a new member experience for Xbox 360 users. Netflix states the new Xbox interface makes it more intuitive and easier to explore the expanding Netflix catalogue. “For the first time, the Netflix interface on Xbox has been created entirely by Netflix, offering a unique member experience,” said Neil Hunt, chief product officer […]
VideoHub, a division of Tremor Video, and Nielsen, a global information and measurement company, have announced an alliance giving VideoHub customers access to Nielsen Online Campaign Rating gross rating points (GRPs) via VideoHub for Advertisers. The relationship marks the first time Nielsen has integrated its GRP data with an online video advertising platform. The collaboration […]
Satellite services company GlobeCast is expanding its satellite capacity over Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) with a new Ku-band platform on the Yamal-201 satellite. The move adds significant extra capacity in order to tap into the many cable operators throughout the CIS. Uplinked from Moscow, and located at 90°E, GlobeCast’s distribution platform […]
SeaChange International subsidiary On Demand Group (ODG), the European VoD aggregator, has launched a premium TV subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) to subscribers to Cablevision, Mexico’s leading cable provider. The new service will enable Cablevision subscribers to view a wide selection of premium TV series and children’s programmes, blockbuster studio and independent movies and the latest music […]
Eutelsat Communications announced the refinancing of Eutelsat Communications’ existing €1.765 billion credit facilities which were due in June 2013. The refinancing will take place through: – The issuance of 7-year senior unsecured bonds (the “Bonds”) for a total of €800 million by Eutelsat S.A.; and – A new 5-year bullet senior unsecured term loan for […]
ESPN Star Sports (ESS), Asia’s leading sports broadcaster, has confirmed a new five-year contract for the exclusive rights to broadcast Cricket Australia’s (CA) domestic and home international matches across various platforms including television, Internet, mobile and radio covering the entire Asian region. As a part of this deal, the current Future Tours Program (FTP) sees […]
Bianor has joined the Brightcove Alliance global partner programme to introduce an advanced new delivery channel to joint Bianor and Brightcove customers. Bianor’s iMediaShare technology will be made available to customers serving video to millions of Internet-connected TV’s, helping to meet the increasingly complex online video needs of these organisations. “Bianor’s core competences make it […]