One in five US broadband households intends to purchase a new flat-panel TV before the end of 2011, making it the most popular CE product this holiday season, according to new consumer research from Parks Associates. Among households intending to purchase a flat-panel TV, 73 per cent plan to select a set with advanced features […]
Tao Shiming, head of the Chinese State Administration of Radio, Film and Television’s (SARFT) Department of Media Organisation and Online Programming Supervision, revealed at the 4th Annual 2011 China Media Trend Forum currently underway in Beijing that SARFT is exploring the development potential of paid programming, with the possibility of reducing the number of premium […]
LG Electronics has joined forces with Intel to promote Intel’s sophisticated Wireless Displays technology in its products. According to the companies, 2012 could be the year Intel’s Wireless Display technology, more commonly referred to as WiDi, becomes blended with LG’s forthcoming LG Cinema 3D Smart TVs. Intel’s WiDi is a new-generation wireless ‘technolog’ that allows […]
Gilberto Sanchez, who uploaded a pirated copy of Fox’s superhero movie “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” has been sentenced to one year in federal prison. Sanchez pleaded guilty in March 2011 to uploading a “workprint” copy of the film to the site Megaupload.com in March 2009, approximately a month prior to the film’s theatrical release. He further […]
India’s parliament has approved the country’s TV digitisation plan. The Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Bill 2011 was entered onto the statute books, and will force cable operators to digitise their networks in a staged manner but to have the complete country digitised by December 31st 2014. The new bill also gives India’s government the […]
Vevo, the online music video venture of Sony Music, Vivendi’s Universal Music and Abu Dhabi Media Company, is looking at launching a cable channel and also eyeing internet-connected devices as a way into the living room. Doug Morris, the Sony Music chief executive who launched it two years ago while running Universal, told the FT […]
More than a year after HBO debuted its online streaming service HBO Go, the two cable holdouts, Time Warner Cable and Cablevision, are to turn it on for their customers. Cablevision has now reached a deal with HBO to allow its customers to stream HBO’s films and shows via the Internet. The announcement came three […]
UK broadcasting regulator Ofcom has hit another adult broadcaster with fines totalling £130,000 for breaches of its broadcasting code. In November Playboy TV was hit with fines totalling £110,000 for breaches of Ofcom’s ‘adult chat’ code. These latest penalties were levied on Satellite Entertainment Ltd (SEL), which telecasts Sport XXX Girls, Essex Babes and Northern […]
Satellite operator SES says its ASTRA2Connect broadband-by-satellite service can now handle download speeds of up to 10 Mb/s. Following agreements with German Internet service provider Filiago and UK-based distribution partner BeyonDSL, end-users in Germany and in the UK and Ireland are now able to enjoy increased speeds with their satellite broadband Internet connection. Both companies […]
With a view to boosting Euronews’ development, the channel’s Supervisory Board has designated its new Chairman and appointed a new Chief Executive Officer. Paolo Garimberti, current Chairman of the Italian public broadcaster, RAI, was elected Chairman of the Supervisory Board. He succeeds Pier Luigi Malesani. Paolo Garimberti will bring to Euronews his extensive career as […]