From January 2, 2012, France Telecom Orange will be offering the TF1 group’s TV channels as part of its dedicated television offers. The TF1 group’s channels will enhance the Orange TV offer with several new general and sports channels: The additional channels (Ushuaïa TV. Histoire, Breizh, LCI, Eurosport, Eurosport 2) will be accessible to Orange’s […]
Dolby Labs, best known for its ‘noise reduction’ and Surround Sound products, has turned in record numbers for its Q4 and full year. Q4 net income was $79.1 million ($65m same period last year). Gross revenues for Q4 were $243.8 million (up from $227.8m). As a proportion of the above numbers Dolby’s licensing fees were […]
PlayJam, the TV games platform, has announced a collaboration with Philips uWand, a pointing and 3D gesture control technology, to enhance casual gaming on Smart TV. Developed by Philips, uWand is the next generation remote control technology. When embedded in remote controls, it gives users fluid and accurate direct pointing and 3D gesture control on […]
Digital River, a provider of global e-commerce solutions, has extended its US e-commerce agreement with Panasonic. Based on the new agreement, Digital River is supporting purchases made via the VIERA Connect Market in 27 European countries, including Austria, Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the UK. Using their remote controls, owners […]
Advertising in VoD programming offers specific advantages for brand marketers to effectively engage consumers, according to the Phase II study of the Advanced Advertising Media Project (AAMP) – a US industry-wide research initiative to measure the impact of advertising within free VoD. The study, which examined the viewing behaviour of more than 1,000 consumers, revealed […]
Amazon’s LoveFilm has signed a wide ranging multi-year deal with Warner Bros. The deal covers DVD rentals and the online service that will compete with Netflix next year. The deal does not affect BSkyB’s rights to show PPV and pay-TV movies on its services, with Warner Bros saying that it has carved out a new […]
Big Internet brands including Google and Facebook have lined up oppose the new Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) bill that is being debated in Congress. Some of the Internet’s biggest names are threatening to leave the US Chamber of Commerce over a bill that would make Web companies liable for pirated content that appears on […]
BSkyB’s CEO Jeremy Darroch has told a group of bankers that despite the tough economic conditions in the UK he still anticipated growth, and would also consider returning cash to shareholders when appropriate. Speaking at a Morgan Stanley event in Barcelona, on November 16, he said “I think there are going to be some more […]
UK-based set-top technology company Pace is to take a $12 million “exceptional charge” to fund the reorganisation of Pace Europe. Fuller details of the restructuring have yet to be finalised. Pace is expected the move to then start showing savings of about $7 million each year, with about 50 per cent of that saving kicking […]
British TV and film viewers are hungry for change to the traditional TV status quo, frustrated by a lack of accessibility to content, according to a UK-wide survey exploring changing consumer attitudes and behaviours to TV and video. The survey was conducted by media management specialist Red Bee Media, and is a part of the […]