HBO Central Europe has appointed Antony Root as Executive Vice President, Original Programming and Production at HBO Central Europe, reporting to Chief Executive Linda Jensen. He will be responsible for drama, documentary and entertainment programming produced by HBO Central Europe. A senior production executive with wide international experience in the US and Europe, Root has […]
Netgem has been selected by P&TLuxembourg, Luxembourg’s leading telecom operator, to upgrade its service to next-generation IPTV offering. Netgem will provide P&T with its software and intelligent STBd to give its subscribers a rich TV experience. The enhanced service will be rolled out throughout October. The use of Netgem’s nCloud architecture, based on its embedded […]
Following staunch opposition from cinema owners, Universal Pictures has abandoned its plan to make its movie “Tower Heist” available to consumers via VoD just three weeks after it opens in cinemas. “Universal Pictures today announced that in response to a request from theatre owners, it has decided to delay its planned premium home video on […]
Holly Knill, Head of Sky Player and Mobile TV, has admitted that the time is not yet right for the broadcaster to make its services available on Connected TVs. Knill, who is responsible for the Sky Go service, which makes Sky content available on additional devices such as iPhones, iPads, computers, and the Xbox, did […]
The BBC says BSkyB should cancel the £10 million a year it charges the corporation for the retransmission of its stations on the DTH platform. There is currently a deal in place for the next five years. Research carried out by consultants for the BBC shows the corporation pays about £10 million a year for […]
Intel has shut down its Digital Home Group and will no longer make chips for interactive TV set-top boxes such as the Google TV devices from Sony and Logitech, or the similar Boxee boxes from D-Link. The engineers from the group are being merged into Intel’s tablet group. Intel confirmed the move, explaining: “There is […]
Chengdu Geeya Technology through subsidiary Geeya Tech will fully acquire Harvard International for 229 million yuan (€26m). Harvard International is listed on the AIM board of the London Stock Exchange. Harvard International is a major seller of set-top boxes in the UK and has been involved in the consumer electronics field for 40 years. Its […]
Internet bandwidth and speed issues mean that a hybrid IP and satellite strategy is generally the best means of deploying telco TV services in Europe, according to Gerry O’Sullivan, VP, Global TV and Entertainment at Deutsche Telekom. Delivering a Keynote Speech at the The Future of Digital Media Distribution conference in London, O’Sullivan told delegates […]
Times Of India is buying mobile and Internet highlights of the English football Premier League, through a deal with rights holder Perform Group. The two rights packages were not exploited in the 2011/11 season but Perform holds them for the 2011/12 season. It is sub-licensing the mobile clips exclusively and the Internet package non-exclusively to […]
Amid gloomy economic forecasts, a new study from Ebiquity by Thinkbox has revealed how advertising performed during the economic downturn in recent years. It shows that TV advertising created the most profit (an average return of £1.70 for every £1 invested), and that its return on investment has increased by 22 per cent in the […]