Italian telco Fastweb has launched a free on-demand Chili TV that can be watched on any device connected to the Internet. Chili has some original programming as well as content from international studios and Italian producers including Warner, Paramount, MovieMax, Fandango, Lucky Red, Mondhome and Bim. Movies can be rented for 48 hours or purchased […]
The German affiliate of Eutelsat Communications and Rovi Corporation are combining their skills for the launch of a Video On Demand service on KabelKiosk, the leading platform of TV channels and value added services provided by Eutelsat Germany for digital cable operators in continental Europe. The collaboration covers the deployment of Rovi’s Nowtilus entertainment delivery […]
Radiotelevizija Slovenia has extended its longstanding relationship with Eutelsat Communications with the signature of a new 10-year contract for capacity at the flagship Hot Bird video neighbourhood. RTV Slovenia selected Eutelsat’s Hot Bird neighbourhood in 1997 to launch digital television, and today transmits the three national channels, one regional channel (TV Capodistria) and five radio […]
Viasat Broadcasting will broadcast the UEFA Champions League final between Manchester United and Barcelona live in 3D. The final will take place at London’s Wembley Stadium. 3D coverage of the game will be broadcast in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. It starts from kick-off at 20:45 CET on Saturday 28th May. The final will be the […]
MPP Global Solutions, a provider of payment services and eCommerce solutions to the media and entertainment endustries, are set to integrate their eCommerce payment services into the woomi platform to monetise the cloud-based video distribution service across multiple devices including Samsung connected TVs and Blu-ray players in the UK, ahead of an international launch in […]
Chase Carey, News Corp’s COO, told analysts on its Q3 results conference call that BSkyB’s current price was “unrealistic” and “clearly troubling” and was simply too high for News Corp to consider. “There seems to be an unrealistically rosy view of the challenges Sky must now navigate going forward,” he said, listing pressures from rival […]
DirecTV, the largest US DTH provider, has reported first-quarter profit that saw net income climb 21 per cent to $674 million, up from $558 million a year. DirecTV added a record net 427,000 subscribers in Latin America, compared with 221,000 a year earlier. Across all markets, it added 611,000 customers. DirecTV has exceeded analyst estimates […]
Reporting its first quarter, Liberty Global says it added 251,000 organic RGUs across its networks. Turnover for the period grew 4 per cent to $2.43 billion, operating profit climbed 90 per cent to $578 million and free cash flow amounted to $265 million. President & CEO Mike Fries said the excellent additions were led by […]
News Corporation has reported a 21 per cent fall in Q1 profits suffering in comparison with the quarter last year when 3D movie Avatar was making so much money. Net profit was $682 million in the first three months of 2011. News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch said the company had struggled to match Avatar’s takings […]
Cryptography Research, Inc. (CRI) and The Athena Group, Inc. (Athena) announced an agreement which will enable Athena to develop Differential Power Analysis (DPA) countermeasures for use by licensees of CRI’s DPA patents. “As part of our focus on delivering high-quality tamper-resistant security cores to serve the needs of ASIC and FPGA customers, Athena is […]