UPC Hungary, part of Liberty Global, is set to purchase a third of the cable television network of Fibernet Kommunikációs. The transaction could be completed in the first quarter of 2011 after receiving the approval of the competition office GVH. Fibernet provides cable television, broadband, Internet and telephone services to over 150,000 households. The purchase […]
Mobile Content Venture (MCV), a joint venture of 12 major US broadcasters, has unveiled details of a commitment to upgrade TV stations in 20 DMAs in order to deliver live video to portable devices. By late 2011, the venture will deliver mobile video service in markets representing more than 40 per cent of the US […]
Nielsen’s latest State of the Media: TV Usage Trends report revealed that television viewing in the US remains at a high, yet the emergence of the DVR as a widely distributed device has changed consumption habits in many homes. In the second quarter of 2010, the average person clocked more than 143 hours of television […]
TV technology development and investment company TV Everywhere has announced an investment in KLipcorp, a company specialising in IP protection in the digital age. KLipcorp assist clients such as leading sports governing bodies, cinema and TV rights owners in monitoring and policing digital piracy. The company has already worked for the Football Association, IMG and […]
MTV Networks International (MTVNI), a division of Viacom, and MBC Group, the leading pan-Arab, free-to-air satellite broadcasting company, have confirmed the signing of a multi-platform deal spanning TV, digital media and consumer product rights to Nickelodeon’s renowned portfolio of hit content in the Middle East. Viewers can now tune in to MBC 3, the premier […]
BSkyB’s independent directors have written to Ofcom, warning the regulator that it risks generating a “perverse outcome” if Ofcom found in its investigation of a potential bid by News Corp that a deal would curtail diversity for British viewers. The directors reminded Ofcom that Sky News, the focus of some allegations of media domination in […]
Time Warner Cable has confirmed the launch of Time Warner Cable TV Essentials, a new video-only package designed to address the video needs of customers facing difficult choices during tough economic times. The Time Warner Cable TV Essentials Package will begin commercial trials in the coming weeks in Time Warner Cable’s New York City and […]
Adam Crozier has said that the broadcaster must invest in content and technology to capitalise on the “second digital switchover” of web and TV convergence. Speaking at a Morgan Stanley conference the ITV CEO said that the emergence of services such as Google TV and Apple TV was already causing problems for traditional digital TV […]
Telenor’s Canal Digital, the Nordic TV platform and TiVo have confirmed the start of a long-term strategic alliance which will see TiVo products introduced and distributed as the main consumer experience for Canal Digital DTH satellite customers in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. The TiVo product will be available exclusively through Canal Digital where it […]
Google TV on Sony and Logitech sets has not passed a usability test with tech writers at the NY Times. They found it unclear and unintuitive even for technophiles and said it would ‘alienate’ ordinary users: “At this early stage, only three gadgets have Google TV: a 46-inch Sony TV (the catchy-named NSX-46GT1, $1,400) and […]