Telegent Systems, the company that makes television mobile, has achieved a key industry milestone with the shipment of its 100 millionth mobile TV receiver last month. Handsets incorporating Telegent’s solutions, which enable reception of live, free-to-air broadcast TV in mobile devices, have been widely adopted by consumers in emerging markets around the world, including Southeast […]
Arqiva has supported the launch of an independent website promoting live alternative content to cinemas. The new website, LiveCinemaEvents.com, allows rights holders to publish details of their available events and for cinemas to express an interest in screening them. LiveCinemaEvents.com will carry the details of a wide range of sports, arts and entertainment content from […]
BiBC (British Internet Broadcasting Company) has confirmed the availability of a pan European premium content OTT TV service, to be deployed on Samsung connected TVs, Blu-ray Players and home theatre systems in various countries across Europe. The BiBC service will enable consumers to access premium content from networks such as ITV, Hit Entertainment, the Cartoon […]
Internet backbone provider Level 3 Communications says Comcast is demanding a recurring fee for transmitting internet movies and “other content” to Comcast customers, accusing the cableco of violating the FCC’s “net neutrality” principles. Comcast says Level 3 is misrepresenting the negotiations between the two companies. “Comcast is effectively putting up a toll booth at the […]
Following the public complaint made by electronic manufacturers for the lack of a real HDTV in the country, the Government is finalising a new piece of legislation that will oblige broadcasters to label their content, in an attempt to avoid public confusion between HD and standard definition services in the market. Several nationwide TV broadcasters […]
A forecast from MRG projects that global growth of OTT video services will exceed $1 billion in 2010 and US$20 billion in 2014, based on over 40 OTT Service Operators and Device Vendors profiled. “This is the most complete available analysis of connected OTT smart devices offering both live and on-demand video services,” says Mike […]
France has two months to respond to European Union complaints that free channels awarded to Canal Plus, TF1 and M6 could violate competition rules. The manner in which the channels were granted, to compensate for the switch from analogue to digital television, could violate European Commission rules of transparency and non- discrimination. France’s culture ministry […]
News Corp’s bid to acquire the shares in BSkyB that it does not already own is to be reviewed by the EU competition regulator, now the UK’s own Office of Fair Trading has not sought jurisdiction over the case. The OFT had a deadline of November 26th to ask the EU for permission to review […]
Hylas 1, owned by Avanti Communications, was launched on Nov 29 into orbit aboard an Arianespace rocket. Avanti’s CEO David Williams says he is confident that his company’s three-year plan to fill the craft is on schedule, and that a second Hylas will be launched in 2012. There could also be a third satellite ordered. […]
Bridge Technologies has announced a partnership with Sydney-based broadcast supplier and integrator Magna Systems & Engineering, for sales and support of the VideoBRIDGE line of digital media monitoring products in Australia. Magna Systems is one of the leading integrators in Australia and the Pacific Rim, and a major distributor for blue-chip broadcast manufacturers. “Bridge Technologies […]