UKTV is launching its first online-only series, FC Dave, on joindave.co.uk, the portal for its Dave channel brand. The mockumentary series, hosted by David Baddiel, will follow the misfortunes of a five-a-side football team called FC Dave. It will launch on June 3rd to capitalise on the build-up to the World Cup, which kicks off […]
FetchTV has selected Envivio's Three Screens solution as the delivery platform for its subscription TV offering. The FetchTV service employs Envivio 4Caster C42 video encoders, featuring Extreme codec technology, to deliver standard and HD content over capacity restricted broadband networ high quality alternative to incumbent services that can be delivered by Australian ISPs over consumers' […]
From Colin Mann in London UK regulator Ofcom has said it will address net neutrality in the coming months describing the issue as of 'significant resonance' in the era of digital deregulation. Ofcom board member Tim Gardam, now an academic but former C4 programme director, told the Broadcasting and Beyond conference “it is becoming increasingly […]
From David Del Valle in Madrid Spain's largest cable company, ONO, ended the first quarter of the year with a net profit of E17 million, up 39.4 per cent, on a lower total turnover of E372 million, down 4.1 per cent. As of March 31, ONO had 1.904 million clients, of which 1.7 million are […]
Video search-and-ads firm blinkx nearly doubled its income last year – but cost still outpaced revenue for a significant loss. Suranga Chandratillake CEO and founder says blinkx is well-positioned in the fast-growing space – it's got 720 content providers, its video searches are up 169 per cent to 22.6 million a day and the number […]
Blip.tv, the video Web site, said that it had raised another $10.1 million in funding, its third round of venture investment since it debuted in 2005. The company said it would use the latest funding to “accelerate the growth of the independent Web shows that Blip.tv hosts and distributes.” The company also hopes to expand […]
SES World Skies has unveiled plans for an intricate set of orbital manoeuvres later this month aimed at steering its AMC-11 satellite clear of interference from Intelsat’s 'free falling' Galaxy 15 spacecraft, now known as Zombie, or living dead, satellite. As the stricken satellite nears AMC-11’s orbital location at 131 degrees west, SES plans to […]
NDS plans to triple its investment in local people and infrastructure in 2010 as it increases development of solutions, partnerships and services for customers in China and the rest of the world. Earlier this year NDS announced it had increased its headcount by 73 per cent in China in 12 months, reflecting strong demand for […]
Tektronix, supplier of test, measurement, and monitoring products and solutions, have acquired Mixed Signals. The details of the transaction have not yet been disclosed. “The acquisition of Mixed Signals brings to Tektronix a strong team that has delivered leading innovation to the video monitoring market,” said Eben Jenkins, General Manager of the Tektronix Video Business. […]
Best Buy said it will sell on-demand access to movies and TV shows through some Blu-ray players, high-definition TVs and personal computers. The biggest U.S. consumer-electronic seller said its new CinemaNow service will offer same-day instant access to new-release movies and TV shows beginning this month through all new connected Blu-ray Disc players and home-theatre […]