From Colin Mann in Cologne Manuel Kohnstamm, Managing Director, Public Policy and Communications at Liberty Global has revealed that the global cable operator's strategy moving forward is to concentrate on accelerating broadband cable's speed advantage over telco DSL and developing interactive digital television (iDTV) services. Recognising that the cable industry's success in rolling out high-speed […]
Central European Media Enterprises (CME) had revenues of $143.641 million for the first quarter, an increase of 5 per cent on the period in 2009. The net loss eased by 5 per cent to $42.294 million. Adrian Sarbu, president and CEO of CME, said: “We have rebuilt CME as a vertically integrated media and entertainment […]
News Corp sales and operating income got a big boost in the quarter to March 31, thanks to blockbuster movie Avatar. News Corp. reported that filmed entertainment operating income rose 76 per cent, to $497 million, thanks to the highest grossing film of all time. Total revenue at parent group News Corporation was $8.8 billion […]
Time Warner enjoyed the most profitable quarter in its history thanks to an ad recovery and strong movie performance. Net income rose to $725 million, up from $660 million in the prior period. Revenue was up 5 per cent, to $6.3 billion, for the quarter, the company’s biggest gain in almost two years. Time Warner’s […]
CNN, part of Time Warner, and CBS News have rekindled discussions to strike a news-gathering partnership for the third time over the last 13 years. A partnership would aim to defray the high cost of news gathering at a time when viewers have flocked to less objective channels such as MSNBC and Fox News, or […]
The first quarter 2010 report from Sirius XM showed that the satellite radio provider closed March 31 closed with 18,944,199 subs, up approximately 2 per cent from the 1Q09, though according to CEO Mel Karmazin the company passed the 19 million last week. The vast majority of the company’s subscribers (approximately 11.4 million in Q1) […]
From Colin Mann in Cologne Remote control specialist ruwido austria is to supply German cable operator Unitymedia with the remote control for its new HD box. The remote was specially adjusted to the on screen graphical user interface, reducing the number of buttons to provide an enhanced user experience. Besides controlling the available HDTV service, […]
Ensequence, the interactive TV company, has been selected by premium channel Showtime Networks as the developer of choice to help bring EBIF Interactive TV to the network's sports programming. Ensequence worked with the Showtime Networks in-house interactive TV team to add data-driven interactivity to Showtime Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts programming. Initially available on Verizon […]
Widevine, a provider of digital entertainment solutions, has been selected by DISH Network to provide adaptive streaming, virtual DVD-like “trick play” and digital rights management (DRM) for the pay-TV provider's TV Everywhere service. Widevine's video optimisation and DRM platform will ensure that DISH Network customers viewing their live and on demand shows throughout the home […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome Italian public broadcaster RAI has teamed up with The Space Cinema Circuit and Infront Italy for the first 3D transmission of a sports event in Italy. On May 5th, RAI will be broadcasting the Italian Cup Final, played between Roma and Inter, in 3D. The signal will be encrypted and […]