Myka, makers of the magic box that downloads and streams high-definition videos to TVs, has unveiled the Myka ION — the first consumer Web-to-TV product that can easily run Boxee, Hulu and other Internet video services. Myka ION is powered by the Intel Atom Processor 330 and NVIDIA ION Graphics Processor, giving the Myka ION […]
Ofcom has rejected the BBC’s request to introduce encryption to Freeview to limit the illegal copying of high-definition TV shows, until issues raised by organisations including the Open Rights Group are addressed. The BBC is trying to change the Freeview multiplex licence to allow copy protection technology so shows on its HD channel, which will […]
RRsat Global Communications Network has been chosen by KidsCo, a joint venture channel owned by media companies NBC Universal, Corus Entertainment and Cookie Jar Group, to provide playout to Australia. RRsat will be providing comprehensive playout and uplink services, as well as distributing the channel to the Foxtel DBS platform in Australia via the Asiasat […]
Scripps Networks, the owner of the Food Network and HGTV, snapped up a majority stake in the Travel Channel. Cox Communications will keep a 35% stake. The agreement between Scripps and Cox concluded a long series of bids by Scripps, the News Corporation and a number of private equity groups. "Combining the Travel Channel with […]
STV, Scotland’s ITV licensee, has launched a £35m (E39m) legal action against ITV plc that includes claims of abuses in TV ad sales and video-on-demand rights. Also, the company said that the failure to secure a recommission of Taggart across the ITV network meant that the company will take a £2m hit in earnings and […]
DirecTV Group was one of the few pay-TV companies to gain subscribers in the third quarter, though earnings stayed steady because of the higher costs it incurred attracting and serving those new customers. DirecTV said that a marketing partnership with AT&T accounted for most of the increase in US subscribers. DirecTV said that net income […]
Nearly two-thirds of Netflix subscribers have tried out the company’s 'Watch Instantly' streaming service, and more than half use it at least once a month, according to a survey released by research firm One Touch Intelligence. The survey findings suggest that usage of the streaming service has moved beyond the early adopter stage and into […]
The Indian government is in the process of formulating a policy for mobile TV through terrestrial broadcasting. According to reports, a licensing regime, on the lines of private FM radio, is being planned for mobile TV as well. The information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry is actively considering the proposal. If the proposal is cleared by […]
US broadcaster CBS has said it is managing to charge advertisers double the rates of a year ago for short-notice bookings, adding that it was cancelling promotions for its own shows to squeeze more ads on to the US broadcast network behind CSI and David Letterman. Advertisers were "knocking down the door", Les Moonves, CBS […]
From Sotires Eleftheriou in Paris According to the latest figures from the ARCEP, the French telecoms regulator, the number of Internet subscribers in France reached 19.4 million at the end of Q2 2009, with 18.7 million via broadband – an increase of 12 per cent in one year. The rate of growth has nevertheless slowed […]