Alongside its statement denying responsibility for the Sony data theft, hacker group Anonymous issued a warning to Viacom. It said that because of Viacom, “thousands of people have undergone the unfortunate experience of receiving falsely-claimed copyright infringements”. “Anonymous demands from Viacom a public press release to admit and apologise for the fraud and crimes that […]
Spanish cable operator Ono’s first-quarter revenues fell 2.2 per cent to €364 million with a net income dropping to €9 million, down almost 45.1 per cent from €17 in March 2010. First-quarter EBITDA amounted to €179 million, representing a 1.9 per cent increase over the same period last year, as a result of its costs-cut […]
Deutsche Telekom’s turnover dipped 8 per cent to €14.5 billion in Q1 with profit down 19 per cent to €1.6 billion. However its Entertain IPTV service grew to 1.257 million subs, up from 896,000 a year ago. In Hungary, Magyar Telekom topped 750,000 subs on IPTV and DTH during March, resulting in a 13.5 per […]
Viacom International and production group Endemol have partnered to launch an entertainment channel with a global brand to target the female market. Viacom Blink! will debut in Poland later this summer on pay-TV platforms Multimedia Polska and N, offering more than a million Polish households a schedule filled with Endemol programmes. Overseen by Viacom International […]
TCO Development has released the results of a study to compare the visual experience of active shutter eye-glasses or passive FPR (film pattern retarder) eye-glasses technology for viewing 3DTV. The study confirms that the two techniques differ in visual performance characteristics that affect the overall 3D experience. 3D functionality is becoming more common in computer […]
Italian telco Fastweb has launched a free on-demand Chili TV that can be watched on any device connected to the Internet. Chili has some original programming as well as content from international studios and Italian producers including Warner, Paramount, MovieMax, Fandango, Lucky Red, Mondhome and Bim. Movies can be rented for 48 hours or purchased […]
The German affiliate of Eutelsat Communications and Rovi Corporation are combining their skills for the launch of a Video On Demand service on KabelKiosk, the leading platform of TV channels and value added services provided by Eutelsat Germany for digital cable operators in continental Europe. The collaboration covers the deployment of Rovi’s Nowtilus entertainment delivery […]
Radiotelevizija Slovenia has extended its longstanding relationship with Eutelsat Communications with the signature of a new 10-year contract for capacity at the flagship Hot Bird video neighbourhood. RTV Slovenia selected Eutelsat’s Hot Bird neighbourhood in 1997 to launch digital television, and today transmits the three national channels, one regional channel (TV Capodistria) and five radio […]
Viasat Broadcasting will broadcast the UEFA Champions League final between Manchester United and Barcelona live in 3D. The final will take place at London’s Wembley Stadium. 3D coverage of the game will be broadcast in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. It starts from kick-off at 20:45 CET on Saturday 28th May. The final will be the […]
MPP Global Solutions, a provider of payment services and eCommerce solutions to the media and entertainment endustries, are set to integrate their eCommerce payment services into the woomi platform to monetise the cloud-based video distribution service across multiple devices including Samsung connected TVs and Blu-ray players in the UK, ahead of an international launch in […]