New Frontier Media, a producer and distributor of general and adult-themed entertainment, has made an exclusive, long-contract with Penthouse Media Group, of one of the world’s leading men’s lifestyle publications, to deliver Penthouse-branded adult television content in the US. Under terms of the deal, New Frontier Media will develop and launch a Penthouse-branded linear TV […]
Hollywood film studio MGM is set to launch a new 24/7 network delivering a library of classic and contemporary films on demand in high definition. MGM HD will launch this Autumn on DirecTV. MGM is believed to be the first leading Hollywood studio to launch a standalone HD channel, which it hopes will generate a […]
Time Warner will “look hard” in the next 12 to 18 months at possibly selling off its AOL dial-up Internet access business, similar to its strategy in Europe. AOL, which restructured last year to offer most of its services for free, aims to focus exclusively on boosting online advertising sales both on its AOL.com portal […]
Regional advertising agencies and clients have gained access to www.thepowerofpaytv.com, a dedicated website for the client and agency community highlighting marketing opportunities to reach customers from the Asia Pacific pay-TV industry. The site, launched by the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA), houses industry research along with TV network data, client case studies […]
Channel 4 is set to become the first UK terrestrial broadcaster to offer a high definition simulcast of its main channel on the Sky platform. Scheduled to be available from December 2007, Channel 4 HD will allow Sky HD customers to watch HD versions of select Channel 4 shows. There are plans to make it […]
The Indian telecom regulator TRAI has initiated a consultation process to seek operators' views before issuing guidelines for mobile TV services. The Government will also issue a regulatory framework for mobile TV. Based on comments from the industry, Trai will issue recommendations on issues relating to mobile television services. The guidelines will be on international […]
MTV Networks International will launch the company’s first pan-European high-definition feed next year. With content drawn from MTV, VH1 and Nickelodeon, the channel will be operated by MTVNI’s emerging markets group. It joins MTVNI’s other pan-regional European services: MTV European, VH1 European and VH1 Classic European.
Arqiva has been awarded a contract by the BBC to help bring Freesat, the free-to-air digital TV platform, to air by March 2008. Arqiva will provide the BBC with an end-to-end distribution solution for the platform management data, which will have fully-redundant back up across dual teleports. Arqiva will implement multiple circuits between two key […]
Ofcom's Market Impact Assessment (MIA) has ruled that the BBC's plans to introduce a new mixed genre digital TV channel in high definition format, available free-to-view without advertising, is unlikely to have significant negative market impacts. Audiences would have the opportunity to access the BBC's proposed HD channel on all digital television platforms – digital […]
Scaberia, a Norway-based technology and innovations consulting company, is partnering with Concurrent Computer Corporation and 3Vision to offer creative technology and content solutions for on-demand in Europe. Concurrent, a developer of on-demand technology, and 3Vision, the UK-based content strategy and acquisition specialists, will collaborate with Scaberia on joint projects and on-demand solutions for clients across […]