From David Del Valle in Madrid An Interactive HD Consortium (Alta Definicion Interactiva 2006) is launching the first HD DTT channel in Spain, Campus HD, whose tests transmissions can be received through a MHP-enabled STB on 56 UHF channel (750-758 MHz) in the so-called University City in Madrid. The initiative is supported by a Consortium […]
Pudding Media, a start-up based in California has introduced an Internet phone service that will be supported by advertising related to what people are talking about in their calls. But unlike Internet phone services that charge by the length of the calls, Pudding Media offers calling without any call charges. The trade-off is that Pudding […]
DRDB (Digital Radio Development Bureau) figures show household penetration of DAB digital radio in the UK is set to reach 58.5 per cent by the end of 2011. The DRDB's new five-year forecast puts household penetration at 21 per cent by the end of 2007, and 30 per cent by the end of 2008, rising […]
Mobile phone network provider Verizon Wireless is launching a mobile TV service in the US that will see new shows from CBS, NBC and Fox debut on phones at the same time as they air on TV. More than 10 new shows from CBS, NBC and Fox will debut on the V Cast Mobile service […]
The Raindance Film Festival will this week become the first to simultaneously show its movies via the web, claiming the initiative could help establish a new revenue model for independent filmmakers. The Independent film event in London has done a deal with broadband provider Tiscali to make six of its films available to all via […]
Arris Group is to pay $730 million (E517m) in a mix of cash and stock for C-COR Incorporated. Arris says with over 250 customers around the world, the companies collectively reported revenues of over $1.2 billion over the past year and the merged company will be the largest pure-play provider of equipment and solutions to […]
Kent.tv, from the UK county's local authority, has been created by production house Ten Alps – co-founded by former rock legend and Kent resident Bob Geldof. It features videos made by local filmmakers. The videos explore issues such as bullying, social exclusion and health. The site is the UK’s first county council-funded on-demand channel.
From David Del Valle in Madrid Sogecable-owned digital DTH platform Digital Plus is launching iPlus set-top-box next week, a new generation device equipped with a 160GB hard disk that allows to record and play at any time the platform’s offer, along with DTT channels. iPlus is able to record and play more than 80 hours […]
Sony is delaying the launch of the Home online world service for its PlayStation 3 console. Originally slated for an autumn launch, Home is a virtual world in which owners of the PS3 create avatars and socialise with others. With the service, Sony hopes to cash in on the wave of interest in online communities […]
The Thailand Cable TV Association is hoping that the ratings agency Nielsen will agree to measure audiences for local satellite TV channels to help them better position their content with media buyers, agencies and advertisers. Association members nationwide are expecting the Government to pass the new Radio and Television Broadcasting Act by the end of […]