Ericsson is bringing the 2012 London Olympic Games to a global audience of almost five billion after supplying the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) with solutions for the delivery of coverage of the event, and other future sporting occasions, to broadcasters around the world. This premium global sports content will be distributed to EBU members and […]
SeaChange International’s On Demand Group, the European VoD aggregator, has signed a landmark deal with Cablevision, Mexico’s leading cable provider, to manage its VoD services. The deal marks On Demand Group’s first fully operational move into Latin America and will include Cablevision’s transaction VoD and Subscription VoD services. “Our deal with Cablevision is an exciting […]
Netflix is to shelve the idea of splitting Netflix into two brands—Qwikster to sell DVDs, Netflix for streaming – just 23 days after it was announced. The company had already admitted the way was announced alongside price increases was a disaster. Instead, while the businesses will split operationally, everything will stay under the Netflix […]
Mediapro, owner of pay DTT channel Gol TV, has launched a pay-per-view football TV channel online allowing viewers to watch up to 115 football matches a month through any Internet-connected device. From €1 to €14.99 viewers will be able to have access to the Spanish Football League, King’s Cup, Champions League and other International Championships. […]
After last year’s strong growth of sales of premium subscriptions for digital TV platforms, revenues in 2011 should remain fairly stable at around €3.2 billion, according to the “Digital Markets” research conducted by the Smau Observatory-School of Management of the Milan Polytechnic. At the same time, the number of subscribers continues go grow, both on […]
According to Le Figaro, the French government wants six new channels on the country’s DTT platform. It will ask the CSA to open a new tender for channels. In addition to the main commercial broadcasters who will be picking up the ‘bonus channels’ due to them after DSO, other bidders are likely to include NRJ […]
M-Net, a subscription-funded television channel in South Africa, believes the country would be far better off scrapping plans to build pricey set-top boxes for digital terrestrial television and instead should use the money in other ways. Karen Willenberg, the broadcaster’s director of legal and regulatory affairs, says instead the country should consider the use of […]
Some time towards the end of 2012, the first batch of UK local TV licences will be awarded. The UK government is looking to create 65 highly local stations, using spare digital frequencies. The embryonic channels will also be aided with some funding from the UK’s statutory licence fee. Canis Media is looking to supply […]
CinemaNow, Best Buy’s digital entertainment service, and Intel are giving US customers the ability to enjoy a larger library of premium HD content on their PCs. For the first time, CinemaNow will offer 1080p HD movies for rental and purchase on 2nd generation Intel Core processor-based PCs with Intel Insider technology. Previously, only standard-definition movies […]
Universal Pictures has unveiled plans to make its upcoming Eddie Murphy action comedy film “Tower Heist” available through video-on-demand in the US just three weeks after it debuts in cinemas on November 4th – but with a hefty $59.99 asking price. The proposed test, which will be offered in Atlanta and Portland, Oregan, to approximately […]