India’s government has approved a fast-track adoption of digital TV. “The cabinet agreed to send the proposal for an ordinance of the ministry to the Rashtrapati (President) for consideration and approval,” Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Sonia told reporters following a cabinet meeting. Next step is to amend the current regulations governing cable TV distribution […]

The second quarter of the year saw remarkable growth in Mexico’s DTH pay-TV take-up.  DTH recorded a 48.2 per cent growth compared with the same period in 2010. Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Commission (Cofetel) issued the numbers, and while cable subscribers still – just – represent the majority of users at some 5.5 million subs, DTH […]

Miranda Technologies, a worldwide provider of production, playout and delivery systems has revealed that ITV, the UK’s largest commercial television network, will streamline its distribution chain using highly integrated IT-based content delivery, based on Miranda’s iTX solution. ITV’s move to an IT-based system will begin with its new Red Button interactive video services, which are […]

NDS has announced that JAK Communications, an independent cable TV provider in Chennai, India, has selected an end-to-end solution from NDS to enable the launch of its digital pay-TV platform. One of the fastest growing MSO’s in Chennai, the new digital platform from JAK Communications will provide subscribers with access to hundreds of digital channels […]

ScheduALL has announced a partnership with Encompass Digital Media, the rapidly expanding global digital media services expert.  Encompass has selected ScheduALL’s technologies to manage its comprehensive transmission distribution services in the US and abroad. Encompass will utilise ScheduLINK, the advanced transmission management solution, and a suite of operational modules to manage its global feeds, uplinks, […]

It is easy (I find it particularly easy) to criticise businesses that seem to spend endless energy, time and money on consumer research and focus groups. As with bringing in consultants, it often seems mostly a way for management to avoid making the decisions it’s paid to make or, at the very least, to establish […]

Virgin Media has confirmed that Sky Anytime will be launched on Virgin Media VoD. Virgin Media TV customers now have access to On Demand content from a range of Sky channels in line with their underlying subscriptions, with the content bundled into their existing TV package at no extra cost. Customers subscribed to the Sky […]

ProSiebenSat.1 is signing an extensive VoD rights agreement for maxdome with Disney Germany. The cooperative arrangement will add over 500 titles to the portfolio of Germany´s largest online video rental service. The agreement includes kids and family programming and feature films which will be made available through maxdome both on a transactional basis and within […]