The BBC has revealed in a blog post that tablet devices now account for half as much usage of the iPlayer service as Freesat, Freeview, BT Vision, Virgin TiVo and Blu-ray combined (3 per cent vs 6 per cent). The iPlayer received 153 million requests for TV and radio programmes in September, with Tablet requests […]
The Italian government’s special commission (AgCom) has shortlisted eight would-be broadcasting companies for the nation’s auction of six new digital terrestrial TV frequencies following the country’s absolute switch-off of analogue TV broadcasting. Initially, 10 firms submitted bids. Five of the new bundles are for DVB-T broadcasting, while one is for DVB-H. The finalists, together with […]
Time Warner Cable (TWC) is to offer its digital customers two new films the same day as their theatrical release, and a third before its theatrical release. The first – Trespass – was made available October 14, while the second – Marginal Call – will become available the same day as its theatrical release, […]
Eutelsat Communications announces that Jean-François Bureau has been appointed Director of Institutional and International Affairs. Jean-François Bureau, a graduate of the Institut d’Etudes politiques de Paris, began his career in the private office of France’s Ministry of Defence where he was technical advisor from 1983 to 1985. He From 1991 to 1994 he worked in […]
Media and technology company The Video Network (TVN) has announced the launch of its Internet TV branded content offering called TVN Programming, creating a new strand of sponsorship opportunities for Australian brands. TVN Programming will comprise professionally produced online video sourced locally and globally, and promoted across TVN’s network of 8.3 million monthly viewers as […]
UK analogue TV will come to an end on 24 October 2012. The date is targeted for the completion of digital television switchover which started in 2008. David Scott, the Digital UK chief executive, said: “The analogue era was a defining period for TV but the fully digital age will be even better, with a […]
ITV the UK’s leading commercial TV broadcaster, has called for industry-wide harmonisation of ad targeting technologies, ahead of a micropayments push. “If everyone develops their own customised targeting approach, which is happening, things are going to get needlessly messy and confusing, it starts to not make any sense,” ITV commercial and online MD Fru Hazlitt […]
UK broadcasting regulator Ofcom is understood to be about to take Iranian-backed Press TV off the air. Ofcom on October 13th confirmed that a decision to revoke Press TV’s broadcast licence is imminent. Press TV has previously been cautioned against what Ofcom sees as a lack of balance in its reporting. However, the main reason […]
Giuliano Berretta, now chairman at Eutelsat, but for all of the past 20 years a key figure at Eutelsat, is to retire next month. A Eutelsat board meeting recommended that its upcoming AGM elect Jean-Martin Folz to the position. Michel de Rosen, Eutelsat CEO, said: “The Board is delighted to propose Jean-Martin Folz to join […]
Following staunch opposition from cinema owners, Universal Pictures has abandoned its plan to make its movie “Tower Heist” available to consumers via VoD just three weeks after it opens in cinemas. “Universal Pictures today announced that in response to a request from theatre owners, it has decided to delay its planned premium home video on […]