The first figures released by the UK’s Radioplayer reveal the Internet service has achieved 5.7 million unique users over a four-week period, generating 22.5 million listening sessions. Total listening hours have been boosted by a 52 per cent increase in the number of stations included on the service since it formed, from 157 to 238 […]
Foxtel chief Kim Williams has hit back at claims made May 31 by telco Optus that the pay-TV group’s proposed A$1.9 billion merger with Austar could threaten competitive access to content. Optus CEO Paul O’Sullivan used a keynote speech at a the CeBIT conference to call on the competition regulator to consider creating “must-share provisions” […]
HBO Central Europe has launched HBO GO in Romania. HBO GO is the Internet streaming service available to HBO subscribers with a broadband connection. The service in Romania will be accessible to customers that have broadband Internet and an HBO Maxpak subscription. In Romania HBO GO will be available initially to iNES IPTV clients. iNES […]
After mobile number portability, now for the first time in the country DTH portability will become a reality. Targeting around 6-8 million inactive DTH subscribers of the private direct-to-home operators, Dish TV is going to commercially launch a small device called CAM which will enable the DTH consumers to change their existing DTH operators without […]
At the 2011 European Forum on Digital TV Roberto Dini, Founder of Sisvel, will initiate the 3D Village, a collaboration of partners involved in 3D broadcasting. The 3D Village will provide a forum for content providers, manufacturers and researchers, together with broadcasters delivering 3D services. Among broadcasters, 3D Village partners include early adopters of Sisvel […]
Prominent UK businessman Allan Leighton is to take over as Chairman of STB maker Pace, which recently gained number one ranking among set-top box manufacturers, but which has also attracted adverse analyst comments following profits warnings. Leighton formerly headed supermarket chain Asda, but came to prominence during his tenure as chairman of Royal Mail. He […]
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset has confirmed a July 2nd launch date for its new free-to-air digital terrestrial TV channel Italia 2. Directed by Luca Tiraboschi, the new channel will have a target audience of young males aged 15 to 35 years, with a programme schedule relying heavily on American TV series. In the afternoon, Italia […]
RTL has formed an alliance with Anil Ambani’s Reliance Broadcast Network as the pan-European broadcaster enters into Asia at a time when growth in its core markets is flagging. The European group, which said in March that it was looking to secure a deal with a local partner in India, said the two had agreed […]
French satellite rocket launcher Arianespace is urging Europe’s governments to make a commitment to an updated Ariane rocket in order to build a suitable next-generation system. Jean-Yves Le Gall, CEO at Arianespace, told a meeting of space journalists that the USA, China, Russia, India and Japan are all busy preparing next-generation vehicles. He added that […]
Several channels from the Orbit Showtime Network have been affected by fire at its Dubai transmission centre. OSN confirmed the event Sunday morning, saying a “small fire” and subsequent power failure resulted in “many channels” not being broadcast. Local retransmissions on the ‘Du’ DSL system were also affected. According to local sources the fire started […]