GlobeCast is providing playout and media workflow services for four of BBC Worldwide’s Polish-language channels from GlobeCast’s London media management and delivery hub. BBC Worldwide operates channels in many languages across the world and not only benefits from GlobeCast’s comprehensive fiber and satellite delivery networks but also from the “digital ecosystem” GlobeCast has created for […]
Premium VOD services which offer restrictive rental windows are priced too high to support significant demand, according to a report from The Diffusion Group (TDG). The report names the new ‘Home Premiere’ VOD service as an example. The premium service, which joins pay-TV operators in the US and Hollywood studios such as Warner Bros, Universal […]
Jesta Digital has signed contracts with a broad range of entertainment partners for the launch of Bitbop Germany the company’s wireless subscription service for TV and movies delivered on-demand to consumers’ personal computers, tablets and mobile devices. Initial content partners for Germany include: MTV Networks Germany (MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon), Sony Pictures (Sony Pictures Television, […]
While only 1.4 per cent of US consumers have cut the cord in the last two years, 7 per cent of current pay-television subscribers are considering cancelling their service, according to a Consumer Reports survey. In addition, for the third year in a row, Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-verse were the highest-rated providers of triple-play […]
Take-up of digital television in UK households is at 92.5 per cent, up by 1.1 percentage points year on year, according to Ofcom’s consumer survey results for the fourth quarter of 2010. Ofcom found that 75.8 per cent of all secondary TV sets had been converted to digital by the end of December 2010, up […]
BigPond Movies are bringing a virtual movie store to Samsung TVs, Blu-ray players and Home Theatre systems across Australia The launch of BigPond Movies on Samsung Internet enabled devices will give access to a range of new release, HD and award winning Australian titles. The library available on Samsung devices is also set to grow […]
All BT Vision subscribers will be able to access the BBC iPlayer service via their TVs by June says iPlayer product manager Gideon Summerfield. Recently the BBC has released a version of the player for Freeview HD boxes that conform to the D-Book 6.2.1 specification powered by MHEG-5 middleware. The BBC has also certified the […]
Hulu’s chief executive Jason Kilar has confirmed figures first released at IP&TV World Forum stating Hulu+ will have over a million subs by year end. Kilar also reiterated that the company is on track to approach $500 million in revenue in 2011, up from $263 million in 2010. Its first-quarter revenue grew 90 per cent […]
Music Choice Europe (MCE) is being bought by Montreal-based Stingray Digital. MCE currently has some 10 million subscribers listening to more than 70 commercial free audio services. Stingray Digital is a privately-held business, established in 2007 by Eric Bioyko and Alexandre Taillefer. In August last year it bought Concert TV, an interactive VOD service. Terms […]
News and information channel NHK World, which has won universal praise for its recent earthquake and tsunami coverage, is to go fully HD on the UK’s BSkyB and Freesat services in May. EPG number will be 507 for Sky’s HD subscribers. NHK World is broadcast in English to around 137 million households in more than […]