According to DirecTV CEO Mike White, early-release films that cost $29.99 and become available 60 days after the start of their theatrical run are another way for DirecTV to keep subscribers happy at a time of growing demand for anytime/anywhere access to content. Addressing DirecTV’s annual shareholder meeting, White described the launch last week as […]
On-demand TV solutions specialist Espial Group has revealed that its Board of Directors has initiated a process to review a range of potential strategic alternatives available to Espial for enhancing shareholder value. A Special Committee has been established to lead this process and has retained Morgan Keegan as its financial advisor to provide independent advice. […]
India’s information and broadcasting Minister says that 31 new satellite channels are awaiting government approval to start broadcasting. 653 TV channels are already licensed, said the Minister, Mrs Ambica Soni. Perhaps even more of a revolution is the number of new radio stations that are awaiting licences. The Minister said that more than 800 new […]
SES Astra says that the number of digital homes in the Baltic state of Lithuania grew 25 per cent last year. Anna-Karin Modigh, a senior marketing manager at SES Astra, says 30 per cent or 400,000 of the 1.34 million Lithuanian TV households are now digital. From these TV households, 31 per cent use digital […]
BSkyB’s third quarter results show strong demand in what the satellite broadcaster called “a challenging consumer environment”. The company reported total product growth of 801,000 in the quarter, with over 10.1 million customers with 51,000 net additions in the quarter. Total HD customers were 47 per cent higher than the prior year at 3.7 million, […]
Sony has revealed the security breach on its PlayStation Network and Qriocity networks has probably resulted in the theft of all 70 million worldwide subscribers’ personal details, including addresses, credit card details and passwords. Sony has sent an email to PSN members – and the handful of Qriocity subs – warning they may now be […]
Spanish pay-TV operator Digital+ has launched a 3D showcase channel on SES Astra. The new demo channel called ‘Canal+ 3D Demo’ is broadcast from Astra’s orbital position 23.5 degrees East and available free-to-air across Europe. Digital+ has launched the new 3D channel to allow installers and retailers to showcase 3D television at the point of […]
ITV has reported that STV Group has agreed a wide ranging settlement with ITV and ITV Network over the various ongoing legal actions. All current and proposed legal actions have ceased with immediate effect and the terms of the settlement include an £18 million (€20.3m) payment by STV to ITV to settle the court claims. […]
The United Arab Emirates will switch to digital terrestrial television by 2013 offering new opportunities to operators and broadcasters and diversifying TV content, the country’s telecoms regulator said April 26th. The move from analogue broadcasting will smooth the path for new TV channels, including video-on-demand, home cinema and other pay-per-view models, telecoms director general Mohammed […]
Universal Pictures and Multimedia Polska have launched NBCUniversal’s movies-on-demand subscription service PictureBox in Poland. The Multimedia Polska launch marks the second launch for the service in Poland. PictureBox is also available on multiple platforms in the UK, as well as Ireland and Singapore, with further global expansion planned. Subscribers to the new PictureBox service on […]