Not to be confused with the similarly-named IP Vision, which announced January 26th that it had appointed administrators, IPTV service provider Vision IPTV has merged with sister companies to form VISION247. The combination unites four sister companies: Vision IPTV in the provision of IPTV services, Playout247 in providing broadcast services, Soho Data Centre in providing […]
Canis Media has been hired to sell the EPG slot occupied by Current TV. BSkyB recently terminated Current TV’s contract to broadcast to the UK. Current UK’s Managing Director, Jane Mote, said, “We have been conducting rapid and intense rescue discussions with a couple of strong partners, but we have to face up to the […]
Ten years after the launch of its Russian edition and in line with its international news ‘hub’ strategy, euronews is opening a permanent office in Moscow and has appointed Alexander Shashkov as news correspondent. Continuing its expansion with the aim providing coverage from the world’s key news areas and following the opening of its offices […]
Vision IPTV, Playout247, Soho Data Centre and Connexion Broadcast are now officially operating as one: VISION247. The combination unites the four sister companies, Vision IPTV in the provision of IPTV services, Playout247 in providing broadcast services, Soho Data Centre in providing Data Centre services and Connexion Broadcast in providing worldwide content distribution through hotels and […]
The UK government’s forthcoming communications green paper (draft law) will suggest broadcasters who commit to showing more public service programmes such as news and children’s programmes could be rewarded with a higher slot on digital TV EPGs. Ed Vaizey, the broadcasting minister, said the regulatory implications of the scheme will be researched by the Department […]
A New Zealand judge has ordered Kim Dotcom, the founder of online file-sharing site Megaupload.com, to be held in custody for another month, saying the suspected Internet pirate posed a significant flight risk. Dotcom, a German national also known as Kim Schmitz and Kim Tim Jim Vestor, was remanded in custody until February 22nd ahead […]
Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda, has supported the decision by US legislators to put a hold on the contentious SOPA and PIPA bills and seek a better anti-piracy solution. She also confirmed that the Commission would present a European ‘Cloud’ Strategy, as well as issuing a paper on […]
Record sales of iPhones and iPads resulted in record profits at Apple in the final quarter of 2011. Apple more than doubled its profits: to $13.06 billion compared with $6 billion for the same quarter in 2010. Chief executive, Tim Cook said he was thrilled the company sold a record 37 million iPhones in the […]
The USA’s Weather Channel is looking to expand overseas. On January 24th it announced a new CEO, David Kenny. Weather Channel is owned by a consortium led by Bain Capital, Blackstone Group and NBC Universal. Kenny is already a director of Yahoo, and most recently held a senior position at Akamai. He said he’d like […]
Verizon Communications posted the highest year-over-year quarterly revenue growth in the company’s 11-year history in fourth-quarter 2011, fueled by continued strong demand for Verizon Wireless services and handsets, FiOS fiber-optic services, and strategic business products and services. “Verizon finished 2011 very strong, both in terms of revenue growth and by delivering an 18.2 per cent […]