ITV has launched a new version of the ITV Player app for Apple devices, making ITV the first commercial broadcaster to give mobile viewers the option to watch catch-up content without ads. The new app for introduces a premium upgrade, which allows viewers to watch the last thirty days of ITV’s catch up content across […]
The average revenue of media and entertainment (M&E) companies will shortly cross the 50 per cent mark from majority traditional to majority digital, according to a new report by Ernst & Young that surveyed more than 550 senior executives from global M&E companies. Today, revenue from digital is 47 per cent and survey respondents say […]
Al Jazeera America will launch to millions of US homes during the week of August 24th. In addition to the news programming, so far announced is an 11 hour schedule of rolling news a day, with sports and entertainment news programmes in development. The channel is also hiring speciality staff. Already on the manifest is […]
Espial, a specialist in on-demand TV software and solutions, and Cisco have demonstrated Espial’s advanced multiscreen companion app integrated with Cisco’s Videoscape 9800 Series Multiscreen Gateway at The Cable Show. Showcased on an Apple iPad tablet, the demonstration highlights an advanced set of multiscreen use cases, including metadata sharing, channel changing, tuner streaming, and DVR […]
Chello Zone has acquired more than 50 titles from Sony Pictures Television, for broadcast on the Turkish TV channel Moviemax Speed. The international broadcaster has brokered the deal on behalf of the Digiturk owned action and adventure movie channel, under its content management agreement. The deal comprises 41 features including well-known library content such as […]
blinkx, the video engine, has formed a partnership with Ustream, the technology platform for live social video streaming. Through the partnership, Ustream events will now be available live on blinkx.com. To kick off both the partnership and 2013 summer concert season, the 2013 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee will be streamed live to […]
ESPNcricinfo, the world’s largest single sport website, kick-starts its 20th anniversary celebrations. To commemorate the last two decades, ESPNcricinfo’s digital platforms – that include the website and mobile – have a compelling line up that traces the brand’s journey alongside the journey of cricket as it has unfolded over the last 20 years. Founded in […]
NeuLion, an enabler and provider of live and on-demand content to Internet-connected devices, and Bright House Networks have announced at The Cable Show in Washington D.C., the signing of a new multi-year partnership agreement that will provide local high school sports fans with an immersive and professionally delivered digital sports network. Powered by the NeuLion […]
The Season 3 finale of Game Of Thrones has prompted an all time high for illegal downloads. The episode set a new BitTorrent record with more than 170,000 people sharing an episode simultaneously, and over a million downloading the episode less than 24 hours after its premiere on HBO in the US. The previous record […]
Sony has unveiled the PlayStation 4, its first new console in seven years, taking the battle to Microsoft with a lower-priced machine, original content and fresh titles. The PS4 will retail at $399 in the US (and £349 in the UK) – 20 per cent less than Microsoft’s Xbox One, Sony executives revealed at the […]