A new range of LG and Samsung and Smart TVs will come pre-loaded with KnowHow Movies, the digital entertainment service from Dixons Retail, enabling users to enjoy an extensive library of new and classic films and TV shows with Dolby Digital Plus surround sound. Having debuted on PCs and Macs earlier this year, the subscription-free […]
Companies within international production conglomerate Banijay Group in France and the US have begun creating online programming for new premium branded channels as part of the YouTube Original Content Initiative. Banijay Group company Air Productions, in partnership with France Télévisions, has launched a new channel which is an extension of its popular live music show […]
CSC Media Group, the UK digital broadcaster, has launched BuzMuzik – its social media-driven music channel. Aimed at a 16-34 year old, social media savvy, music loving audience, BuzMuzik enables viewers to control the music playlist and to instantly see their messages, photos and shout-outs appear on TV, using Facebook, Twitter and SMS. Viewers can […]
Sky has reached an agreement with Warner Bros to deliver Sky Movies customers exclusive access to all eight Harry Potter movies from next month. For three months, none of the Harry Potter movies will be available on any other UK TV channel or streaming service. All eight movies will be available in HD, with each […]
YahLive, the Abu Dhabi-based satellite broadcast platform, has announced that the Cartoon Network Arabic channel is now available in HD) via its satellite service which broadcasts at 52.5° East. Fans of Cartoon Network Arabic across the Middle East and North Africa region can now enjoy all of the popular network’s content in HD. Cartoon Network […]
Sundance Channel and WE tv have secured expanded carriage in Taiwan with CNS, which have launched both networks in HD as part of its growing IPTV service. CNS customers can access the 24/7 linear channels in high definition, with Mandarin subtitles. Sundance Channel is available on Channel 323 and WE tv is available on Channel […]
The live video of a man falling from space to become the first unaided human to break the sound barrier set a new record for live online viewing, as more than 8 million people watched the Red Bull Stratos stunt on YouTube. Felix Baumgartner, 43, became the first skydiver to break the speed of sound […]
Signal and smart card piracy is badly affecting Latin American broadcasting, says a study from Dataxis. According to their report, there are some 11.4 million illegal pay-TV users, or a huge 27.4 per cent of the total in seven key markets that were analysed. The total market (legal and illegal) amounts to some 53.2 million […]
Russia’s international radio and TV company Mir says it will launch an all-news channels no later than that January 1st. The company’s head Radik Batyrshin said: “We are broadcasting now in a test mode,” he told a news conference in Moscow on October 11th. Mir 24 will include satellite transmission, he added. Speaking about the […]
ECS European Communication Services and OH TV has announced that they have expanded their cooperation by launching the OHTV channel throughout all of Africa. The channel can now viewed in every region of the continent by viewers who can downlink the channel with small antennas from 1.8 metres. ECS’ Turnkey solution for OH TV includes […]