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UKTV fastest growing TV network

UKTV is home to several entertainment channels including Dave, GOLD, Alibi and its flagship Watch channel. riginally launched in 11 European countries and then rolled out to the US and Canada. BBC Worldwide’s Annual Review also revealed that digital revenues now account for the 12.8 per cent of the company’s total revenue – an increase […]

July 17, 2012

Arabsat offers 6 Olympic FTA channels

Arabsat, working with Dubai Media, is to offer Middle East viewers six channels of free-to-air Olympic Games channels. The channels will run from July 27th to August 12th. Khaled bin Ahmed Balkheyour, president/CEO of Arabsat, said, “We are pleased to develop our partnership with Dubai Media and to watch its continuous development, and we assure […]

July 17, 2012By Chris Forrester

Comcast, Scripps TV Everywhere agreement

Comcast and Scripps Networks Interactive have reached a long-term agreement to expand their relationship in bringing Scripps’ popular television networks and their award-winning shows to Comcast’s Xfinity TV customers throughout the US. The multi-year arrangement covers distribution via Comcast’s linear and on-demand platforms and makes Scripps’ content available to Xfinity TV customers through online, mobile, […]

July 17, 2012

Sundance Channel TV Everywhere

Sundance Channel is now available to watch on iPhone and iPad with Movistar Imagenio in Spain. The news comes on the heels of the recent launch of the network locally on Android and Blackberry smartphones. Sundance Channel offers audiences a selection of independent films, documentaries and original programmes. It is available as an SD and […]

July 17, 2012

Twonky connects mobile apps and video websites

PacketVideo has revealed that its Twonky Beam button will be integrated into BedRocket, ToonGoggles, and U-NEXT’s video websites, as well as within the Anywhere Artist mobile app software development kit (SDK). When watching a video on one of these sites users can click on the Beam button to wirelessly transfer the video from their smartphone, […]

July 17, 2012

Microsoft and NBC split

Microsoft and NBC are ending their joint-venture MSNBC which once embraced both a TV channel and web-service. The TV side of the venture is now under the Comcast umbrella following the cable giant’s acquisition of NBC. NBC will buy out Microsoft’s remaining share of the venture which includes the web-based service. No terms have been […]

July 16, 2012By Chris Forrester

RESEARCH: Netflix users streaming more TV programming

Following the announcement earlier this year by Netflix that its members had enjoyed more than two billion hours of streamed video in Q4 2011, a recent Nielsen survey shows 19 per cent of the respondents prefer to use the service for TV or TV-like programming, an increase of eight per cent compared to 2011. Nielsen […]

July 16, 2012

FilmOn plans US roll-out

Buoyed by the July 11 ruling by Federal Judge Alison Nathan that New York-based Aereo can continue with its service which takes live TV programming and sends it to mobile devices, HD streaming service FilmOn.com is now reinstating its live major Network streams in the state of New York with principally the same application of […]

July 16, 2012By Colin Mann

BBC: Pirate Bay block effectiveness short-lived

A drop in file-sharing following the courts blocking of the Pirate Bay was short-lived, according to the BBC. A major UK ISP has reported peer-to-peer activity on its network returned to just below normal only a week after the measures were enforced earlier this year. Critics had warned the ban would prove ineffective. BPI, the […]

July 16, 2012

FilmOn claims CBS, CNET.com piracy victory

Federal Judge Dale S Fischer has denied a CBS and CNET.com motion to dismiss claims against them of mass online piracy. Though the claims for ‘Vicarious Liability’ against them were denied, the ‘Inducement’ claim was clearly upheld. Judge Fischer also granted Alkiviades (Alki) David et al the option to amend their Vicarious Liability claims at […]

July 16, 2012By Colin Mann