Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) President and CEO Gary Shapiro has reacted strongly to a Motion Picture Association of America blog on intellectual property legislation under consideration in Congress which suggests that Shapiro is alarmist about the threat to technology companies of the proposed measures. “On behalf of 2,000 of the nation’s leading technology companies, CEA […]
DirecTV and AT&T have signed a three-year extension to their commercial agreement and will continue to offer a co-branded version of DirecTV ‘s satellite television service across the 22 states where AT&T offers residential broadband and voice service. This agreement, which has been extended through March 2015, will enable both companies to provide customers with […]
Eurosport 2 has launched a dedicated Dutch-language version for Benelux. Ziggo, CanalDigitaal, Belgacom, TV Vlaanderen and Multivisie TV are among the first distributors to broadcast the Dutch Eurosport 2 version, with other carriers in the region expected to sign in the coming months. The Dutch version of Eurosport 2 will offer 2,000 hours of live […]
According to a report commissioned by the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA), in 2010 the US industries most dependent on copyright protection: Added over $930 billion in value to the U.S. economy, almost 6.4 per cent of the total GDP; Employed nearly 5.1 million US workers – nearly 5% of the total private employment sector […]
ESPN in the UK is taking its live sports schedule beyond its core of football and rugby by securing live golf, darts and tennis programming – expanding its sports offering for the first time significantly into live daytime, weekday sports. In golf, ESPN has secured an agreement to televise its first live golf programming in […]
ESPN Star Sports (ESS) and now TV, Asia’s biggest sports content provider, have launched ESPN Player, a broadband sports network with live and on-demand premier sports content, exclusively in Hong Kong. Following the successful launch of ESPN Player in Singapore and Malaysia, Hong Kong sports fans can now watch ESS’ line-up of sports content through […]
Two new DTT channels have been confirmed to launch in Italy this November. Radio Capital TV is a new music TV channel which is set to launch on November 11th on DTT in Italy. The channel, owned by the Espresso media group, will air music videos, with a special focus on “classics” from the 70s, […]
Panasonic has confirmed the launch of a new Internet Social Network application, that will be available on VIERA HDTVs. The app allows users to access social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook while also viewing programming simultaneously on their VIERA HDTV. Panasonic also announced the addition of a new gaming application from PlayJam and […]
blinkx, the video search engine, has formed a partnership with Orb Networks to bring more than 35 million hours of TV, video and audio content to Orb BR and Orb TV users in the US. Orb TV, a hockey puck-sized device that plugs into any TV, enables consumers to stream online video, photos and music […]
The Kudelski Group, owner of Nagravision, has announced a major restructure to cut costs and reflect the convergence between digital TV and Internet. The company says special emphasis will be placed on developing new technologies integrating connected networks. Additionally, by creating a Cybersecurity unit, the Kudelski Group addresses the demand for security and data protection […]