BBC Worldwide has signed a global content deal with Internet TV platform Babelgum. The BBC will provide a variety of short form content from programmes such as Top Gear, Tribe and a number of David Attenborough documentaries to the platform. The advertising-supported content will be available via three new branded channels: BBC LoveEarth, BBC Knowledge […]
Top Up TV, provider of content on Freeview, has inked a strategic agreement with Warner Bros International Television Distribution (WBITD) to offer new entertainment on-demand to Top Up TV Anytime subscribers through Warner TV, a VOD channel. Programmes from Warner TV are available immediately. In addition, Top Up TV and Warner Bros have agreed terms […]
Thirty-six per cent of Brits questioned in a survey admitted to making illegal copies of DVDs. This is more than in the US, where 32 per cent of people owned up to copying DVDs. Most copies were made from DVDs that had been purchased, though a significant proportion – 30 per cent – were made […]
The first in a series of new ‘three-screen' reports by Nielsen shows an emerging shift toward a more video-centric use of the Internet, but not at the expense of television viewing. The report is an effort by Nielsen to "follow the video" as consumer viewing habits shift.The average American spent 127 hours of time with […]
Despite one billion video views on most days, YouTube hasn’t been popular with big corporate advertisers. Worldwide revenue from YouTube ads has fallen short of Google’s expectations this year, and is likely to total about $200 million for the full year, according to reports in the WSJ.YouTube is heading Google’s campaign to extend its advertising […]
Widevine has filed a claim for patent infringement against Verimatrix. The lawsuit accuses Verimatrix of infringing a Widevine patent through its ViewRight client application. The lawsuit seeks damages and an injunction to stop sales of the infringing products.This patent describes a process and streaming server for encrypting a data stream to a virtual smart card […]
BBC Worldwide has reported a 17 per cent increase in year-on-year operating profits of £117.7 million (E144m), on turnover up 13 per cent to £916.3 million, a margin of 13 per cent. In terms of the trading outlook for BBC Worldwide, chief executive John Smith said the current worsening global economic situation "indicated that profits […]
On Demand Group (ODG), a subsidiary of SeaChange International, will provide an outsourced video-on-demand solution to the Hellenic Telecommunication Organisation (OTE). OTE, Greece's largest telco with 5 million fixed lines and over 700,000 broadband customers, has plans to extend its service offering and roll-out IPTV services to its customer base
The Military History channel is to launch in the UK and Ireland after securing capacity on Sky Digital. It is the first time the brand has appeared as a linear channel outside the United States. Play out and sales will be handled by The History Channel (UK), a joint venture between AETN and BSkyB. “Military […]
NBC Universal and private equity firms Bain Capital and Blackstone Group have agreed to buy The Weather Channel from Landmark Communications. The terms of the deal have not been revealed, but the price tag is reported to have been almost $3.5 billion. The channel will be run as a separate business from the company’s other […]