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Private continues aggressive IPTV/VOD rollout

Private Media Group is set to launch its content with additional European IPTV operators in Poland, the Netherlands, Italy, Greece and Portugal before the end of the year. The platform operators in these countries include leading telecoms which all offer Triple-Play featuring IPTV based Video-On-Demand. Berth Milton, CEO of Private Media Group commented: “With launches […]

November 15, 2007

Bebo launches ‘Open Media’

Bebo, the global social network unveiled Open Media, that gives media companies free and open access to Bebo’s 40 million users worldwide and the Bebo community free and open access to thousands of hours of premium entertainment content. Launch partners include CBS, MTV Networks, ESPN, the BBC, Channel Four, ITN, Yahoo! and BSkyB, as well […]

November 14, 2007

WB's Mom Logic

Warner Bros. Television Group is set to unveil its new online portal, sMomLogic.com,. The site will provide content ranging from news and original scripted Web series to how-to info and user-contributed material, all targeted at mothers. "This is not a parenting site but rather a site for women who are moms," says Hilary Estey McLoughlin, […]

November 14, 2007

Disney on mobile in Japan

Disney plans to launch mobile phone services in Japan early next year to become the newest entrant in an ultra-competitive market. Disney, which plans to halt its US-based mobile phone service in December, is now eyeing demand for its online contents in the world’s biggest market of third-generation phones. Disney would use local mobile phone […]

November 14, 2007

Disney on Fastweb

Disney announced they have signed a deal to launch Disney Channel On Demand, a Video On Demand offer on Fastweb IPTV. The agreement represents a further step in its strategy of seeking to leverage on new digital platforms to extend its reach and availability to viewers. Fastweb IPTV subscribers are given the opportunity to enjoy […]

November 13, 2007

STAR, TrueVisions and GMM Media channel venture

STAR, TrueVisions and GMM Media have announced a three-party joint venture for CHANNEL V Thailand, a leading music and youth entertainment channel targeted at Thailand's youth market. STAR will hold a 49 per cent stake in the joint venture while TrueVisions, Thailand's leading pay-TV operator, and GMM Media, Thailand's leading multi-media group, will hold 26 […]

November 12, 2007

Southern Africa Direct on the Sky Platform

Southern Africa Direct, a new free-to-air lifestyle and culture television channel, will go on-air on the Sky digital broadcast platform on November 26th 2007. This new channel is the UK's first 'Destination TV' channel, providing an information source for anyone interested in visiting or building commercial links with Southern Africa.

November 9, 2007

BBC and Sky score football league deals

The English Football League has secured new broadcasting agreements with Sky Sports and BBC Sport, worth a total of £264 million (E378m), to run for three seasons from 2009/10. The new agreements will see Sky Sports continue its coverage of Coca-Cola Football League, Carling Cup and Johnstone's Paint Trophy matches. Live Coca-Cola Championship and Carling […]

November 7, 2007

Setanta Sports News launch date

Setanta Sports News has revealed it will launch on November 29th this year.. The 24-hour channel will be available free-to-air on the Virgin Media platform, and also on satellite, and it will cover, in detail, all relevant sports stories from the UK and abroad. Setanta Sports News is jointly owned by Setanta Sports and Virgin […]

November 7, 2007

BSkyB sets repeats bar

Satellite broadcaster BSkyB has increased the minimum amount of new programming which must be broadcast by channels on its Electronic Programme Guide (EPG). In a letter to broadcasters, BSkyB said that from 1 July 2008, it would “only provide an EPG listing to television channels and radio stations which broadcast no less than 6 hours […]

November 6, 2007