Vladlink is trialling IPTV services in the Russia’s Far East, in preparation for a full commercial launch with its residential customers. The Internet service provider has chosen Netris to provide its iVision middleware for the service, to be branded ‘Vladlink.TV’. There will be over 110 channels available at launch delivered to HD-capable STBs from D-Link. […]
On Demand Group, the global VOD aggregator and subsidiary of SeaChange, and Inview Technology (Inview), have announced an agreement to launch both transactional VOD and subscription VOD services on millions of connected TV sets in major European countries, starting in Italy in the second quarter of this year. Inview’s NEELiX platform is incorporated in millions […]
In 2010, there was a rapid shift toward consumer electronics (CE) devices with networking and web content capabilities. Connected devices are expected to grow exponentially over the next five years. By 2015, In-Stat predicts there will be 1 billion web-enabled, stationary CE devices in operation worldwide. “Smart TVs and Blu-ray players (that support online apps) […]
Canadian Broadcast industry groups have met in Ottawa to plan strategy for dealing with online content providers such as Netflix. Cable companies, broadcasters and union representatives were all represented, said Norm Bolen, the president of the Canadian Media Production Association, which arranged the meeting. The session was about understanding the impact of online services “competing […]
KidsCo, the international children’s channel, has confirmed it will launch in Finland on leading IPTV and cable TV service provider, Super Head End Finland Oy (SHEF). From March 2011, KidsCo will be available to Finnish broadband and cable TV customers across the country.
Minerva Networks, provider of carrier-class solutions for the delivery of television services over broadband, has announced that Moldtelecom is offering advance television services, powered by the company’s platform, to tens of thousands of subscribers. Moldtelecom is using the Minerva software to offer advanced television services to its MaxDSL and MaxFiber subscribers. Modltelecom offers two basic […]
Italian public broadcaster RAI has signed an agreement with Sony, the first of its type in Italy, for the deployment of Web content within the Bravia Internet Video platform. This will open the doors for the creation of the first Italian “Catch-up TV”, allowing viewers to view a selection of programmes available on RAI’s website […]
Users of the BBC’s iPlayer service are now able to search for shows from a range of other broadcasters and other on-demand content providers. Through metadata-sharing partnerships, users can now find programmes from ITV, Channel 4, S4C, Five, SeeSaw.com and new partner MSN Video Player, directly from the BBC iPlayer website. The initiative comes some […]
ESPN has unit launched authenticated online streaming for a number of its properties with Verizon. The accord follows a far-reaching agreement the parties reached last October for continued carriage of ABC Family, Disney Channel, Disney XD and the 2012 launch of Disney Junior and the online streaming of ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN Buzzer Beater. […]
Professional video produced, published and hosted by US online-only media brands rose by 47.1 per cent in 2010 to 72.3 billion views, the highest annual growth rate seen since 2007, according to a report published by AccuStream Research. Growth in 2010 was driven in part by increased episodic TV viewing (over 10 billion total long-form […]