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Cisco buys Inlet Technologies

Cisco is to acquire privately-held Inlet Technologies, a provider of Adaptive Bit Rate (ABR) digital media processing platforms, in a $95 million deal. The acquisition will strengthen the capabilities of Cisco’s Videoscape TV platform, allowing service and content providers to deliver compelling video experiences to any device over any IP network. Enrique Rodriguez, senior vice […]

February 4, 2011

woomi’s smart Samsung move

Cloud-based video distribution platform Miniweb has confirmed that woomi, its connected TV destination, is now live across the UK on all Samsung smart TVs that feature the Internet@TV portal. The UK launch marks the beginning of woomi’s European rollout. By mid 2011, Miniweb predicts woomi to be on more than half of the world’s connected […]

February 4, 2011By Colin Mann

Croatia’s Iskon launches TV player

Croatian telecommunications operator Iskon has introduced the Iskon.TV Player which enables reception of TV channels on PCs, as well as on mobile devices connected to the Internet via WiFi or the T-Mobile 3G network, such as the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android devices. During the test phase, a total of six TV channels will […]

February 4, 2011From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Softbank invests in Synacast

Softbank has become the leading shareholder in Synacast, the operator of a leading online television service in China, adding to the list of its investments in Chinese Internet companies. The Japanese mobile carrier has acquired a 35 per cent equity stake in Synacast for about 20 billion yen (€2.2bn) via a private placement. Softbank and […]

February 4, 2011

Humax TV Portal on Freeview+ HD boxes

A new Humax TV Portal will be available on all Humax HDR-FOX T2 Freeview+ HD boxes, following an over-the-air download running from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th February. The TV Portal offers a gateway to a range of on-demand and Internet TV services, including Flickr, BBC iPlayer, Wiki@TV and Internet radio. Sky Player is expected […]

February 4, 2011

Hulu chief trashes traditional TV

Jason Kilar, the chief executive of Hulu has criticised their traditional television business model. In a blog Kilar said “traditional TV has too many ads” while Hulu’s advertising is “twice as effective as traditional TV video advertising”. Kilar continued “In the near to mid term, we anticipate being able to generate higher advertising returns than […]

February 3, 2011

Imagenio goes on mobile

Telefonica’s IPTV service, Imagenio, is now available on mobile devices (3G mobile phone, tablet or notebook) with an offer of 25 TV channels and VoD services for a monthly fee of €5. The service will be promoted free-of-charge for the first month with subscribers enjoying channels like Gol TV, AXN, Fox, Eurosport, MTV, Calle 13, […]

February 2, 2011By David Del Valle, Madrid

Research: TV Industry embraces the Internet

In a media environment saturated with new and evolving online entertainment platforms, TV continues to be king. Deloitte’s fifth edition “State of the Media Democracy” survey reveals that 71 per cent of Americans still rate watching TV on any device among their favourite media activities. The survey results indicate that live viewing on a home […]

February 2, 2011

Royal Wedding TV

National tourism agency VisitBritain has launched an online TV channel that will stream major events live, including the Royal Wedding. The company has partnered with GeoCast TV to create visitbritain.tv. Viewers will also be able to see video coverage of the 2012 Olympics and Paralympic games. The tie-up is aimed at encouraging tourists to pick […]

February 2, 2011

Rovi app on iPad

Rovi has launched Rovi What’s On TV, a free, mobile television listings iPad application. The app, in a graphic rich magazine style layout, allows users to browse and search local TV listings for a 24-hour period. Additionally, Rovi What’s On TV uses TV metadata, available through APIs in the Rovi Media Cloud, to enable users […]

February 2, 2011