According to Internet provider BSNL, IPTV is being delayed in India because two of the major players, Sony and Zee, have not confirmed their channel packages. “We have just received word from Sony confirming their IPTV packages, but not from Zee. We are hopeful that all packages will be procured in a month’s time,” said […]

Widevine Technologies has launched the Widevine CableCard. The QAM and IP-based hardware solution enables multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) to provide two-way downloadable conditional access solution for protecting content delivery to any device with a CableCard slot.

Walt Disney’s ABC has become the latest major network to strike a deal with AOL allowing its full-length prime-time shows to be available free on the Time Warner-owned portal. ABC shows will be available on AOL effective immediately, a few weeks before NBC Universal and News Corp.’s Fox are expected to launch their jointly owned […]

Scaberia, a Norway-based technology and innovations consulting company, is partnering with Concurrent Computer Corporation and 3Vision to offer creative technology and content solutions for on-demand in Europe. Concurrent, a developer of on-demand technology, and 3Vision, the UK-based content strategy and acquisition specialists, will collaborate with Scaberia on joint projects and on-demand solutions for clients across […]

The successful mass deployment of IPTV is at the top of the DSL Forum's agenda and dominated discussions at the Forum's latest quarterly meeting. The meeting, held in Nashville Tennessee, focused on elements critical to the success of IPTV on a global scale. The Forum, which has also formed an IPTV Oversight Committee, met to […]

The creative minds behind such TV shows as 'Thirtysomething' and 'My So-Called Life' are launching a Web-based show, hoping to find the artistic freedom online that they say is lacking on broadcast networks. The show, called 'Quarterlife', will debut November 11 on MySpace.com and will also be paired with its own social networking site that […]

Hulu, News Corp and NBC Universal's online video joint venture, is reportedly close to buying Chinese company Mojiti, a YouTube clone for $10m – with observers speculating it could use the tech start-up's video platform as its main player.

Google is seeking to forge partnerships with newspaper companies to publish video news clips on YouTube and share the advertising take. David Eun, Google’s vice president of content said that the company is having “deep discussions” with various content providers in Seoul and will announce deals very soon. “You can have video content on your […]

Setanta Sports has extended its reach on broadband TV services through a deal with Tiscali, making three of its sports channels available in a monthly package for £9.99 (E14.7). Setanta will offer rugby, football and golf coverage through the deal, including live Premiership matches and the US PGA Tour, on Setanta Sports One, Setanta Sports […]

In the race to become a major supplier of original video programming to the Web, Warner Brothers is to invest upfront in a slate of mad for web programmes. It plans to introduce 24 Web productions in a range of formats including minimovies, games and episodic television shows and has discarded its initial strategy of […]