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Broadband pay-video market growth

The number of paying users of online video sites has grown significantly between 2006 and 2007, new research from Parks Associates indicates. “Broadband Video: A Market Update” finds that the number of broadband households paying for online video content now stands at nearly 12 million, up from a little more than three million in 2005-2006. […]

September 28, 2007

FOX news online with Maven

FOX news and Maven Networks, an Internet-TV-platform company, are teaming up on a new broadband-video-distribution system for the news network. Fox News will roll out Maven's technology company wide: All video content on Fox News Web sites, including FOXnews.com and the Web site for the upcoming FOX business network, will run on Maven's platform.

September 28, 2007

ITV Limelight streaming

ITV has awarded a contract to streaming media specialist Limelight Networks to deliver the broadcaster’s programming to viewers online. Limelight will supply its content delivery network (CDN) solution to ITV.com’s free-to-view catch-up TV service. The solution limits access to UK-based viewers while DRM software prevents content copying and sharing.

September 27, 2007

AETN broadband video player

AETN International, a division of A&E Television Networks (AETN), has launched a broadband video player for overseas channel services of The History Channel, The Biography Channel, and Crime & Investigation Network. The broadband player is avaialble in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. AETN and its partners will launch additional players in Europe, Asia and Latin America […]

September 26, 2007

Verimatrix for Qatar IPTV service

Verimatrix is providing the security solution for the world's first fully integrated IPTV triple-play deployment in Qatar. This new service from Qtel offers voice, broadband Internet and MPEG4-AVC encoded IPTV over its upgraded infrastructure to subscribers across the state of Qatar. Verimatrix's Video Content Authority System (VCAS) will protect MPEG4-AVC data streams through advanced encryption […]

September 25, 2007

US networks stream for free

US television networks believe they have found the business model needed to profit in the digital age – streaming their hit shows over the Internet for free as opposed to selling them to consumers as digital downloads. This Autumn, the major networks are gearing up to stream unprecedented amounts of programming with embedded advertisements on […]

September 25, 2007

Raindance movies online

The Raindance Film Festival will this week become the first to simultaneously show its movies via the web, claiming the initiative could help establish a new revenue model for independent filmmakers. The Independent film event in London has done a deal with broadband provider Tiscali to make six of its films available to all via […]

September 25, 2007

Geldof makes Kent TV

Kent.tv, from the UK county's local authority, has been created by production house Ten Alps – co-founded by former rock legend and Kent resident Bob Geldof. It features videos made by local filmmakers. The videos explore issues such as bullying, social exclusion and health. The site is the UK’s first county council-funded on-demand channel.

September 25, 2007

IPTV take off hindered by lack of packages

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 […]

September 24, 2007

Widevine CableCard

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.

September 24, 2007