Citing substantial harm to competition and consumers, DISH Network has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to deny the proposed merger of Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable. The petition to deny outlines, among other things, the critical role that high-speed broadband plays in the video industry and the potential for the merger significantly to […]
Rovi has confirmed the extension of a multi-year, multi-territory patent licence agreement with Sky. The renewal extends Sky’s previous licence agreement and offers the provider continuous access to Rovi’s entertainment discovery patent portfolio. “It is increasingly important for businesses to provide their customers with the latest innovations in entertainment search and guidance,” said Samir Armaly, […]
@IBC Advanced Television talks to Sylvain Thevenot about #Telco TV its proposition for TV as a cloud service for telcos and ISPs. It provides multi-screen provision, a proven UI and search and recommendation and a road map for rapid and seamless service innovation. [bitsontherun 1CI5axCW-ni7dlelE]
@IBC Advanced Television talks to ADB CEO Peter Balchin about the completion of the company’s transition to a multi-screen, multi-network, multi-service company. [bitsontherun 8M4qhBxw-ni7dlelE]
Audience fragmentation has been a feature – perhaps a dilemma – for channel owners, schedulers and advertisers for a long time. Everyday there is a new piece of research implying everything from ‘linear TV is so over’, to ‘chill, most viewers still want, and watch, most TV on a TV in a traditional way.’ It’s […]
Liberty Global and the global venture capital firm, e.ventures, have invested £7 million (€9.45m) in Bigballs Media, the digital production company and owner of football-based YouTube channel Copa90. The deal gives Liberty a 14 per cent stake in the business and values Bigballs Media at £50 million. It also gives Liberty the option to increase […]
Sky has agreed a new multi-year movie and TV agreement with Disney UK & Ireland which it says will allow customers to enjoy the very best of Disney entertainment either live, on demand or on the go. Sky Movies and NOW TV Sky Movies Pass customers will be able to watch premieres such as Inside […]
Netflix is raising the price of its most popular streaming option by $1 a month to $9.99 for new customers in the US, Canada and parts of Latin America following a similar move in Europe earlier this year. Existing customers will have a grace period of varying lengths before prices go up for them, the […]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is launching an OTT Olympic Channel in 2016 with Olympic sports 24 hours per day. The Olympic Channel is being set up in Madrid with around 120 employees and will show a mixture of live sports, back stories of athletes and volunteers, and background information, IOC president Thomas Bach revealed […]
The majority of advertisers (78 per cent) have already leveraged some form of advanced TV in their marketing efforts, according to the findings of Advanced TV: Ad Buyer Perceptions, a survey of 255 brand and agency decision-makers published by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and its Digital Video Center of Excellence. The survey, conducted by […]