STV and UTV, the two UK regional franchise holders of ITV licences, have told Ofcom, the British broadcast regulator, that they wanted nothing to do with a single nationwide licence for Channel 3 in the UK. The idea was floated by Michael Grade, executive chairman of ITV, in recent remarks at a Royal Television Society. […]
Sling Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation has confirmed the public launch of Sling.com, an online video entertainment destination. Users can go to Sling.com to watch a selection of clips, TV shows, films, news and sports in high quality, for free, anytime they want. This includes video programming from over 90 content providers […]
Miniweb, the Interactive Service Provider, has confirmed that its TV Key service can now be accessed through the first page of the Interactive menu on Sky Digital, operated by BSkyB. The Miniweb service shares the Sky Interactive Main Menu (Sky IMM) with Sky's own interactive content and the move further strengthens Miniweb's TV Key and […]
MySpace is launching a new streaming video service for mobiles, which will allow its members to watch all MySpace-hosted videos on a range of multimedia phones. MySpace is using technology by RipCode that works in real-time and can play video out across multiple handsets, screen sizes and playback specifications. MySpace claims10 million unique users access […]
From Colin Mann in London The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally concluded that the proposed VOD joint venture between the BBC through BBC Worldwide ITV and C4, 'Project Kangaroo', will restrict competition in the supply of VOD services in the UK. In a summary of the provisional findings, the CC has concluded that the joint […]
YouTube director of content partnerships Jordan Hoffner outlined its plans to monetize its content to a B&C conference in New York. YouTube is taking a number of different approaches to build its revenue stream, hoping to capitalize on its market dominance. The site has struck a number of deals with professional content providers in the […]
Nokia has completed its acquisition of Symbian Limited. Symbian is the software company that develops and licenses Symbian OS, the market-leading open operating system for mobile devices. The closing of the offer is a fundamental step in the establishment of the Symbian Foundation, announced in June by Nokia, together with AT&T, LG Electronics, Motorola, NTT […]
Although the US is still by far the largest market for digital video recorders (DVRs), with nearly 12 million units shipped in 2007, uptake in Europe is gaining momentum. IMS Research estimates that in 2007, the DVR market in Europe grew by 87 per cent, reaching 6 million units shipped in 2007. Asia Pacific accounted […]
Cyfrowy Polsat, Poland's largest digital satellite pay television platform has launched mobile phone services, based on its own telecommunications infrastructure using network solutions from Nokia Siemens Networks. Under a five-year contract, Nokia Siemens Networks has supplied a complete MVNO platform, comprising packet core equipment, applications and network management tools as well as a broad range […]
The UK is the first European nation to adopt digital video recorders (DVRs) in significant numbers, according to international research firm Parks Associates’ study 'Entertainment 2.0 in Europe'. This five-country study examined entertainment trends across Europe and found over one-third of UK broadband households own a DVR. British households are also more likely than other […]