Viacom's MTV Networks International has announced the second wave of countries to launch its first ever international high definition service dedicated to music and kids, MTVNHD (MTV Networks High Definition). The 24-hour, English language channel will premiere before the end of 2008 in ten new countries including the UK (through Sky) and Israel (HOT) and […]
A study of user reactions to advertising within video has revealed no evidence to suggest such ads would adversely affect users' relationship with ITV's local website. Of 1200 people surveyed about overlay advertising currently being trialled on ITV Local, just 9 per cent claimed it detracted from their overall viewing experience – lower than with […]
Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM), the largest multiple system operator in Japan has acquired 97.9 per cent of the total outstanding shares in the Jyohoku New Media. As a result of the purchase, Taito Cable Television has now become a consolidated subsidiary of J:COM. J:Com said that it expected the deal to expand its reach in the […]
The Al Jazeera Network has launched its English and Arabic news channels on Turksat’s new digital cable platform. The launch of the Al Jazeera channels on Turksat will substantially increase Al Jazeera's presence in this important market where the Network already broadcasts to over eight million households. "The continued expansion of our reach in Turkey […]
Joost, the OTT video service, has launched an iPhone application, making its P2P web TV service available on the go. With the application, iPhone users can watch Joost's content library of more than 46,000 videos on the go for free. The service streams video over Wi-Fi connections and not over the phone's EDGE or 3G […]
Google will power some web ads for the broadcaster site ITV.com which will start running AdSense text ads on its search results pages in the next 10 days or so. Google has already powered ITV.com's site search for 18 months so this is a logical extension of the deal – and it may be extended […]
Duna TV, the Hungarian public broadcaster, has secured carriage on the country's DTT platform due to launch in December. Under the terms of the 12-year deal, Antenna Hungária – a HD version of Duna TV – along with standard definition channel Duna ll Autónomia, will be distributed on the first multiplex and available to users […]
Russian telco Comstar has reported a 22 per cent year-on-year increase in third-quarter core earnings, but has said it would cut capital expenditure due to the financial crisis. Comstar said its adjusted operating income before depreciation and amortisation reached $184.8 million, higher than the average forecast of $163.6 million. Its OIBDA margin increased to 43.8 […]
Object Matrix, a developer of secure asset archive and retrieval software, has partnered with distributor Channel Dynamics to launch The MatrixStore, a multi-purpose disk based archive solution. The MatrixStore provides a secure archive to businesses with large data libraries at a fraction of the cost of a tape library. Ideal for the broadcast, design and […]
From David Del Valle in Madrid Spain’s largest cable operator ONO lost 19,000 subs in the third quarter which the company blamed on the deteriorating economic environment and a lack of commercial activity during summer time. ONO ended the third quarter with 1,935,636 total subs, with telephony experiencing the sharpest decline losing more than 7,000 […]