The UK culture secretary, Andy Burnham, is aiming to have the framework of an international strategy to combat illegal internet downloads agreed with US and European partners by the autumn. The plan, part of a five-pronged strategy to bolster the ailing music industry, was outlined by the government minister at a parliamentary reception last night […]
OpenTV has announced financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31st, 2008. OpenTV moved from a $5.2 million net loss in 2007 to a $9.6 million profit in 2008 on revenues of $116.5m against $110m in 2007. "2008 marked the first profitable year in OpenTV's history. We exceeded both our revenue […]
Portuguese cable operator Zon Multimedia is launching its new triple-play broadband packages, with speeds of 50 and 100 Mbps, TV and telephone service. The 50 Mbps offer will cost E57.90, while the 100 Mbps has a monthly fee of E64.99. Besides Internet with unlimited traffic, both packages include 93 TV channels (including HD) and unlimited […]
NDS has announced that Tele Columbus and PrimaCom, together forming Germany’s third-largest cable operator, have selected NDS’ advanced MediaHighway middleware solution to power their pay-TV business, further reinforcing MediaHighway’s leadership in the German pay-TV industry.
Freesat has appointed TechniSat Digital as a manufacturer of high definition digital satellite receivers for 2009. TechniSat Digital Group is a consumer electronics organisation specialising in premium DVB products. TechniSat will be launching with the HDFS Satellite HD digital receiver – a premium product for the reception of all Freesat SD and HD services which […]
From Colin Mann in London The return of Grand Prix racing to the BBC for the first time since 1996 will see the broadcaster introduce coverage that promises to be the most comprehensive in the history of the sport, with all on-track sessions brought live through TV, Radio, Red Button, broadband and the BBC iPlayer. […]
SysMedia, leading specialist in subtitling solutions and content management and production systems for interactive TV and teletext, has formed a multi-level strategic alliance with Icareus, specialists in TV-centric interactive services and technologies. Icareus will become technical partners with SysMedia for interactive digital TV and mobile TV. This involves the integration of SysMedia's multi-platform Gold content […]
Following the recent news that Thomson intends to sell its Grass Valley broadcast technology business, senior VP Jeff Rosica has taken the opportunity to confirm that the division remains “fully focused” on the success of Grass Valley and its customers, and that all current customer project deployments will continue to be carefully managed. “As Thomson […]
The Nielsen Company has reported that viewing of video on television, Internet and mobile devices continues to increase and has reached new heights. In its fourth quarter "Three Screen Report", Nielsen said that the average American watches more than 151 hours of TV per month, an all-time high. Meanwhile, Americans who watch video over the […]
Online video campaigns can extend TV advertising reach by a third, as young adults spend less time watching TV, according to research by Utarget.Fox and MediaCom. Fifty per cent of adults in broadband homes remembered seeing the ads online or on TV, with one in three only recalling the pre-roll ads online. The research included […]