ZillionTV, the streaming video set-top box-maker backed by Disney, Fox, Sony and Warner Bros, has laid off an undisclosed number of staff. A former employee reports that the company let go roughly a third of its 100-member workforce; ZillionTV would only confirm that it "realigned its resources," as part of a shift in its overall […]
Eutelsat Communications has been selected by Hungary’s national public broadcaster, Magyar TelevÃzió, to broadcast its Magyar TV2 channel across Europe using the Eurobird 9A satellite. The flagship general entertainment channel is now available on a free-to-air basis in both Standard Digital and HD versions.
A new report suggests P2P is being replaced by cheap streaming video. According a report from Arbor Networks, a network-management firm used by more than 70 per cent of the world's top ISPs, P2P is falling out of favour fast. "Globally P2P is declining and it is declining quickly," said Craig Labovitz, the chief scientist […]
COO John Cresswell, named interim CEO on Tuesday, has scrapped the sale of its DTT multiplex SDN and is looking instead to transfer its ownership to ITV's pension fund as an asset that will plug a growing hole there. ITV paid £134m (E143m) for SDN to a consortium including S4C, United News & Media and […]
Patrick Barry, the executive in charge of the Yahoo’s Internet-connected TV group, has quit. Barry was responsible for deals with consumer-electronics manufacturers to deliver Yahoo’s Widget Channel apps to consumers. In January, Yahoo announced partnerships with Samsung, Sony, LG Electronics and Vizio to embed the “widgets” into their Internet-enabled TV products.
French broadcast transmission company TDF has proposed to mobile operators and TV broadcasters that it would finance the mobile TV network rollout and broadcasting costs during a first phase to reach 17 per cent population coverage. Until now, TDF had proposed to pay for the rollout, but only for a quarter of operating costs. Under […]
A study by Mediacom into how broadcast TV advertising creates online response has revealed for the first time the instant effect that TV advertising has on driving web response and the high levels of misattribution TV suffers from. The study highlights the scope for optimising of both Direct Response and Brand Response TV based on […]
Richard Halton, the Director of Project Canvas, blogged his response to Sky's objections. "Central to the thinking behind project Canvas is that we can create an open platform for the next generation of internet-connected TV devices, and by open, we mean that all content owners, internet service providers and device manufacturers can get involved… Sky’s […]
Philippine telco PLDT has announced the launch of a new IPTV service dubbed Watchpad. Existing subscribers to the company's myDSL broadband service will receive the TV over DSL offering for free. Initial channels available include National Geographic, Cartoon Network, Pinoy Box Office, CNN, Animax Mobile, CNBC and GMA 7. PLDT customer sales and marketing group […]
A study revealed that two thirds of Americans reject being tracked online by advertisers. Some 66 per cent do not want marketers to tailor advertisements to their interests. Meanwhile, 69 per cent think that there should be a law that gives people the right to know everything a website knows about them, a survey by […]