Vfilm rental giant Blockbuster has announced a strategic alliance with cable broadband Multi-System Operators (MSOs) Suddenlink Communications and Mediacom Communications Corporation to set the stage for Blockbuster to bring its multichannel offering to Suddenlink and Mediacom customers. The alliance is scheduled to roll out in phases beginning in September. Blockbuster will team up with Suddenlink […]
Against the challenging economic and industry backdrop, IBC2009 saw 45,547 actual attendees; that's 7% down on 2008. Michael Crimp, IBC COO said: "IBC is about the quality of the exhibition and the conference. We’re not just a trade show, but an event where people can see the results of all the hard work in our […]
Nine of Europe’s leading cable network operators, representing more than 35 million connected homes, have shown their immediate support and declared their intention to exploit the operational potential of DVB-C2. In a signed statement cable network operators YouSee (Denmark), Numericable (France), Kabel Baden Württemberg, Unitymedia, Kabel Deutschland (Germany), Ziggo (The Netherlands), ZON (Portugal), ONO (Spain) […]
blinkx has formed a partnership with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Canada's national public radio and television broadcast network. Clips from the station's online video library are now available trhough blinkx . Leveraging its unique AdHoc platform, blinkx will also place contextually relevant advertising against these videos, and share resulting advertising revenue with CBC.
Arqiva, the transmission infrastructure outfit, is set to use the brand name SeeSaw for its forthcoming VOD service, which will use technology originally intended for the defunct Project Kangaroo. In addition, Arqiva is appointing Richard Knight, Channel 4's former strategy and distribution manager, as commercial manager for the VOD service. Knight, who is currently working […]
Deutsche Telekom (DT) is reportedly planning to launch a mobile TV service using the DVB-H standard in 2010. The German telco's mobile unit T-Mobile is said to be in talks with Mobile Broadcast over the rollout of a network of DVB-H transmitters. This would mark the third attempt to launch a mobile TV service in […]
Virgin Media has named Tesco UK finance director Eamonn O'Hare as its new CFO. O'Hare will join in November after four years with the UK supermarket chain. He replaces Jerry Elliot who left the company in May. O'Hare was involved in the 2002 debt restructuring of the telecommunications provider Energis and was a part of […]
The BBC Trust ruled out any substantial flotation of the broadcaster's commercial arm. Chairman Sir Michael Lyons said the BBC Trust "wouldn't contemplate" a loss of direct control over the sale of programmes and merchandise which had been produced using licence fee money. His ruling came a few days after reports that the BBC's strategy […]
The as yet un-named firm will pursue a strategy of investment, development and cross-discipline partnerships aimed at fusing the traditional genre of television production with the reach, power and engagement of social media. The company will additionally drive the online exploitation of Shine Group content.
Research shows that India's TV market is expected to experience growth in all sectors until 2013. The Indian economy is weathering the worldwide downturn far better than almost any major country and is forecast to grow 4.3 per cent in 2009 and 6.5 per cent the following year; lower than past rates, but much better […]