The BBC director general, Mark Thompson, has attacked UK government over its decision to list BBC Worldwide in its portfolio of assets for sale, warning that any sale could lead to Worldwide becoming “an empty vessel”. In The Guardian, Thompson ruled out a wholesale privatisation of the BBC’s commercial arm, saying the BBC “cannot envisage […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) and Sky have launched the of MGM HD, a channel devoted exclusively to the delivery of movies in HD. The channel, a 50/50 joint venture between Sky and MGM, showcases handpicked selections from the MGM library, with all titles broadcasting in true HD. MGM-HD will be the first branded channel for the […]
Widevine, the cardless CAS vendor has raised another $15 million of development capital from Samsung Ventures and Liberty Global and a third corporation, each of which have become strategic shareholders in the company. “Widevine will use the additional capital to support and grow our customer base, broaden our product portfolio and defend our intellectual property,” […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome Hot on the heels of La7, Italian broadcasters Sky Italia, Mediaset and RAI are also planning to launch their own “on demand” services. This month, Sky Italia is introducing Sky Selection On Demand, a free service that allows subscribers equipped with MySky and MySkyHD decoders to choose from a constantly […]
Premier Rugby and ESPN have agreed a three year contract for exclusive live rights to 43 matches per season from the Guinness Premiership, beginning next season and running through to the 2012-2013 season, including exclusive live coverage of the Guinness Premiership Final and one of the two semi-final matches.
British consumers are lagging behind when it comes to access to the next generation super fast broadband connectivity. Data released by the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has placed the UK at number 21 out of 30 countries in terms of broadband speed. The UK ranking is below Greece, France, Portugal and Spain. […]
Virgin Media's strategy head Andrew Barron has been named chief operating officer.Barron joined Virgin Media in March 2008 and since then has led the company’s strategy development and, more recently, overseen a reorganisation of the company’s customer operations and network teams. Before joining Virgin, he was previously chief executive of pan-Scandinavia pay-TV broadcaster Viasat, and […]
Two major organisations within mobile television have joined forces in order to better co-ordinate and promote initiatives around the world. This follows a fast growth in the usage of DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) as a standard for mobile TV and radio on five continents. DMB Alliance is a Korean organisation which focuses on supporting global […]
The world's largest 3D demo with the largest yet 3D screen took place at the weekend at the Dallas Cowboys grid iron football stadium. The 80,000 crowd were given 3D glasses to watch the half-time and second-half of the game as well as replays in 3D. The giant screen was 160 feet in length and […]
TeliaSonera has become the first operator in the world to offer customers fourth-generation mobile services, with broadband speeds up to ten times faster than its top third-generation network. Ericsson will run the network TeliaSonera set up in Stockholm, Sweden, while Chinese rival Huawei is in charge of the one in Oslo, Norway. Based on how […]