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 […]
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 […]
Cox Communications, the third-biggest US cable system, is close to an agreement with Viacom to carry new movie channel Epix, according to reports. Epix was launched on October 30th as a joint venture of Viacom’s Paramount Pictures, Lions Gate Entertainment and MGM, with just one distribution partner, Verizon's FiOS TV service. That means it is […]
ITV is to make US drama The Vampire Diaries available for viewers to buy on Apple’s iTunes months before it airs on UK television in a move in part designed to combat online piracy. Episodes of the show, which is not due to air on digital channel ITV2 until February, are being made available through […]
SES Astra, an SES company, has entered into a partnership with Bulgarian telecom operator Neterra to offer contribution services to broadcasters in Bulgaria and the Balkan region. Under the terms of the agreement, Neterra will use capacity on SES Astra's 31.5 degrees East orbital position to provide broadcasters with an optimised solution to deliver their […]
US households consumed approximately 3.6 zettabytes of information in 2008, according to the “How Much Information? 2009 Report on American Consumers,” released by the University of California, San Diego. One zettabyte is 1,000,000,000 trillion bytes, and total bytes consumed last year were the equivalent of the information in thick paperback novels stacked seven feet high […]
Global Digital Broadcast (GDBTV), in partnership with Verismo Network's VuNow service, now includes its selection of channels on the Netgear Digital Entertainer Live STB. Available now across the UK, the Netgear Digital Entertainer Live is an easy-to-use STB which transforms the TV into a home media player, enabling live Internet channels, web availability and playback […]
KIT digital, a global provider of on-demand software solutions for managing and monetising Internet Protocol (IP)-based video assets, has formed an operating joint venture agreement with Buenos Aires and São Paulo-based, Latinstock Digital. The two companies will jointly market products and services to clients in Latin America and throughout the KIT digital global network, effective […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome The CEO of News Corporation Stations Europe, Tom Mockridge, is putting pressure on Italy's Deputy Minister for Communications to issue a broadcasting license for the new digital terrestrial channel Cielo, after a favourable opinion from Brussels. In a letter sent to Paolo Romani, Mockridge stresses that a positive opinion from […]
Sonic Solutions and verve-media have formed a partnership to incorporate interactive commerce functionality into the Roxio CinemaNow entertainment platform. The collaboration will enable content owners and retailers to explore new innovative revenue models through interactive contextual advertising. For consumers, the new capability will provide a unique viewing experience in which information or purchasing options for […]