AnySource Media, creator of the Connected HDTV Platform which allows consumers to directly connect to 100s of on-demand channels “out of the box” in new HDTVs being introduced this year, has confirmed two new content partners in Comedy Time and Salacious Streets TV. The Connected HDTV Platform extends the value of paid channels and increases […]

ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has appointed Jon Lefebvre as its new Vice President, Sales Operations and Strategy. He will be based in Singapore and will report directly to Charles Less, Senior Vice President, Advertising and Multimedia Sales. Prior to his move to Singapore, Lefebvre was based in Australia where he ran J&M international, a boutique […]

The European Commission has launched a consultation to determine how to better work together at EU level to get the most from the DSO opportunity. The consultation will run until 4 September 2009. “The digital dividend comes at a critical moment when we want to connect all parts of Europe to high-speed broadband, ensure high […]

According to the UK digital music firm Music Ally, in January this year only 17 per cent of web users said they regularly downloaded music from illegal file-sharing sources on the web, compared to 22 per cent in December 2007. When it comes to teens, the fall has increased with just 26 per cent of […]

C4's VOD strand has is testing Test Tube Telly – a combo of 4oD with Facebook Connect that tells Facebook friends which C4 shows you're watching. Aggregators Joost and Boxee have broadcaster-wide social viewing feeds.

AirTies, the wireless home networking vendor, is launching a high definition, 802.11N wireless video set-top box featuring self-service secure wireless network setup with a single push of a button and solid state storage on NAND flash. Air 7124, the high definition, wireless, IPTV/WebTV set-top box (STB), targeted at IPTV operators, eliminates the need for cables […]

Netflix has formed a partnership with Sony Electronics that will enable Netflix subscribers to instantly watch movies streamed from Netflix on Sony Bravia models compatible with Sony’s Bravia Internet video link module. Launching in Autumn, Netflix members on an unlimited plan can use the service to instantly watch more than 12,000 movies and TV episodes […]

The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) has announced a new direction in the battle against pay-TV piracy in the Philippines. A breakthrough settlement by Turtle Cable, an infringing cable operator in Camarines Sur, is underpinned by a legally binding undertaking to refrain from broadcasting unauthorised TV programming and exclusively distribute legally authorised […]

NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker has said that while the overall marketplace is still challenged, he thinks it may have bottomed out. "It's still quite uncertain and we don't really see the full recovery we are all hoping for," he said. "It's still tough out there, but I think we have seen a bottom. Our […]

Senators have voted through the 'Hadopi 2' law, which will allow judges to impose punishments on those found to have made illegal downloads. The law is a complement to the Hadopi (the internet watchdog) 1 law, setting up a new body for Internet piracy. It was originally proposed that this law would allow for the […]