Virgin Media unveiled its first High Definition (HD) TV advertising campaign. The new ads showcase Virgin Media's growing HD line up, including BBC HD, ITV1 HD, ESPN HD, LIVING HD and, soon to launch, Film4 HD. Virgin Media currently offers 12 HD TV channels across sport, entertainment, film, nature and documentaries, all available at no […]

Time Warner Cable's first-quarter net income rose to $214 million, compared with $164 million a year earlier. Free cash flow rose 78 per cent, to $652 million, as it lowered capital spending. Revenue rose 5.4 per cent, to $4.6 billion, during the quarter. The cable company was also helped by a rebound in advertising sales, […]

ITV announced the appointment of Kevin Lygo as Managing Director of ITV Studios. Adam Crozier, new Chief Executive of ITV, said: "A clear outcome of the ongoing strategy review is the importance of our in-house production arm to the future of ITV's business. "Kevin's appointment underlines our commitment to ensuring home-grown content stays at the […]

Google is planning to introduce Android-based television software to developers at an event in May, according to US reports. The technology is attracting interest from partners that include Sony, Intel and Logitech International, which are expected to offer products that support the software. Google is planning on sharing some details about the technology with more […]

Clearleap, the web based TV technology platform today unveiled an EBIF application designed to give cable, IPTV and satellite TV subscribers a continuous, lean back viewing experience for short form programming on VOD. The application, dubbed MyPlaylistTV, provides TV viewers with the ability to generate pre-populated play lists from their VOD libraries and have the […]