The UK is going to develop a satellite to trial innovative space technologies. The idea is components and instruments flying on TechDemoSat (TDS) can prove their worth and go on to win substantial international business. Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) will lead the project. Participants are likely to include a novel instrument to measure the […]
The CSA has confirmed that Canal Plus and TV Numéric and the football league, the LFP, have applied to operate a new pay-TV channel on DTT. The LFP wants to run a soccer channel with the rights currently shared between Canal Plus and Orange, as they are not bidding for the rights from 2012. Canal […]
Youku, China’s largest video hosting site, has partnered with Disney to begin streaming the studio’s TV shows. The videos are subtitled in Chinese. The agreement with Disney comes as Chinese video hosting sites are moving away from showing illegally uploaded content. Chinese users continue to upload pirated popular American TV shows and movies to sites […]
The BBC is addressing the questionable quality of its online radio streams with the launch of HD Sound, a new high-definition netcast technology. Due for Radio 3 in December, and to be available on selected programming on the BBC’s other radio channels starting with the Electric Proms on Radio 2 later this month, HD Sound […]
Australian communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, has speculated that a commercial deal between Optus and NBN could see the telco’s cable TV services delivered over the National Broadband Network. Many Optus services, including its pay TV products, are currently provided over its own HFC networks. Any deal is likely to see the HFC network switched […]
KidsCo, the international children’s channel, has confirmed a deal with PT Cipta Skynindo, the Indonesian digital pay TV operator. KidsCo will be available to Indonesian and East Timorese viewers in English as well as Bahasa Indonesian. KidsCo will broadcast shows across PT Cipta Skynindo’s basic package, their most widely distributed service, from November 1st.
Sky Italia does not intend to enter the DTT market with a pay-TV offer, claiming this would be technically impossible. It was refuting allegations in dialy “Corriere della Sera” which claimed that Sky Italia plans to team up with local media group Espresso as part of an “anti-Mediaset deal”. Sky Italia points out that it […]
This Friday, October 22nd, BSkyB will unveil its Q1 results and a few hours later hold its AGM for the trading year that ended June 30th. It is also likely that James Murdoch, currently chairman of the broadcaster will comment on News Corp’s wish to take full ownership of BSkyB; News Corp currently holds 39.1 […]
Video search platform Blinkx is mounting a share issue equivalent to 7.5 per cent of the company in order to try and raise at least £19.5 million (E27.4m). Blinkx says: “The Placing is being conducted to further strengthen blinkx’s balance sheet and to provide additional funding to support blinkx’s growth strategy.” Blinkx shares rallied recently […]
General Electric reported that NBC Universal’s profits fell 15 per cent in the third quarter to $625 million. Revenues for NBCU were $4.1 billion, on a year ago. GE is in the process of selling a controlling interest in NBCU to Comcast. On cable GE noted that strong original programming propelled USA Network to be […]