Google has announced more partnerships and a new website — for its platform for its Internet TV platform. Google TV will launch with several content partners that will have smartphone-like “apps” and optimised websites that will bring added features to the TV. Confirmed partners so far include Netflix, Pandora, Amazon, YouTube, Turner Broadcasting, CNBC, NBA, […]
Sky Deutschland has just had another cash injection from News Corp which now controls almost 50 per cent of the pay-TV company, although Sky Deutschland is still seeking additional liquidity. News Corp says it will not absorb more than its current 49.9 per cent shareholding. Investment bankers Morgan Stanley, in a note to clients, say […]
Interest in and consumption of online media continues to grow and remain strong. While pay-TV operators have not yet seen a significant impact on their subscriber bases, early indicators suggest online media will eventually compete with pay-TV. An ABI Research consumer survey revealed that about 32 per cent of those surveyed are interested in watching […]
Keynote speakers at MIPCOM’s Industry Outlook panel have suggested that strategic flexibility will be a critical weapon as major media companies face the challenges created by digital transformation. According to Marcel Fenez, global leader, entertainment and media at PricewaterhouseCoopers, consumer behaviour in the digital era is starting to follow defined patterns. “What we are starting […]
In line with its aims of becoming one of the world’s first global 360 degree live music brands, Swiss-based iConcerts has brokered a distribution and co-production deal with China DTV Production Company Limited, a division of CCTV (China Central Television). The multi-faceted collaboration starting this Autumn, will see China DTV Production’s digital music channel broadcast […]
According to figures released on by the UK Internet Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers, spending on Internet advertising increased by 10 per cent in the first half of the year, to £1.67 billion (E1.92bn). The growth rate has picked up from last year, when online spending rose 4.2 per cent, but has fallen behind that of […]
GlobeCast has expanded its facilities in Asia with the addition of a new multi-channel HD playout facility, as well as new staff for post-production and playout services. Thanks to this expansion, new post-production and creative services will also be available from GlobeCast’s Parkview Square facilities. These facilities will expand to house the increased range of […]
euronews, the international news channel, has signed a partnership agreement with Panasonic for the launch of euronews on Panasonic’s Viera Cast platform. From now on, every Panasonic Viera Cast user can access euronews content in 4 languages (English, French, German and Italian, new languages to be added in the future). Viewers can easily watch the […]
New Media Digital Contents, a provider of digital on demand content in Portugal, has formed a strategic partnership with Tvinci, a Pay-TV on demand video platform provider, to create a white box subscription/pay-on-demand service for EMEA and Latin America. New Media has selected Tvinci to help launch its next generation FilmBox concept, a white label […]
Qualcomm is in the process of shutting down its mobile broadcast FLO TV service. Wholesale customers, such as those on AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless, will not be immediately affected. The white-label service, which is resold by both carriers, will continue running as is for the foreseeable future. But that is likely to change down […]