Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has named P. Harris Morris as president of the company's Broadcast Communications business. Previously, Morris served as vice president and general manager of the Media and Workflow area of the Broadcast Communications business. Before joining Harris Corporation in January 2008, Morris served as chief strategy officer […]
From Colin Mann in London BSkyB has confirmed that it has disposed of a shareholding of approximately 10.4 per cent in ITV plc in accordance with the final undertakings given by Sky to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills relating to Sky's 17.9 per cent investment in ITV. It was unsuccessful on […]
UK Broadcasters will soon be able to accept payment for featuring branded goods in their programmes for the first time. Ben Bradshaw, the culture minister, said the government would legislate to allow TV product placement, calling it an “important departure”. Estimates of the annual revenue generated for broadcasters such as ITV from product placement range […]
Following up on proposing a law that internet video should abide by broadcast regulation, Italy's Supreme Court has ruled that ISPs in the country must block access to Pirate Bay. Following a previous attempt to make ISPs block the site, the Court of Bergamo, on an appeal from Pirate Bay, ruled that foreign websites could […]
The Comcast and NBC Universal merger hearing in Congress has sparked controversy over the fair use of Hulu. When asked about blocking Boxee users from accessing Hulu, NBC President Jeff Zucker replied. “What Boxee was doing was illegally taking the content that was on Hulu without any business deal.” Boxee's contention is that they merely […]
Modern Times Group (MTG), the international entertainment broadcasting group, has confirmed that Viasat has launched a subscription VOD service on its Viasat OnDemand Internet portal in Sweden, Denmark and Norway. The service includes live sports events, hundreds of episodes of hit TV series, and access to 200 feature films at any given time. The content, […]
SES Astra has revealed that the French DTT on satellite offer TNTSAT, posted strong growth with 1.85 million TNTSAT receivers sold as of end 2009. Launched in March 2007, TNTSAT enjoyed strong growth in 2008, with 750,000 receivers sold. This trend accelerated in 2009 with 850,000 terminals sold. The take-up shows that French households outside […]
Motive Television, a leading media investment company, has raised £400k (E456k) through the subscription of new shares to retail and institutional investors. The money will be used to continue the marketing and development of its Digital Terrestrial TV ('DTT') technology business. As part of the Company's new strategic focus, it has already secured the global […]
Wuhan has officially begun broadcasts over its high-definition interactive next-generation television broadcasting (NGB) platform. In addition to providing traditional cable television services, the Wuhan Broadcasting Corporation’s interactive HD television platform offers a range of public services, including medical, educational, and services, pension services, and water, electricity, The Wuhan Broadcasting Corporation’s network currently covers 3.2 million […]
FourthWall Media (formerly BIAP) and Rovi have signed an agreement to offer an Enhanced Television (ETV) solution to many of Rovi’s Interactive Program Guide customers throughout North and South America. In 2010 Rovi will begin to offer an integrated ETV Platform, including FourthWall Media’s EBIF User Agent, ETV Server, and TV Widgets as part of […]