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 […]
IAn IMS Research's report says that demand for connected CE devices is being driven by increased bandwidth, the evolution of content delivery methods and the convergence of media and communications industries. Adoption of over-the-top content will become an extension of both pay-TV and stand-alone device subscription packages, but OTT on the TV will not become […]
The number of fixed broadband subscribers will rise to 501 million at the end of 2014, according to new market data released by ABI Research. Of those, about 106 million will subscribe to services delivered via fibre. Fiber broadband subscribers totalled 44 million at the end of 2009. The number of fixed broadband subscribers totalled […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom has given its consent to the BBC and broadcast transmission firm Arqiva jointly marketing spare capacity that has become available ahead of digital switchover, as well as new capacity that will become available following the process. With the UK's digital switchover being managed region by region until 2012, certain unused capacity […]
Swedish film streaming site Voddler, still in beta, has won another $3.5 million in funding from Eqvitec Partners and brings the total amount invested to million $20.2 million. To coincide with the announcement, Voddler is also extending its beta programme to Norway. Voddler already has 420,000 users in Sweden, and the plan is to extend […]
The Joint Select Committee on Human Rights said the government’s Digital Economy Bill needed clarification. It said that technical measures – which include cutting off persistent pirates – were not “sufficiently specified”. In addition, it said that it was concerned that the Bill could create “over-broad powers”. “The Internet is constantly creating new challenges for […]
Multi-screen media measurement specialist Rentrak has agreed a deal with US digital satellite operator DISH Network to integrate commercially DISH Network’s TV viewing data with Rentrak’s TV Essentials audience measurement service. Contributing the largest national TV viewing data set, DISH Network provides Rentrak the ability to become the only company to offer media measurement in […]
SES Astra has signed a long-term agreement with M7 Group for two additional transponders on ASTRA 23.5 degrees East. The newly contracted capacity will be used for the further extension of the HDTV line-up of CanalDigitaal, M7 Group's direct-to-home platform for the Dutch market and will bring the number of total transponders contracted by M7 […]
Radio and Television Shanghai has signed a five-year deal with Ningxia TV to allow CBN to provide the new Ningxia Satellite service with around 17 hours of live programmes a week. CBN is the wholly owned subsidy of Radio and Television Shanghai, which specialises in business and financial information. It is expecting to enhance market […]
XYZnetworks has signed a multi-year volume deal with RDF Rights, part of the RDF Media Group. Under terms of the deal, XYZnetworks agrees to acquire a minimum of 300 hours of first run exclusive content across its portfolio of channels with equal footing to FTA television to acquire key titles. RDF is a major distributor […]