Apple is pressing US television networks to reduce their prices for TV shows offered on its iTunes digital store in order to cut the charge to consumers and to help spur demand. However, networks are resisting the move as they fear a repeat of the music industry's pact with Apple in 2003 to sell individual […]
Verizon’s FiOS ended 2009 with a comparatively sluggish quarter, adding 153,000 subscribers for both TV and Internet services. Verizon had 2.9 million FiOS TV customers as of the end of 2009, and 3.4 million FiOS Internet customers. Year to year, Verizon boosted FiOS TV subs by 49 per cent (with a 24.5 per cent penetration […]
Spending on online video advertising could be pushed forward by consumers increasing willingness to view video content online, says Guy Phillipson, chief executive at the Internet Advertising Bureau. Phillipson added that he expected video advertising to grow as an online medium, in part because people are “very used to consuming video online” due to the […]
The Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement, an industry group formed last year to promote innovation in TV and cross-platform audience measurement, has confirmed the addition of six new members: Gannett, PepsiCo, Belo, ConAgra, Hearst Television and Microsoft. CIMM now has a total of 21 members. In addition to announcing the new members, CIMM unveiled the […]
Cox Communications has announced the successful completion of voice calling and HD video streaming over wireless networks using 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology. Cox’s 4G technology and service trials utilise the AWS and 700 MHz spectrum that it acquired at Federal Communication Commission auctions in 2006 and 2008. Cox spent over $550 million for […]
Avail-TVN, the largest digital media services company in North America, has announced an industry-wide, long-term digital media services deal with entertainment channel, VOD and online service, EPIX. The agreement provides EPIX with the technological capability to access over 48 million VOD households via every service provider in North America, providing a seamless on-ramp to launch […]
Exterity, the IPTV specialist, has revealed that its IPTV solution has been adopted by The European Tour to distribute High Definition content at the majority of events on The 2010 Race to Dubai golfing event on The European Tour international schedule. The bespoke, real-time production system combines live information from broadcasters, pre-recorded material and highlights […]
SeeSaw is aiming to launch in March, with content from partners including BBC Worldwide, Channel 4 and Channel Five. The service, built from the assets of the defunct Project Kangaroo video-on-demand venture, will start an invite-only trial this week. SeeSaw is hoping to build up the number of users for its trial over the course […]
Web video specialist Brightcove has developed a new system to help cable programmers launch “TV Everywhere” on-demand video services, either through their own portals or working in partnership with cable or telco operators. Consistent with the “TV Everywhere” concept the Brightcove system includes authentication technology to ensure that online viewers are already paying for the […]
BBC Worldwide, the main commercial arm of the BBC, should be split from the corporation and turned into a global communications company brand to promote and sell British television programmes around the world, a committee of the Lords has recommended. The Lords Committee on Communications wants part of Worldwide to be turned into a private […]