Big Internet brands including Google and Facebook have lined up oppose the new Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) bill that is being debated in Congress. Some of the Internet’s biggest names are threatening to leave the US Chamber of Commerce over a bill that would make Web companies liable for pirated content that appears on […]
BSkyB’s CEO Jeremy Darroch has told a group of bankers that despite the tough economic conditions in the UK he still anticipated growth, and would also consider returning cash to shareholders when appropriate. Speaking at a Morgan Stanley event in Barcelona, on November 16, he said “I think there are going to be some more […]
UK-based set-top technology company Pace is to take a $12 million “exceptional charge” to fund the reorganisation of Pace Europe. Fuller details of the restructuring have yet to be finalised. Pace is expected the move to then start showing savings of about $7 million each year, with about 50 per cent of that saving kicking […]
The economic downturn has led an influential working group to advise Portugal’s government that the number of publicly financed TV and radio channels should be dramatically cut back. The suggestion is that RTP (Portugal’s public broadcaster) should transmit just one general interest channel and no longer carry advertising. Its “international” channel should be managed by […]
British TV and film viewers are hungry for change to the traditional TV status quo, frustrated by a lack of accessibility to content, according to a UK-wide survey exploring changing consumer attitudes and behaviours to TV and video. The survey was conducted by media management specialist Red Bee Media, and is a part of the […]
In the US, the amount of time spent streaming videos online is growing at a much faster rate than the number of video viewers, according to Nielsen. Over the last three years, time spent watching video from home and work computers has more than doubled while the number of unique viewers increased 26 per cent […]
Boxee has announced it will introduce a Live TV dongle in January that will connect to the Boxee Box and let users watch channels like ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC for no extra fee. The Live TV stick is available for pre-order now for $49. “If you are like us then the way you watch […]
The IPTV service offered by BSNL is being wound up following poor subscriber uptake. BSNL was providing IPTV services under a partnership with MyWay, a digital entertainment enterprise owned by Smart TV Group. The group had entered into long-term contracts with MTNL and BSNL for providing co-branded interactive video services to customers in 54 cities […]
India’s government passed the Cable TV Networks Regulations earlier in November and now has issued the dates by which time all cable operators in the country must digitise their systems. It has permitted the initial dates to slip a little but now says that India’s 4 major cities must have completed their analogue to digital […]
Freesat, the free satellite TV service, is launching its new advertising campaign: “Freesat. Satellite TV made easy.” Set to launch during I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here on Monday 21st November, the 30 second commercial runs until January 2012. Viewers will see the return of the Freesat 1 satellite space station orbiting earth and […]