Tektronix, a specialist in broadcast video test, monitoring and analysis solutions, has announced that company’s flagship Sentry digital content monitor has been selected by Cogeco Cable, Canada’s fourth largest cable operator, to help ensure their video services are delivered with exceptional quality. Cogeco Cable will deploy Sentry’s advanced Quality of Experience (QoE) and Perceptive Video […]
Sony is said to be mulling the launch of an OTT competitor to pay TV operators. The company is in exploratory talks with several big media and companies, including Comcast-controlled NBCUniversal, News Corp. and Discovery Communications, for rights that would allow it to carry their TV networks OTT to Sony devices in the US, according […]
Google is committed to a TV platform and sees a lot potential as the connected TV market develops, despite the failure of its first attempt at TV, according to Suveer Kothari, head of international, Google TV. Kothari told the OTT Summit in London Google was aiming to make ‘Google TV 2’ as open an operating […]
A poll carried out by UK help site PC Advisor suggests that 31 per cent of respondents plan to continue sharing files illegally despite the possibility of receiving warning letters from Ofcom. Ofcom says that in 2013 warning letters will be the first-step in the ‘three-strike’ rule set out in the Digital Economy Act in […]
Walt Disney President and Chief Executive Robert Iger is joinning the Apple board. At the same time, Genentech Chairman Arthur Levinson, an Apple board member since 2005, will become the company’s non-executive chairman of the board, filling the role Jobs occupied briefly after his resignation as Apple’s chief executive in August. Apple has long ties […]
Netflix is ramping up the studio content for its planned UK and Ireland launch in 2012 by agreeing a multi-year digital licensing agreement that will bring a broad range of Miramax films to Netflix members. Financial terms of the deal are not being disclosed. “Netflix is proud to be able to offer the unmatched mix […]
The BBC World News channel has been banned from buying certain programmes and accepting some sponsorship deals, after an investigation found serious breaches of the corporation’s editorial guidelines in shows about subjects including Malaysia and carbon trading. A full investigation was launched by the BBC Trust into programming on BBC World News after it found […]
Vivendi has sold off a small part of its 63 percent stake in ‘Call of Duty’ video games outfit Activision Blizzard. Last week Vivendi Universal spent $1.9 billion buying music publisher EMI. Vivendi gained $427 million from the sale of stock which sees its stake in the video games company falling to 60 per cent. […]
Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi have formed a joint-venture with the aim of merging their small screen LCD screen output. The deal embraces the companies’ smart phone and tablet-based screen production. The proposal was first outlined by the trio back in August. The outcome will be Japan Display, which hopes to be in business by Spring […]
SES has signed a capacity agreement with High TV 3D, a worldwide 3D general entertainment channel, primarily for cable distribution. High TV 3D will be distributed via the Astra 23.5 degrees East orbital position, benefiting from its optimal European footprint coverage and household reach. Astra 23.5 degrees East is the home of various international 3D […]