A new era of television consumption is being ushered in across Central Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) according to a report by Discovery Networks, which also suggests that supercharged by the digital age, audiences led by the young and early adopters are showing an increasing appetite for new TV services that complement existing […]
ITV has reported a 6 per cent increase in pre-tax profits to £348 million (€429m) in 2012. The company said it has seen growth in all areas with revenues up to 3 per cent to £2.19 billion, fuelled by a strong performance in its studios, online and its pay and interactive businesses. Chief executive Adam […]
Central European Media Enterprises (CME) succumbed to a record fourth-quarter net loss after a hefty writedown and missed 2012 core profit guidance, sending its shares down almost 10 per cent. The broadcaster said it was looking to raise cash by selling assets, lifting fees and holding talks with US media company Time Warner – its […]
Eighty-six per cent of UK advertising agencies purchased digital video inventory in 2012, with 62 per cent listing brand awareness as a primary goal, according to a research report by Adap.tv and Admonsters. “This is a pivotal point as the worlds of TV and online advertising begin to really merge for the first time,” says […]
Jill Lesser, Executive Director of the US’s Center for Copyright Information (CCI) – a collaborative effort between content creators in the movie and music industries and leading IPSs to help educate the public and deter copyright infringement – has confirmed the implementation phase of the Copyright Alert System (CAS). In a Blog Post, Lesser says […]
Cable MSO Cablevision is suing Viacom over the number of channels Viacom requires Cablevision to carry in order to maintain supply. Cablevision says the way the channels are bundled is illegal. Time Warner and DirecTV are supporting Cablevision’s action. Cablevision has launched its action in a Manhattan court arguing that some 14 of Viacom’s channels, […]
Sandvine, a provider of intelligent broadband network solutions for fixed and mobile operators, has revealed that audio and video streaming account for 28 per cent of roaming data as observed on a tier-1 European mobile network. Given the growing popularity of streamed sporting events such as the 2012 Olympics, Sandvine predicts World Cup 2014 in […]
The Premier League has confirmed that Sky has successfully secured 116 live matches per year for the seasons running from 2013-14 until 2015-16. Sky has been awarded live rights across all platforms – including satellite, cable, IPTV, online and mobile. This means that, in addition to TV, Sky customers will continue to benefit from live […]
Cryptography Research, a division of Rambus, has signed a licence agreement with EchoStar Technologies to adopt the Cryptography Research CryptoFirewall security core for use with EchoStar set-top-box technologies to protect against TV signal theft. “We are committed to the strongest and most advanced security solutions and pleased to be integrating the CryptoFirewall core into our […]
Brightcove, a global provider of cloud content services, has announced the general availability of a comprehensive monetisation solution for HTML5 video, including support for VAST-compliant pre-, mid- and post-roll ads, a new HTML5 video player API for dynamically setting and changing ad policies, and HTML5 video plug-in support for ad servers from FreeWheel, Google, Videoplaza […]