On the one hand the demand for video-on-the-move is growing exponentially says a new report from Juniper Research. Juniper says the number of users of mobile video calling services is forecast to increase four-fold to almost 160 million by 2017, driven by improvements in both the user-interface and the underlying technology. However, while advertising and […]
Channel 4 has launched a dedicated 4oD application for Android tablets and smartphones – 16 months after making its debut on iOS. The free app hosts a wide selection of programmes from Channel 4, E4 and More4, past and present, and is now available to download from Google Play and will soon be available from […]
Thailand’s Food & Drug Administration has sent warning letters to 33 satellite channels saying they must stop airing “exaggerated” advertisements. The channels must immediately stop airing the commercials, or else face fines and potentially imprisonment. 301 channels were officially licensed (mostly with straightforward renewals) only last week by Thailand’s National Broadcasting & Telecommunications Commission, although […]
Arianespace is preparing to launch two satellites on February 7th: Amazonas-3 for Spain’s Hispasat, and AzerSat/Africasat-1a for a consortium that’s headed by Azerbaijan interests. Lift-off is scheduled during the rocket’s launch window which opens at 18.36pm Kourou-time (22.36 Paris-time). Amazonas-3 is a powerful craft designed to replace Amazonas-1 and expand the number of transponders at […]
Dailymotion, the online video portal, is showing the friendly football match between France and Germany live from the Stade de France, Paris, on Wednesday 6th February. The game can be viewed free of charge to all fans watching via a connected device in the UK, Japan and the Netherlands. Dailymotion secured the rights to the […]
Kiss and Magic owner Bauer Media has bought digital radio station Planet Rock in a deal worth over £1 million (€1.23m). The loss-making digital radio station was put up for sale by its owner, millionaire entrepreneur Malcolm Bluemel, last year. Bauer, which has also held talks to buy another loss-making national music station, Absolute Radio, […]
ImmediaTV Corporation announces the availability of RTMP support for the MVN-EN460 openGear H.264 encoder and the ITV-EN460c modular H.264 encoder. This feature allows the encoders to directly publish real-time, live content to Adobe Media Servers or any other servers, web sites and CDNs with RTMP ingress, such as Justin.tv, UStream, LiveStream and Akamai. Now you […]
At Frankfurt Airport, dreams of the future already come as standard: television and radio programmes are distributed all over the airport grounds site using IPTV. The existing network infrastructure is used as a basis here. The operating company, Fraport AG uses the IPTV hardware and software of manufacturer Teracue for its distribution. More than 90 […]
Virgin Media has confirmed advanced takeover talks with John Malone’s Liberty Global as its London-listed shares surged 15 per cent. Virgin Media has an enterprise value of some $20 billion (although a market cap of $10.4 billion), the bid is thought to be worth around £12 billion. The company’s main listing is on the Nasdaq […]
John Malone’s Liberty Global is making a bid for Virgin Media and the press somehow manages to work it up as a Malone versus Murdoch showdown. The notion of two aged Titans facing off in one of the world’s most developed media markets is tantalising, but is far from the reality. The world’s most experienced […]