Bertelsmann is looking to sell a €2 billion stake in Europe’s biggest advertiser-funded broadcaster RTL, which makes UK shows including The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent, to finance international expansion. Privately-owned German company Bertelsmann has informed the board of directors at RTL that it is considering reducing its stake from 92.3 per cent to […]
Nearly a quarter of high-definition television (HDTV) owners in the US (22 per cent) purchased their televisions for the specific purpose of watching the Super Bowl, according to the forthcoming Sports and Technology Study V by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). No other sporting event comes close to prompting that many purchases of HDTVs. Accordingly, […]
Sony Pictures Television is already shooting up-to-date TV series in the new 4K Ultra-HDTV/1 format to supply content into the growing flow of 4K-enabled displays available in the market. New TV shows being shot in 4K include Save Me starring Anne Heche and due to air this Spring on NBC, and Masters of Sex starring […]
Amazon Studios, the original movie and series production arm of Amazon.com, has greenlit the production of five children’s test pilots. This announcement comes on the heels of the first pilot production commitment in December, which greenlit six comedy pilots, bringing the total number of Amazon Studios pilots currently in production to 11. The move comes […]
Stefan Kudelski, the inventor of the first professional-quality portable tape recorder, and founder of the Kudelski Group that today specialises in media content security, died last weekend in Switzerland aged 83. Polish-born Kudelski was an engineering student at a Swiss university in 1951 when he patented his first portable recording device, the Nagra I, a […]
TeliaSonera’s Chief Executive Lars Nyberg has handed in his resignation following criticism of the company’s investment in a telecom licence in Uzbekistan. The move comes after TeliaSonera’s board agreed that criticism of the company’s activities in Uzbekistan is justified but noted that a company-inquiry had found no evidence of bribery or money laundering . “Even […]
UK mobile operators Vodafone and 3 have asked for permission to run 4G mobile services over the airwaves they use for existing mobile services. Currently EE is the the only UK operator that can run 4G services over those parts of the radio spectrum. Telecoms regulator Ofcom has started a public consultation exercise on the […]
Flixster has launched a new, free application for BlackBerry 10. Available now on the BlackBerry World storefront, movie fans will be able to access the latest information about movies from review aggregating site Rotten Tomatoes, see when and where movies are playing nearby and purchase tickets in select theaters. In the coming months, Flixster intends […]
Brightcove has announced an executive transition plan for 2013. David Mendels, currently President and Chief Operating Officer of Brightcove, will become the Company’s Chief Executive Officer following the completion of the first quarter 2013. Jeremy Allaire will continue to serve in his role as Chief Executive Officer during this transition period and will become Executive […]
Chello DMC, the international provider of advanced playout and content management solutions, will playout and distribute services for A+E Networks UK’s historical entertainment channel, History in Romania. Chello DMC will distribute the channel in standard definition via satellite Telstar 12 (T12) effective immediately. The channel will be fully localised with Romanian audio and subtitles. Chello […]