Stage One of Ghana’s digital television deployment is already underway and the west African nation plans to cover 66 per cent of its countryside by December 31st 2014. However, new numbers from unofficial sources say the cost to Ghana’s taxpayers will be about $95 million. That bill will cover the building out of 52 transmission […]
Dailymotion is streaming Paris Saint-Germain vs Olympique de Marseille in the French Cup live on February 27th – in what is expected to be David Beckham’s first start for his new team following a 15 minute substitute appearance last week. The game kicks off at 20:50 and is free to watch online for viewers watching […]
Verizon and Starz have confirmed the launch of the Starz Play and Encore Play authenticated online services for Verizon FiOS TV’s Star and Encore customers in the US. The services offer portable and online access to the best of the Starz and Encore programming at no extra charge. Starz Play and Encore Play apps for […]
A mobile-device operating system that Hewlett-Packard once had high hopes for is set to get a second chance at LG Electronics. LG will acquire the system, known as webOS, and some of the employees who work on it from HP for an undisclosed amount. LG plans to use webOS in televisions, confirmed Skott Ahn, LG […]
VisionChina Media, one of China’s largest out-of-home digital television advertising networks, has been appointed as the exclusive mobile TV strategic partner of the Chinese Football Association Super League (CSL) and has signed a five-year term strategic cooperation agreement. Later this year, VisionChina Media will team with China Central Television (CCTV) and SINA to deliver comprehensive […]
Orad and Astucemedia, providers of broadcast graphics solutions and services, have announced that MTV Media Finland is using the Orad/Astucemedia platform to integrate social media networks for the broadcaster’s new Social TV Channel – AVA. Operating out of Helsinki, Finland, AVA leverages social media to create viewer-driven channel branding as promised in the tagline of […]
Rovi and LG Electronics have agreed to renew a multi-year worldwide DivX licence. In addition to renewing LG’s long-standing support for DivX video playback in LG consumer electronics devices, the agreement also includes the licensing of DivX Plus Streaming for LG mobile devices. The inclusion of Rovi’s adaptive streaming format will enable LG to deploy […]
beIN SPORT France selected STRONG, a provider of digital TV reception systems in Europe, as their major partner to offer the service with two Digital High Definition Satellite Receivers. beIN SPORT is a global network of sports channels operated by the broadcaster AJSF. Since the summer of 2012 it operates two channels in France: beIN […]
Following recent speculation that ESPN was seeking to dispose of its UK and Ireland television channels business, having failed to secure any package of Premier League football rights for the coming three seasons, BT Group and ESPN have agreed that BT will acquire ESPN’s UK and Ireland TV channels business. These primarily comprise the ESPN […]
RTL Group’s revenue reached a record €6 billion in 2012, 4 per cent up, despite the challenging economic environment. For the third consecutive year, RTL Group generated an EBITA of more than €1 billion, though it decreased 4.9 per cent to €1.078 billion as a significantly higher profit contribution from the German TV operations was […]