Advanced Television

Nagra anyCAST for India’s DEN

Nagra has announced that DEN Networks, India’s largest cable provider, has selected Nagra anyCAST content protection and OpenTV middleware to support the growing demand for digital TV services in the region and enable their next generation pay-TV offering. This selection marks a significant milestone in Nagra’s expansion in India. “DEN Networks is paving the way […]

September 11, 2014

Arirang TV extends reach to Opera TV Store

Korea’s leading English-language television network Arirang, has debuted three TV apps in the Opera TV Store: Arirang TV Live, Arirang and Arirang Radio Live. Millions of Opera TV Store users are now able to catch up with live Korean popular music and up-to-date world news programs through Arirang’s TV apps, created using the Opera TV […]

September 11, 2014

AOL Launches New Original Series “Making a Scene With James Franco”

“MAKING A SCENE WITH JAMES FRANCO,” an innovative ten-episode comedy showcasing James Franco’s recreation of cinema’s most iconic moments, will launch Wednesday, September 17th on AOL Originals. Born out of the film buff’s love of movies and a childhood spent acting out scenes with his brothers, “Making a Scene” features James collaborating with his creative team and […]

September 11, 2014

CryptoGuard strengthens its position in Africa

CryptoGuard, the CAS choice for a modern and progressive TV  operator, announce a partnership with Satcon regarding two networks in Africa. Satcon has decided to use CryptoGuard’s Conditional Access platform, and also CryptoGuard’s Subscriber Manager System to help them monetize their operation in a more efficient way. The start will be two networks, one in […]

September 11, 2014

Study: Pay-TV not saviour for major ISPs

A survey of 821 ISPreview.co.uk readers, a popular consumer broadband Internet access and related technology website in the UK, has claimed that 68 per cent of respondents would be unlikely to stick with their current Internet provider just because if it offered an attractive and affordable pay-TV service. One possible reason for

September 10, 2014

BBC: “ISPs must clampdown on piracy”

Responding to a review of online piracy policy by the Australian government BBC Worldwide has said that should be alert to “suspicious behaviour” among their customers. It revealed that 13,000 Australians attempted to get hold of illegal copies of the new series of Doctor Who via file-sharing services. “It is reasonable for ISPs to be […]

September 10, 2014

UK retrans fees to be reviewed

UK Culture Secretary Sajid Javid has revealed that the government is to review legislation that governs payment arrangements for carriage of BBC and other Public Service Broadcaster platforms. Delivering a keynote address at the RTS London Conference 2014, Javid said the government was going to look at whether the time is right to remove Section […]

September 10, 2014By Colin Mann

IP Television Volume 10 Issue 2

IP Television Volume 10 Issue 2 Read our in depth feature on Netflix’s international charge and the rest of our Volume 1o, No 2 issue.  

September 10, 2014

Serbia to get €24m loan for DTT project

Serbia’s Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic has announced that an agreement will be signed next week with the EBRD on a €24 million loan for the setting up of the second and third DTT multiplex. Serbia previously received a €10 million loan from the European Union for the setting up of the […]

September 10, 2014From Branislav Pekic from Rome

Second screens increase appetite for targetted ads

Second screening is changing the way we engage with – and respond to – advertising, according to data from GfK’s Connected Consumer research. Almost two thirds (64 per cent) of people have used a second device when watching TV. Of these second screeners,

September 10, 2014