Russia’s Interfax news agency is reporting that the head of RSC Energia will remain under house arrest until at least November. Vitaly Lopota, the former president of rocket engine builder Energia, has been accused of abuse of office. Lopota, via his lawyers, told a Moscow court that he denies wrongdoing. Judge Yelena Lenskaya heard a […]
Zee Entertainment Enterprises has announced in principle it will acquire a 100 per cent equity stake in Sarthak Entertainment which operates ‘Sarthak TV’, the number 1 GEC in Odia language. The acquisition shall be from current shareholders of Sarthak Entertainment Private Limited, subject to requisite regulatory approvals, as an all-cash deal at a consideration of […]
Representatives from the UK’s creative industries, supported by the government, have confirmed the agencies that will help to deliver a major multi-media education campaign aimed at encouraging consumers to do the right thing and access content from a wide range of legal services. Almost two million people in the UK have jobs which are directly […]
Humax and Freesat have launched the most compact Freetime set-top box recorder to date, bringing the benefits of the subscription free satellite TV service to a wider group of space-conscious consumers. Integrated Wi-Fi has been built-in to the new PVR range for seamless access to Freesat’s Freetime on-demand and catch-up players including BBC iPlayer, ITV […]
TalkTalk’s latest offer gives new TalkTalk Plus TV homes access to Netflix at no extra charge for six months. The exclusive deal means new TalkTalk Plus TV customers will be able to watch hit shows like Better Call Saul and House of Cards as well as a huge library movies. The offer is available until July 23rd and gives homes access […]
Apple Watch is set to boom and, according to Futuresource Consulting, a large part of this will come from existing iPhone users. The latest perspectives report has covered six countries and found that 20 per cent of iPhone users intend to purchase an Apple Watch in the next 12 months. In the USA in particular, […]
Dolby Laboratories, the developer of the AC-4 standard, has announced partnerships with VIZIO and Sony Visual Products to drive the adoption of Dolby AC-4 in televisions for next-generation broadcast systems and streaming Internet content. Dolby AC-4 enables efficient delivery of premium consumer experiences to TVs and other consumer devices. “At VIZIO, we are committed to […]
DTG has selected 10 UK media technology start-ups to compete for an international presence at the world’s biggest media technology event, IBC 2015. The DTG Television Innovation Awards 2015 is sponsored by UK Trade & Investment, in partnership with IBC, to promote the brightest new ideas from small and medium-sized companies in the broadcasting and media […]
ICFLIX, the Middle East and North Africa’s leading VoD streaming service, has announced the start of an exclusive partnership with Maroc Telecom, which will allow Maroc Telecom customers to use the service at a discounted price. “Maroc Telecom – a pioneer in the Moroccan industry, will enable us to reach a greater number of viewers […]
Motive Television has announced updates to the TabletTV US Apps that will allow TabletTV users who own a Chromecast to cast what they are viewing on their tablets directly to their home TV screen. The new app updates are available free to TabletTV US users at the Apple and Google Play app stores respectively. In […]