The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has extended the deadline for the submission of consumer application forms (CAFs) on behalf of cable television subscribers by 15 days to July 10th after a meeting with cable companies, avoiding the disconnection of their services. Multi -system operators (MSOs), or large cable network operators, had been required […]
FOX International Channels (FIC) has confirmed the launch of FOX in Norway starting July 1st. The new channel will replace the existing FOX Crime channel in the market, to become the new home of fan-favourites such as The Walking Dead, Da Vinci’s Demons and the upcoming American remake of The Bridge. The move is the […]
Q1 data from Synergy Research Group shows that Cisco is now the leader in four of the five main video infrastructure market segments, having overtaken IBM in the media data center segment during the quarter. In the fifth segment of video client (set-top boxes, residential gateways and associated software/middleware), Cisco did in fact pass Motorola […]
Ofcom has upheld an appeal by Everton Football Club in relation to a decision by the Authority for Television On Demand (ATVOD), which is responsible for regulating the editorial content of certain on-demand programmes services. In April 2012 ATVOD determined that, on its website, Everton Football Club provided an On-Demand Programme Service in the form […]
The European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, has a new Director as of the 1st of July. Dr. Susanne Nikoltchev, currently Head of the Observatory’s Department for Legal Information, was elected to the post of Executive Director by the Observatory’s Executive Council in its annual meeting. Nikoltchev, an international media […]
thePlatform, the white-label video publishing company and independent subsidiary of Comcast, and LSDLive, the live event producer in Argentina, have announced a new strategic agreement to provide comprehensive publishing services for live and on-demand video, across devices, throughout Latin America. Under this new agreement, LSDLive has licensed thePlatform’s mpx system, which will be bundled as […]
ViXS Systems has successfully completed and passed MoCA Certification on its MoCA chip set. The MoCA chip set consisting of the XConnex 1000 and XConnex 1030 passed the MoCA Certification Test Plan (CTP) at MoCA’s authorised independent test facility of National Technical Systems (NTS) in Culver City California. “We are excited to have ViXS join […]
Red Bee Media, the media services company, has signed a multi-year deal with Nordic pay-TV platform, Canal Digital DTH, to supply rich metadata services across Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. The deal, which was signed following a competitive tender process, will see Red Bee Media provide EPG content, including localised programme descriptions and images, to […]
The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and Alpha Technologies have announced an intensive course that is intended to increase understanding of how DC power can provide the back-up powering needed to ensure service reliability for critical facilities serving cable telecommunications networks. “DC Power–Level 1” is designed to provide facilities and infrastructure professionals with the […]
Bin Weevils has acquired the broadcast rights to series two and three of My Little Pony from Hasbro, as the leading digital social platform moves to greater expand its on-demand offering. Bin Weevils has picked up all 26 x 22 minutes episodes of series two and three, which will be available to watch in its […]