Following the September US launch of its NOOK Video service for its NOOK e-reader, Barnes & Noble, the retailer of content, digital media and educational products, has confirmed that its NOOK Video offering of films and TV shows is available in the UK for NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ customers through new and expanded licensing […]
International Launch Services (ILS), which uses Russia’s Proton rocket system to launch satellites, suffered a major problem late on Saturday night (December 8). While the launch itself went well, the Briz-M upper stage of the Proton rocket reportedly separated too soon after its 4th planned firing. The “anomaly” has left the satellite some distance away, […]
Google is closing its auction of Motorola’s set-top box business, reports The Wall Street Journal. The company had set a deadline of December 7 for the last round of bids, according to three people involved in the process. Google August 2012 hired Barclays Plc to seek buyers for Motorola, which has been losing market share […]
Not for the first time rumours swirl on Wall St about TiVo being a buy target. Now it is Google’s name that is in the frame as the potential buyer and it’s because of TiVo’s suit against Google-owned Motorola Mobility over alleged patent infringements. Investment bankers Janney Capital’s analyst Tony Wible has tracked the latest […]
The US Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has threatened the head of Netflix with legal action for posting information about the company’s performance on Facebook rather than though official channels. Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings announced on the site that monthly viewing figures had passed one billion hours in June for the first time. Shares […]
Low ARPUs, growing competitive threats, and rival multiscreen services are driving many pay-TV providers in Europe and Asia to explore new business strategies in video services, according to research firm Parks Associates. A new report from Parks Associates, indicates multiscreen services now reach 66 per cent of pay-TV subscribers in Western Europe, 21 per cent […]
Fifteen industry-leading multichannel video providers and device manufacturers that deliver service to more than 90 million American households are launching an unprecedented Set-Top Box Energy Conservation Agreement that will result in annual residential electricity savings of $1.5 billion or more as the commitment is fully realised, US industry trade bodies the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) […]
HBO Asia, and Eros International have made a joint announcement to launch two new premium advertising-free movie channels, HBO Defined and HBO Hits, in India. Thie collaboration between two entertainment giants brings the best of Hollywood and Bollywood together in India’s pay TV movie space. Kishore Lulla, Executive Chairman of Eros International plc said, “I […]
The rapid growth of the online video sector continued in 2012, with more campaigns undertaken and clients seeing the medium offer real value. However, Adap.tv, the company that delivers a programmatic way to trade video advertising, believes the industry must continue to push for further significant changes in 2013. Research carried out by Adap.tv indicates […]
Chris Dodd, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), has urged the entertainment and high tech industries to join forces to protect creativity and ensure an Internet that works for everyone. Speaking during a keynote conversation during the Content Protection Summit produced by trade magazine Variety and the Content Delivery & […]