Harris Corporation has reached an agreement to sell its Broadcast Communications operation to an affiliate of global investment firm The Gores Group, LLC for $225 million. The price includes $160 million in cash at closing, a $15 million subordinated promissory note and an earn-out of up to $50 million based on future performance. The transaction […]
SFR the Vivendi-owned French service provider is dropping its own IPTV service and will instead work through partnerships, according to local reports. SFR will team up with sister company Canal Plus to provide its TV service. SFR is likely to strike a deal with Canal Plus for SFR IPTV subscribers to be offered similar packages […]
The European Commission has cleared UK state subsidy for the infrastructure needed for UK local television services. The decision greenlights building the local DTT multiplex for local services that will be shown via Freeview. The multiplex will be built by the winner of the multiplex licence, which Ofcom is expected to award before the end […]
BT Vision has signed a contract with Universal Networks International, the international channels division of NBCUniversal. This will see leading channel brands, Universal Channel, Syfy and E! Entertainment added to its linear line-up, which will launch in the coming weeks. The three channels will be streamed live and early in 2013, and BT Vision customers […]
Arqiva has sold off its Outside Broadcast trucks and is exiting the OB transmission business. NEP Visions and Cloudbass has bought the assets. NEP Visions is a regular at Premier League games, while Cloudbass units were in place at the Olympics and are used by the BBC for its ‘Question Time’ show.
Intel and ITV have announced a Christmas promotion to support the new range of Ultrabook Convertibles. The TV spot, to run on ITV1 on 8th December, will culminate in a commercial featuring real-time user-generated content (UGC) submitted by viewers of ITV’s live The X Factor final. It will feature an accelerated edit and approval process […]
UK ISPs have been told they no longer have to block a website which had close links to banned site The Pirate Bay. Promobay.org had been blocked by ISPs due to its close ties with the torrent-sharing site which contained links to download pirated content. The Promo Bay does not contain any links itself and […]
IBM has conducted research that shows how consumer behaviour is radically changing in a world increasingly dominated by online and social media. Polling opinions from over 2,000 individuals across the UK, the research shows that – despite living in an age of information overload – consumers are becoming more analytical in the way they make […]
The Indian media regulator has listed 24 TV channels which it says are “not conducive” to the country’s security. Fourteen of the channels originate or are supported by Pakistan. Other non-Pakistani channels includes Saudi Arabia’s national channel. The Pakistani channels are PTV, PTV Home, PTV World, Geo TV, Dawn, Express, Waqat, Q TV, Madni TV, […]
India’s parliament has been told that the country will not permit adult programming into late-night telecasts. India’s Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari told Parliament that there is no intention to alter India’s Programme Code to permit adult material. India’s 1994 Television Network Rules strictly forbid any “[Denigration of] women through the depiction in any […]