The BBC has signed a set of agreements to allow users to download television programmes from BBC iPlayer direct to their mobile handsets, via a wireless internet connection or 'over the air'. The agreements were signed with technology and licensing companies CMLA, CoreMedia and Intertrust. As a result the BBC is now allowed to use […]
NDS announced that it is providing the core conditional access (CA) security infrastructure for the world's first commercial trial of the new OMA BCAST SCP standard, an emerging key standard for mobile TV content protection in Singapore. Mobile telecommunications providers M1, SingTel and StarHub are working with MediaCorp, the country's leading media company, to run […]
On Demand Deutschland (ODD), the joint venture between On Demand Group (ODG) and Tele München Gruppe (TMG), has concluded a multiyear licensing agreement with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution to launch Warner TV, a new subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) branded service which will provide theatrical motion pictures and TV content from Warner Bros. to viewers in […]
UK's Channel 4 has abandoned its entire radio project, dealing a huge blow to the future of the DAB sector, as it seeks to make £100m (E128m) in savings. C4 said it would close its radio division with the loss of up to 15 jobs, saving an estimated £10m in 2009. The broadcaster was to […]
RAI, Mediaset and Telecom Italia Media are combining to launch a DTH platform called Tivu, to support Italy's DTT sector. RAI and Mediaset will own 48% each with Telecom Italia taking 4%. The launch could be as soon as March 2009. All three companies already hold capacity on the Eutelsat Hot Bird, the same satellite […]
The European Commission has again written to the government for an explanation of UK authorities’ response to BT’s allegedly illegal secret trials of Phorm’s ISP adware system. Brussels still wants answers after a September letter from the UK goverment failed to address legal issues surrounding past deployments of the technology, and didn’t provide details about […]
Vice director Wang Lian of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT)’s department of technology said at the China Digital TV Forum 2008 that 33 cities and regions across China had completed DTV conversion projects as of August of this year, bringing the number of digital cable subscribers nationwide to more than 40 […]
Orange announced the details of the five new channels that are set to launch in France on November 13th as part of the Orange cinéma séries. The new channels include a main “feature film” channel, Orange cinemax, which is available in HD and includes the best of recent films and TV series shown for the […]
From David Del Valle in Madrid 12.4 million DTT devices have been sold in Spain, of which 88% are IDTVs, according to the latest report from Impulsa TDT. Every day 7.7 million people watch DTT, representing an average share of 17.4%, with more than 6 million homes having access to DTT, with a penetration of […]