Dilithium, the global player in multimedia delivery over mobile and broadband networks, has confirmed the availability of live video and Video On Demand streaming support for the iPhone utilising the Dilithium Content Adapter (DCA). The DCA iPhone solution is an infrastructure offering that can be deployed by operators and service providers enabling their customers to […]
Freeview, the UK's DTT service in 16.7 million homes, says it is in a strong position for future growth following a trio of recent technology and service developments. New product launches from Sony Computer Entertainment and Microsoft allow customers to get the Freeview service via a PlayStation3 (PS3) and will see Freeview integrated as standard […]
The global transition from analogue to digital TV broadcast is spurring TV makers to offer sets with more advanced video decoding chips capable of working with multiple and new video standards, according to iSuppli Corp. Global shipments of multi-standard video-decoder-equipped televisions are expected to rise to 966,000 units this year, up from zero in 2007. […]
Digital Cinema Implementation Partners (DCIP) has entered into long term agreements with Twentieth Century Fox, Walt Disney Motion Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios and Lionsgate Films for the deployment of digital projection systems to nearly 20,000 movie theatre screens across North America, including the AMC, Cinemark and Regal theatre chains. This key milestone marks the […]
AT&T U-verse TV ranks highest in customer satisfaction among residential television customers in all three US regions where it was ranked, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Residential Television Service Provider Satisfaction Study. In the annual study of TV service, customers cited AT&T's IP services for exceptional performance and reliability, customer service, cost […]
Disney-backed sports broadcaster ESPN is to rebrand its European pay TV channel, North American Sports Network (NASN), as ESPN America.Disney said that the rebrand, due to coincide with the Super Bowl in the US on 1 February, 2009, will not change the channel’s programming. The rebrand follows ESPN’s acquisition of NASN in December 2006 from […]
The Cloud, the UK-based European wireless broadband provider, has secured its future with a E15m investment via a third round of venture funding. Ferd Ventures, the Norwegian investor, became the latest backer of the privately owned group, joining 3i, Accel and Provider Venture Partners, the Swedish fund.While turnover at The Cloud rose from £6.7m (E8.4m) […]
Disney company ABC Television has reached an agreement to distribute ABC Mobile, in the US a channel featuring full-length episodes of many of ABC's popular shows. Full episodes featured on ABC Mobile are available to MobiTV subscribers on AT&T Wireless and Sprint the day after their broadcast airing. The new primetime shows add to MobiTV's […]
Orange and LaCie, a major player of external data storage, have combined their expertise and capacity for innovation in the digital home field to develop "Home Library", which will be released in France from 10th October. The result of the first manufacturer/operator partnership in this field, this multimedia content server for the general public consists […]
Virgin Media has rolled out its first mobile broadband service. The service claims to offer speeds of up to 3.6Mbps and is available on an 18-month contract that comes with 3GB of data every month. The ISP claims this is sufficient to send 2,000 plain text emails as well as browse the web for 100 […]