Netgem, a specilaist in connected home solutions has joined the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA). Founded in 2003, one of the aims of the WBA is to enable seamless data Offload for operators. The WBA and its industry leading members are dedicated to delivering high quality user experiences through technology innovation, interoperability and robust security. David […]
Envivio, a provider of live and on-demand multi-screen IP video processing and delivery solutions, has announced that Atyaf Telecommunications and Infrastructure International has selected Envivio Muse software-based encoding solutions to power its live and on-demand TV Everywhere services. Atyaf is a leading IPTV service provider for the Middle East region, based in Bahrain. The recently […]
Walt Disney has agreed to buy filmmaker George Lucas’s Lucasfilm production company and the “Star Wars” movie franchise for $4.05 billion (€3.12bn) in cash and stock – a deal that adds one of the most beloved franchises in entertainment history to Disney’s line-up. Disney said there would be a new series of “Star Wars” feature […]
Sky Italia has presented its new channel dedicated exclusively to art, Sky Arte HD, which will commence broadcasting on November 1st. Sky Arte HD will be the first Italian channel dedicated exclusively to art. Art intended in a broad sense – painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, music, theatre and design, photography and ancient and contemporary forms […]
NBC Networks has paid $250 million to televise the English Premier League in a three-year deal that begins next season. They will show every match from the world’s most popular football league, taking coverage away from Fox and ESPN. “The Barclays Premier League is the pre-eminent soccer league in the world, and is on the […]
Data from Nielsen, ComScore and analysts at Wedbush Securities suggests that viewers are falling out of love with Hulu. In August the number of hours spent watching Hulu was some 65 million hours. However, last March the total was 156 million hours. Meanwhile a report from TBI claims Hulu’s subscriber count fell from a ‘high’ […]
Responding to the full judgement from the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal on its pay-TV decision, comms regulator Ofcom has confirmed that it will continue to monitor developments in the pay-TV sector, in particular relating to BSkyB’s activities as a wholesaler of premium content. Ofcom claims that in the two and a half years since its […]
ITV has unveiled its new ITV Player offering viewers the chance to rent content from ITV’s vast archive of programming, free from advertisements. Traditional catch-up content remains available at no charge, and will sit alongside the archive content. Effective immediately, every visitor to the ITV Player portal will be offered the chance to use and […]
HBO has delayed the launch of video and online distribution of its programming in four Scandinavian countries, giving a head start in the region to rival Netflix. HBO Nordic, the joint venture that runs the service, said that it had “slightly” pushed back the start date in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. It did not […]
As it seeks to strengthen its BT Sport channel, BT has signed the rights to show live top tier football matches from Italy, France, Brazil and the US, wresting the rights from ESPN. BT has bought the live games to bolster its new sports channel, which will be founded upon 38 live games a season […]