UK mobile operator EE has unveiled the pricing and plans for its new superfast Fibre Broadband and 4G services, designed for 21st century consumers and businesses alike, and confirmed the availability of movie download and streaming service EE Film. The UK’s first 4G mobile service will launch on October 30th, offering consumers and businesses a […]
A new ABI Research Technology Barometer study reveals that nearly 20 per cent of online consumers consider online video as a replacement for pay-TV – representing significant risk to the traditional TV operator business of as much as $16.8 billion in the US. With the US pay–TV household penetration set to decline approximately 0.5 per […]
The UK’s major internet service providers have been asked to block three more file-sharing websites, the BBC reports. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI), wants ISPs to prevent access to Fenopy, H33t and Kickass Torrents. The BPI alleges that the sites are illegally distributing music. The ISPs told the BBC they would comply with the new […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has described recent interruptions to news delivered by satellite into parts of the Middle East as “an attack on media independence.” The targeted jamming cut off radio and television content by broadcasters including the BBC, France 24, Deutsche Welle and the Voice of America. European satellite operator Eutelsat reports that […]
ESPN Star Sports (ESS), the Asian sports content provider, has announced new carriage deals for Star Cricket in the Philippines and Indonesia, highlighting its expanding footprint beyond traditional cricket markets and ESS’ efforts in growing the popularity of the sport across South-east Asia. Launched in 2007 in the Indian subcontinent, Star Cricket has continued to […]
Following the pre-IBC release of selected findings, Digital TV technology consultancy Farncombe has confirmed the availability of a white paper – The Future of Cardless Broadcast Security. This takes an in-depth looks at the trends in technology and cost models that are driving operator requirements for video security in a rapidly-evolving marketplace. Highlights of the […]
BBC Ceefax, the world’s first teletext service, will cease to be from this week as the analogue television signal is switched off. The final stage of the digital switchover will be completed at 11.30pm on October 23rd, when viewers in Northern Ireland will lose their analogue signal. It is the last part of the UK […]
Dune HD’s advanced set-top boxes have been certified by Beenius and are now integrated with Beenius’ Beesmart open, flexible, and feature-rich interactive TV middleware platform. Together this provides an adaptable, integrated and best of breed solution to operators and system integrators, backed by the engineering expertise of both partners. “In an increasingly competitive broadcast world, […]
Nonstop Entertainment, part of Turner Broadcasting, has assigned Levira to prepare its content for the Netflix platform. The first portion of titles, including feature films as well as TV series and cartoons in both HD and SD formats, were prepared and delivered for the Netflix Scandinavian launch earlier this month. “We are honoured to have […]
The litigation between Cablevision/VOOM and EchoStar/Dish has been settled out of court. EchoStar will pay $700 million in cash to Cablevision, and in addition will re-start transmissions of the AMC channels onto the Dish Network DTH system. This means AMC, IFC, Sundance and WEtv channels get reinstated as part of the “multi-year agreement”, effective October […]