Sky has reached an agreement with Warner Bros to deliver Sky Movies customers exclusive access to all eight Harry Potter movies from next month. For three months, none of the Harry Potter movies will be available on any other UK TV channel or streaming service. All eight movies will be available in HD, with each […]
The new online offering for AT&T U-verse TV customers marks the first “TV Everywhere” offering from AT&T and Viacom. Customers will also have access to Viacom programming on U-verse.com and U-verse apps for smartphones, tablets, and other devices in the near future. Customers in the US can now access an expanded line-up of full-length episodes […]
According to market research from publisher Multimedia Research Group, worldwide wired home networking node shipments will grow by nearly 272.5 per cent from 2011 to 2016, representing a 30.1 per cent CAGR over the period. Meanwhile, the Wi-Fi chipset market will continue to expand steadily as new connection paradigms, downward pressure on chipset prices, and […]
Eutelsat has stopped carrying channels from Iranian state broadcaster IRIB (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting). UK-based Arqiva is the service supplier and holds the IRIB contract, and has terminated its contract with IRIB. 19 TV and radio channels are affected, mostly transmitting from Eutelsat’s popular ‘Hotbird’ satellites. French media regulator, the Conseil Superieur de l’Audiovisuel […]
Zee TV-backed Dish TV has passed the 140,000 subscriber mark for its HDTV bouquet of channels. They are paying around $8.50 a month for the extra HDTV bouquet of channels. While the number of HDTV viewers is modest, at least out of Dish’s 13.5 million core subscriber base, it shows that there is enthusiasm for […]
Greek telco OTE’s TV platform has signed up more than 100,000 subscribers helped by new channels additions, plus HDTV content. Currently, OTE TV carries 55 thematic channels plus free to air networks for a fee starting at €14.90 a month. OTE says that it will shortly be adding extra film and sports channels. Greek viewers […]
Former KIT digital executive Fearghal Kelly appointed CEO of Digisoft.tv Move comes in anticipation of record growth in licence sales in 2013. The Board of Directors of Digisoft.tv, a leading global provider of set top box middleware for the cable, satellite, terrestrial and telecommunications industry, have announced the immediate appointment of Fearghal Kelly to the […]
ALi Corporation, a provider of STB system-on-chip (SoC) solutions, has revealed that its new AVS+DTMB standard definition STB solution, M3381T, will be shipped to MSO in mass production quantity in October, 2012. The M3381T has gained approval from MSO, signifying recognition on ALi’s achievement in developing AVS+DTMB STBsolutions. According to the Standardisation Administration of China, […]
Belgian service provider Numéricable has selected the Calix E7-2 Ethernet Service Access Platform (ESAP) and gigabit passive optical network (GPON) technology to upgrade its service delivery platform in Belgium and Luxembourg. Calix, along with optical specialist Arcadiz Telecom, will work closely to roll out Numéricable’s new high-speed broadband networks to deliver business services across the […]
YahLive, the Abu Dhabi-based satellite broadcast platform, has announced that the Cartoon Network Arabic channel is now available in HD) via its satellite service which broadcasts at 52.5° East. Fans of Cartoon Network Arabic across the Middle East and North Africa region can now enjoy all of the popular network’s content in HD. Cartoon Network […]