Hot on the heels of Dolby Labs’ purchase of a Spanish rival comes news that film and TV audio specialists DTS has wrapped its purchase of SRS Labs. Both companies are NASDAQ registered, with SRS now ceasing its listing. DTS announced its SRS buy back in April in a deal worth some $148 million, and […]
Sky has confirmed that catch-up content from Channel 5 will become available on its TV on-demand service Sky Anytime+. Launching into the service later on this year, content from Channel 5 will be available alongside catch-up content from the BBC and ITV, all of which will be offered alongside the best in on-demand content from […]
The tiny Atlantic Ocean island of Bermuda is urgently trying to find a second-hand orbiting satellite in order to preserve an orbital slot that it is currently entitled to, but where those rights are shortly due to expire. Bermuda’s key position is at 96.5 degrees West and this was originally allocated to the Isle of […]
MGM Holdings, the successor owner to the original MGM studio’s assets, is considering a public offering of shares, according to a brief statement made by the studio. It has retained Goldman Sachs as an advisor. MGM entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November 2010. The company is now owned by a group of investment funds. […]
SES has signed a long-term renewal with Channel 5 for one transponder that it is using on the ASTRA Satellite System at 28.2 degrees East. SES owns and operates the ASTRA Satellite System. As a key UK public service broadcaster, Channel 5 broadcasts a wide variety of programming, from its own news service to current […]
Adobe Systems has revealed that the BBC is one of its first broadcast partners to use key components of Adobe’s Project ‘Primetime’ to deliver live video streams and VoD content of the Olympic Games across the Web and all major device types. ‘Primetime Simulcast’ will allow the BBC’s coverage of the Olympics and major sports […]
ANT, an established provider of software and services for the delivery of digital TV, has announced that GlobalSat, a manufacturer of satellite and terrestrial products has licensed its ANT Galio HbbTV Platform. GlobalSat has identified the fast growing HbbTV (Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV) market as a target for its next generation of connected STBs. GlobalSat […]
Chello DMC, an international provider of advanced playout and content management solutions, has been selected to provide playout and distribution services for Chello Zone’s women-oriented drama and entertainment channel, Zone Romantica. From 1st August 2012 Chello DMC will distribute the channel in standard definition to 21 countries via Telstar 12 (T12) satellite. The channel will […]
BT added 21,000 subscribers for its IPTV service BT Vision in the second quarter of 2012 to reach a total of 728,000 customers. Growth was slower than than the previous quarter, but the UK telco expects growth to pick up again once its new football-focused channel arrives in time for the 2013/2014 Premier League season. […]
Netflix Q2 earnings plummeted 91 per cent as the online movie rental company posted higher subscription costs, though subscriber rolls kept improving. The company, which provides streaming movies over the Internet as well as DVDs by mail, added 530,000 US subscribers to its online video service from the previous quarter, bringing the total to 23.9 […]