Comcast and Scripps Networks Interactive have reached a long-term agreement to expand their relationship in bringing Scripps’ popular television networks and their award-winning shows to Comcast’s Xfinity TV customers throughout the US. The multi-year arrangement covers distribution via Comcast’s linear and on-demand platforms and makes Scripps’ content available to Xfinity TV customers through online, mobile, […]
Sundance Channel is now available to watch on iPhone and iPad with Movistar Imagenio in Spain. The news comes on the heels of the recent launch of the network locally on Android and Blackberry smartphones. Sundance Channel offers audiences a selection of independent films, documentaries and original programmes. It is available as an SD and […]
Eric Gerritsen, currently CEO for Italy and VP Emea Corporate & Crisis Communications at Burson-Marsteller, has been appointed as Executive Vice President Communications & Public Affairs at Sky Italia. Gerritsen’s role is a new position in Sky Italia. He will start at Sky in September and will report directly to the CEO Andrea Zappia.
Jivox, the multi-screen interactive video advertising technology company, has announced interactive ad insertion for HTTP live streaming (HLS) for mobile sites and apps that support HLS video The latest release of the Jivox platform enables publishers and advertisers to insert interactive video ads into live television streams that are delivered to mobile devices. By doing […]
PacketVideo has revealed that its Twonky Beam button will be integrated into BedRocket, ToonGoggles, and U-NEXT’s video websites, as well as within the Anywhere Artist mobile app software development kit (SDK). When watching a video on one of these sites users can click on the Beam button to wirelessly transfer the video from their smartphone, […]
UK broadcaster BSkyB has revealed launch details of NOW TV, its Internet TV service that it says will give more choice for consumers via flexible payment options. NOW TV will launch July 17th initially with Sky Movies – followed later this year by Sky Sports – available across a wide range of Internet-connected devices. Available […]
Engineers at the MIT Labs have come up with another ‘glasses-free’ 3DTV system. Reported by 3D Focus, the MIT Labs research paper uses several layers of liquid crystal displays illuminated by a uniform backlight. However, for a convincing effect, the panels need to refresh at a speed of 360 times per second. The current highest […]
Microsoft and NBC are ending their joint-venture MSNBC which once embraced both a TV channel and web-service. The TV side of the venture is now under the Comcast umbrella following the cable giant’s acquisition of NBC. NBC will buy out Microsoft’s remaining share of the venture which includes the web-based service. No terms have been […]
Following the announcement earlier this year by Netflix that its members had enjoyed more than two billion hours of streamed video in Q4 2011, a recent Nielsen survey shows 19 per cent of the respondents prefer to use the service for TV or TV-like programming, an increase of eight per cent compared to 2011. Nielsen […]
Buoyed by the July 11 ruling by Federal Judge Alison Nathan that New York-based Aereo can continue with its service which takes live TV programming and sends it to mobile devices, HD streaming service FilmOn.com is now reinstating its live major Network streams in the state of New York with principally the same application of […]