Californian-based ViaSat used Britain’s Farnborough Air Show to reveal that it had beaten off tough competition to win an Australian contract, worth about $286 million (AUS$280m), to provide the ground-based infrastructure for broadband-by-satellite across the nation. The scheme is designed to serve up to 200,000 subscribers. Two satellites have already been ordered from Space Systems/Loral […]
BBC Sport has launched an Olympics application for Android and iOS smartphones in the UK. The free app offers up to 24 streams of live events coverage, catch-up coverage and highlights, comprehensive schedule and results pages, and daily news stories which can be saved for offline reading. Phil Fearnley, General Manager BBC News & Knowledge, […]
The BBC has reportedly agreed to sell its iconic Television Centre production studios and facilities to developer Stanhope for £200 million. The core of the building is a doughnut shaped, Grade II listed (protected), concrete building. But the TV Centre sits in the edge of a hugely valuable 15 acre site. Stanhope is reportedly considering […]
Following the launch of rival service YouView, Virgin Media has signed up Stephen Fry to appear in an advertising campaign for its TiVo cable TV service. The campaign sees renowned technology enthusiast Fry joining Virgin Group founder Richard Branson to promote TiVo. The adverts see Fry and Branson highlight the intelligent search and Wishlist functionality […]
Spanning continents and market sectors, the latest additions to the CASBAA membership reflect the geographic and market diversity inherent to multichannel TV with Patron Member SMIT of China joining the CASBAA Council of Governors along with new Corporate Members Brightcove, Elemental Technologies, Inmarsat, Kantar Media Audiences, Olswang Asia and Viettel Television Center added to the […]
UK telco BT has said that its BT Vision pay-TV operation has become a credible market player following its acquisition of Premier League football rights. BT Vision chief executive Marc Watson told Reuters that winning 38 live matches per season would bring more customers to its fledgling TV base and also to its new faster […]
The European Commission has proposed measures to modernise collecting societies and put in place incentives to promote their transparency and efficiency. Although noting that digital technologies open up opportunities for creators of works, the EC acknowledges that collecting societies struggle to adapt to the requirements of the management of rights for online use of musical […]
Investment banker Morgan Stanley says French TV advertising is under extreme pressure, with one major broadcaster predicting a “severe downturn” in the period May to September, and that government help in the form of emergency measures might be needed. French commercial network TF1 will give firmer numbers when it declares its half-year results on July […]
Aereo, the start-up that takes live TV programming and sends it to mobile devices in New York, can continue with its service, despite objections from major broadcasters who argue that expansion can threaten the free broadcasting of events such as the Super Bowl, a judge ruled Wednesday. US District Judge Alison Nathan said she understood […]
At midnight on July 10th, DirecTV withdrew all of Viacom’s music, kids and comedy channels from its system. DirecTV is refusing to pay increased carriage fees for the likes of MTV, VH-1. Nickelodeon and Comedy Central. DirecTV, in a statement, says Viacom wants 30 per cent more, worth more than $1 billion a year. Viacom’s […]