According to predictions by Deloitte, more and more people are going to own more than one tablet device. Jolyon Barker, global lead for Deloitte’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications department, said: “The tablet explosion has shown little sign of slowing down since hitting the market in 2010 and is set to take the mantle of the […]
US consumer rental of movies in DVD and Blu-ray Disc formats fell by 11 per cent in 2011, versus the prior year, and the landscape of retailers has shifted dramatically, according to market research company The NPD Group. The leader in physical-disc rentals was Redbox, whose unit volume increased by 29 per cent year over […]
Multi-region digital movie retailer Acetrax is to launch a TVoD (Transactional VoD) movies service across the UK, France, Italy and Germany via the Inview Technology connected TV service this spring. The Acetrax movies App will offer viewers using the Inview platform access to an unrivalled range of blockbuster movies, without being tied in to a […]
Richard Desmond’s Channel 5 is to launch its own in-house production division. The new department, called Channel 5 Productions, will be the first time in the broadcaster’s 15 year history that it has made its own programmes. A new cookery format presented by Pierre White, who previously fronted ITV1’s Hell’s Kitchen, is one of a […]
ScheduALL, a global provider of Enterprise Resource Management software for the broadcast and media industry, has announced continued aggressive growth during the year ending December 31st, 2011 with double digit earnings, a revenue increase of 27 per cent over the prior year, and a strong fourth quarter at 40 per cent over Q4 of 2010. […]
Netgem has announced its Q4 revenues for 2011 – with the figure standing at €25.2 million, taking nine month consolidated revenues to €84.6 million, Domestic revenues have continued to fall due to the change in the relationship with SFR, which is now focused on software and services, rather than hardware. However, in line with the […]
Corrado Passera, Italy’s minister with responsibility for Industry, says he will present his formal proposals for the allocation of new DTT frequencies to parliament on January 20th. Currently frequencies have been give free of charge, but the reports are that the cash-strapped Italian government wants a fee-based system to be implemented. Speaking to parliamentary delegates […]
AOL has announced the AOL HD app is available for download on Sony Internet-enabled devices – continuing the momentum from AOL HD’s launch on connected devices including Samsung, Google TV, Roku, Boxee, DivX TV and Yahoo! Connected TV. “Today’s announcement signals AOL HD’s commitment to creating an interactive and engaging environment that takes our incredible […]
Ofcom has backed VoD regulator ATVOD’s ruling that three Viacom companies – Nickelodeon , Paramount and MTV Networks – are responsible for the VoD content of Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and MTV respectively on the Virgin Media platform. The broadcasters had notified ATVOD last year that they considered Virgin Media to have “editorial responsibility” for the […]
At a recent investor meeting held by Shanghai BesTV, executives said that the Shanghai Media Group IPTV subsidiary was continuing its partnership talks with CCTV’s national online TV station CNTV. Executives added that China’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) had expressed the hope that BesTV and CNTV would partner to form China’s […]