Video-on-demand film service Blinkbox has struck a deal with MediaCom to get exclusive access to the ad inventory on its connected platform. MediaCom’s clients, which include BskyB, will be able to run exclusive ads through Blinkbox’s platforms, including PC, PS3 and Samsung Smart TVs.
Virgin Media will double the speed of its broadband service for more than four million of its customers, the company says. The upgrade, which begins in February, will also see the service’s top speed increase from 100Mbps to 120Mbps. The government has set targets to improve the UK’s broadband speeds considerably in the next three […]
Samsung has confirmed plans for a “Disc to Digital” feature on Samsung Smart Blu-ray players, developed by Flixster and Rovi. Available later this year, Disc to Digital will allow consumers to add their existing Blu-ray Disc and DVD libraries from participating studios to their UltraViolet digital library – making them viewable on a wide range […]
Al Gore’s Current TV channel in the UK is being axed by BSkyB’s from its pay-TV line-up. Current TV is also available on Virgin Media and online, and would be able to continue on the Sky platform as a free-to-air channel – but low audience figures mean it is unlikely to generate much in advertising. […]
France’s TF1 Group has reached agreements with the principal xDSL, satellite and cable operators (Orange, SFR, Bouygues Telecom, CanalSat and Numericable) on the distribution of its thematic channels (Eurosport, Eurosport 2, LCI, TV Breizh, Histoire, and Ushuaïa TV), which were previously distributed on an exclusive basis. TF1 says these new, non-exclusive distribution arrangements, effective for […]
Technicolor has unveiled its new consumer brand, M-GO at CES. This free app offers seamless access to all content across all connected devices, through a cloud-based experience. Technicolor also confirmed strategic relationships around M-GO with Intel, Samsung, and VIZIO. M-GO has a state-of-the-art discovery engine that fetches consumers the content that they want to watch […]
Pace has signed a partnership deal with DBS Satellite Services, ‘Yes’, the Israel DTH operator. Under the agreement, Pace will provide new platforms to enable Yes to deploy advanced HD digital services, including HD Video on Demand, to its customers. As part of the agreement, Pace has already initiated roll-out of a HD set-top box […]
Antik Technology, Slovakia-based manufacturer of IPTV devices, and BitTorrent announced the BitTorrent certified set-top box; Juice. The STB is able to download torrents, share and play files directly on the TV. BitTorrent Certified devices allows that users can leverage the speed of BitTorrent protocol and downloading, transcoding and file-shifting features are more effective and easier.
Actiontec Electronics and Entropic have announced the new Multi-band MoCA Network Adapter that supports all three pay TV segments in the same device. The adapter leverages MoCA technology to deliver pay-TV services to every corner of the home. The latest collaboration between Actiontec and Entropic marks the first MoCA adapter that supports both the high […]
Netflix said it plans to invest “a couple of billion” dollars in new content deals as it challenges Amazon’s Lovefilm and Sky in the UK, as its chief Reed Hastings told the Daily Telegraph the service would easily outcompete LoveFilm: “We offer a much better user experience than Lovefilm with HD video streams available. We […]