US reports say regulators will approve Comcast’s purchase of NBC Universal from General Electric and Vivendi imminently. The FCC has been working over final conditions for the deal since December, when chairman Julius Genachowski circulated a draft order for the approval to the FCC’s other four commissioners. Since then the commissioners have been hearing last-minute […]
Dahlia TV, the Italian DTT platform, is preparing for close down after going into liquidation earlier this month. The company is owned by Airplus TV of Sweden with a minority share for Telecom Italia Media The company has already ceased operations Spain and Portugal. Dahlia had acquired one of the two exclusive packages of the […]
International news channel euronews has unveiled a range of developments which it claims will take the channel to a new dimension. As 2011 gets under way, the service is switching to a 16/9 format and introducing a range of presentational, organisational and distribution initiatives. euronews is to open 11 news desks during the coming year […]
Roku has announced a carriage deal with entertainment network WealthTV, the company’s first distribution deal with a 24/7 linear cable channel. WealthTv will make its high-definition network feed available to the Roku Internet streaming player – as well as a package of video on demand titles – on a subscription basis for $2.99 per month. […]
Continuing a 28-year relationship marked by 25 launch campaigns, Eutelsat Communications and Arianespace have concluded a new contract for a satellite launch in the 2012 period. The contract for an Ariane 5 launch from the Guiana Space Centre, provides Eutelsat with launch diversity and schedule assurance for its significant in-orbit expansion programme of six satellites […]
Hong Kong telco PCCW has launched its new pay-per-view movie on-demand service branded ‘now Video Express’. The service is available on its IPTV platform ‘now TV’ and offers the movies from major Hollywood studios including Paramount, Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Bros. Titles will be offered both in high-definition and in standard-definition, with some to […]
Thomson Broadcast has revealed that WGCL-TV, the CBS affiliate serving the Atlanta market, has purchased a new Thomson Mobile DTV transmission system based on the ATSC A/153 standard. WGCL-TV contracted Thomson Broadcast to deliver, integrate, and commission the fully redundant Mobile DTV package, which was taken online in September 2010 in a cost-effective upgrade to […]
As commercial director of Virgin Media Digital Sales, Mark Brandon will be responsible for a 20-strong team selling ads across the company’s online, mobile and TV platforms. This will include its TiVo service, which rolled out before Christmas> Previously he was director of platforms at Virgin Media’s former external sales house IDS, which closed last […]
JDSU has introduced its next-generation cable certifier, the JDSU Certifier40G. The innovative handheld test solution is the fastest and most advanced cable certifier for growing enterprise network bandwidth demands – including local access networks (LAN), storage area networks (SAN), and data centers. The JDSU Certifier40G supports those responsible for quality, reliable performance of private businesses, […]
BT’S pay-TV ambitions have been dealt a blow with the delay of a new and potentially ground-breaking service to bring VOD to Freeview. The launch of the YouView service will be delayed six months beyond the summer according to reports in the Daily Mail. The paper says technical problems and discord between the partners mean […]