blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine, has formed a partnership with Amino Communications. Under the terms of the partnership, Amino and blinkx will develop an integrated search, recommendation and personalisation solution powered by blinkx technology to be deployed on Amino’s hybrid/OTT set-top boxes, including the Amino Freedom, which brings broadcast, on-demand TV, open Internet […]
L4 Media, the interactive media company, has unveiled Panorama, the company’s new television widget platform. Panorama is designed for IPTV and television service providers who want to make it easy for consumers to access personalised content, like Twitter and Facebook updates, weather forecasts, and sports scores, directly from their televisions. L4 Media announced that Nokia […]
Civolution has signed an exclusive agreement with Sony’s Digital Cinema Solutions Group to integrate NexGuard – Digital Cinema watermarking into Sony 4K SXRD digital cinema systems for 3D stereoscopic and 4K resolution projections on a global scale. In this multi-year agreement, Sony’s Digital Cinema Solutions group will integrate Civolution’s watermarking technologies to market DCI compliant […]
Reporting as a unit of media conglomerate Prisa for the first time, pay-TV operator Digital + played up the success of its PVR proposition, the increase in ARPU and a slowing loss of subscribers. In September, Digital + had 1,772,677 subs, down 73,100 in the nine month period reported compared with a loss of 135,600 […]
UK digital satellite platform Sky has reached its target of 10 million TV customers, equivalent to 36 per cent of households in the UK and Ireland. BSkyB set the target in August 2004, since when a further 2.6 million customers have subscribed. Sky TV now reaches more than 25 million people. Around a third of […]
Peter Chernin, the former president of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, has said he will set up a new media group aimed at helping start-up companies across Asia. Chernin said the Hong Kong-based venture, CA Media, would launch media, entertainment, and technology businesses to make the most of the “tremendous opportunity” the region represents. “We see […]
John Smith, the chief executive of BBC Worldwide said the international iPlayer would open up the “under-exploited” market for UK shows but executives have yet to decide whether to include advertising or charge for access. The BBC estimates that global audiences would pay up to $10 for an episode of its most popular shows. Luke […]
It has been revealed BBC director-general Mark Thompson had to apologise to the BBC Trust for signing the open letter criticising News Corp’s bid for Sky and asking the UK government to intervene (as they now have). The BBC Trust “expressed concern” about whether it was “appropriate” for Thompson to sign the controversial letter which […]
Netgear has revealed a new category of wireless router that enables customers to connect televisions to the Web wirelessly. Patrick Lo, Netgear’s chairman and chief executive officer, said “A lot of the new Internet-connected televisions have an Ethernet port in the back. We want to offer products that can help customers stream very high bandwidth […]
Eutelsat Communications has confirmed that Nilesat, the Egyptian satellite company, has signed a 10-year contract for five transponders at the 7° West orbital position. The capacity will be activated in the first phase on Eutelsat’s Atlantic Bird 4A satellite, and subsequently transferred to Atlantic Bird 7 which is scheduled for launch and deployment at 7° […]