INOE Technologies has developed and patented a process that allows for the delivery of visual content in 4D and in HD to users on the Internet. In the 4D mode, it allows for the user to choose their individual viewing angle and his proximity to content and to immerse themselves within that content as if […]
Argentine incumbent teleco Telefonica de Argentina (TdA) has launched a VOD service over its ‘Speedy’ ADSL broadband network. Subscribers of the ‘On Video’, service, will have unlimited access to a library of content, including a variety of television programmes and films. The service is priced at ARS39.9 ($10.2) per month, with no activation fee; subscribers […]
Ericsson has announced multimedia chief Jan Wareby will take over as head of sales and marketing. Wareby, head of Ericsson’s struggling multimedia unit, was previously head of sales and marketing at Sony Ericsson, where he played an integral role in establishing the joint venture. Ericsson said this week its chairman, Michael Treschow, would step down […]
KidsCo, the international children’s channel, is extending its reach across South West Germany in partnership with cable network operator Kable BW. The package enables KidsCo subscribers across the region to enjoy more programming including brand new ‘Pay TV’ exclusive content Turbo Dogs, which will air on KidsCo from 3rd January 2011.
RGB Networks, a specialist in network video processing, has confirmed that its Video Multiprocessing Gateway (VMG) has been deployed by XIT Communications, a rural telecommunications cooperative that serves six counties in Northwest Texas, to transcode the programming it receives in the MPEG-2 format into MPEG-2/H.264 that its network can deliver to subscribers. The VMG is […]
BSkyB is closing its music subscription service Sky Songs after it failed to gain any traction with consumers. Launched in October 2009 it offered unlimited music streaming for £6.49 a month (€7.67), later reduced to £4.99 but it failed to make any impact on a market dominated subscription services like Spotify and track sales service […]
As news of Sky Songs being abandoned breaks, it appears Spotify is considering a new service via Virgin’s new TiVo STB. It could be the first ‘add-on’ service for the UK version; in the US TiVo carries subscription options for several third parties including Live365, MusicChoice and Netflix. Spotify has been trying to […]
Avail-TVN, a digital media services company in North America, has published the results of a survey measuring consumer behaviours and attitudes toward VOD. In the survey, conducted by Frank N. Magid Associates, nearly two-thirds of consumers – 63 per cent – say that availability of television programme episodes on-demand makes them more likely to watch […]
Dailymotion has launched a new section on its website offering catch-up TV content from several French broadcasters. The video sharing website has so far made agreements with BFM TV, M6, W9, NRJ 12, France4, France 24 and Arte to stream their programming. Programmes will be available for seven days after live broadcast. The service is […]
Middle East pay-TV operator Orbit Showtime Network is about to initiate an improved conditional access system designed to disable an estimated five million pirates, many viewing on so-called Dreambox receivers. Owners of Dreambox units use the internet to update the latest pirate software to view encrypted programming. Orbit Showtime (OSN), which merged their rival services […]