Italian telecoms companies have agreed on technical aspects for infrastructure needed for a high-speed broadband network in Italy, the government said, in a boost to long-running efforts to build a fibre-optic network. The Deputy Communications Minister Paolo Romani said the telecom operators — whom he had summoned periodically this year to discuss the issue — […]
Saudi Arabian newspaper Al-Quds al-Arabia is quoting local sources saying that Orbit has prevaricated over paying its rent at Egypt’s Media Production City (EMPC). Orbit is now part of the Orbit Showtime Network but still produces content for its Arabic channels. The Al-Quds newspaper says the decision to close Orbit down was made on Saturday […]
Neovia Financial, the alternative payments business, has confirmed that FilmFlex is to use the Neovia Payment Network to process all online payments for its recently launched broadband VOD service. FilmFlex is using the NetBanx gateway, part of the Neovia Payment Network, to process all payments for its new packaged streaming service. The win builds on […]
Friend 4 Video, the UK-based technology company that monitors the internet for a number of major content owners, has confirmed Fighting Films as the first customer of its new Friend 4 Video distribution platform powered by Civolution’s watermarking technology. Friend 4 Video uses state-of-the-art watermarking technology from Civolution to embed a unique forensic code into […]
Oregan Networks, a developer of media browsing technologies for television, has announced imminent launch of the Onyx STB manufactured by Korea-based Consumer Electronics brand Digital Streams. The new device offers a simple way for consumers to stream UK’s popular Internet video services and music, as well as accessing photo sharing and social networking sites on […]
Pace plc has today announced the appointment of Dr Mark Loughran, currently Managing Director of Nokia UK & Ireland, as the President of a new business division, Pace Enterprise. Loughran will spearhead the development of Pace’s international IP, gateway and Networks businesses as part of the Group’s strategy to enable converged digital services for operators. […]
The Motion Picture Association of America’s website was temporarily brought down over the weekend by pirates enraged by an escalation in anti-piracy efforts. MPAA.org and the website of AiPlex Software, a company the MPAA hired to target websites where piracy was rampant, were out of action for much of the day. “The MPAA is aware […]
The entry of 3D into the home “isn’t the second coming of HD, and if you say it will have the speed of adoption that HD had, I’m not buying that” Chase Carey president, deputy chairman and COO of News Corp has told a Hollywood audience. Carey predicts that 3D-TV will grow to occupy only […]
Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav said that he would embrace online delivery of content if it could be monetised. Discovery has been slow to embrace online content delivery, instead opting to use its web sites to deliver snippets of video aimed at driving viewership of its TV channels. “Our deals provide that distributors have the […]
Disney and Nielsen have partnered to launch a free iPad app that can turn the device into a companion screen for content and social media synchronised to a TV programme. The My Generation Sync iPad App will be available a week ahead of the premiere of the new ABC series it will supplement, ‘My Generation’. […]