Irdeto has announced that Astro , Malaysia's leading cross-media broadcaster and direct-to-home satellite pay-TV operator, has selected the company's content management solution to power the live streaming and on-demand broadband delivery of all 64 FIFA World Cup 2010 matches on the Astro B.yond Player. Additionally, Irdeto will power mobile access to live matches via Astro […]
Sony has lifted the lid on the games it hopes to release over the next 12 months, with 3D a key aspect of the new range. At a press briefing at the E3 games expo, Sony outlined its plans for PlayStation 3 and its PSP handheld. Sony said a recent software update had made all […]
German cable operator PrimaCom has confirmed it will file for insolvency protection, after its shareholders failed to come to an agreement with creditors regarding repayment of a E29.2 million loan. Following rejection of a repayment proposal by creditors, PrimaCom’s shareholders have said they are no longer willing to negotiate and therefore the board will prepare […]
The European Union’s court has thrown out an appeal from a digital-TV company owned by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, ordering it and other broadcasters to pay back possibly millions of Euros in illegal state aid. The ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) orders his government to claim money back from his family’s […]
VOD platform SeeSaw has yet to make a significant impact in the UK, reaching less than 1 per cent of the VOD market, according to figures released by UKOM. The VOD platform, created from the remnants of Project Kangaroo, launched in February and currently offers over 3,000 hours of programming. However, the first official figures […]
Rumours of a bid by News for BskyB come and go like the seasons. But there was never much doubt that when he judged the time was right Rupert Murdoch would try and retake control of Sky. It is twenty years ago that he lost control and he has wanted back ever since. When Sky, […]
Will regulators allow the bid? News has probably taken the view that as regulators clearly already treat BskyB as if News controls it, then this might not be as big a hurdle as some expect. It’s another reason – as is the fact the regulator’s consideration will doubtless be time consuming – other shareholders will cheerfully sell up if their price demands are met.
Directors of British Sky Broadcasting have rejected a £7 (E8.4) a share bid from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp to take full control of the pay TV platform. The bid for the 61 per cent it does not already control valued the company at £12 billion. Last night's close was at 600.5p, shares in BSkyB opened […]
The European Union’s court has thrown out an appeal from a digital-TV company owned by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, ordering it and other broadcasters to pay back possibly millions of Euros in illegal state aid. The ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) orders his government to claim money back from his family’s […]
German cable operator PrimaCom has confirmed it will file for insolvency protection, after its shareholders failed to come to an agreement with creditors regarding repayment of a E29.2 million loan. Following rejection of a repayment proposal by creditors, PrimaCom's shareholders have said they are no longer willing to negotiate and therefore the board will prepare […]