France’s Autorité de la Concurrence has removed restrictions which previously barred France Telecom (FT) selling 'quadruple-play' bundles of fixed and mobile services. The conditions were originally placed on the state company more than ten years ago when the market was being opened up to competition. As a result of the relaxation of rules, FT will […]
ESPN made another move to bolster its broadband network, ESPN3.com, and has struck an exclusive deal with software giant Microsoft that will deliver over 3,500 live events from ESPN3.com, as well as on-demand clips from ESPN.com, to Microsoft’s Xbox 360 game console. As in other ESPN3.com distribution deals, consumers will need to receive their Internet […]
News Corp has made its latest move in digital content exploitation by acquiring e-reader platform Skiff and investing in a company that develops paid content models for publishers. News Corporation, which is close to charging customers for access to the Times and Sunday Times online, said that the two deals represented “key building blocks” in […]
Envivio has announced that N-Type, a leading systems integrator in Taiwan, is deploying a multi-channel Envivio Mobile TV Headend that will enhance the capabilities of Taiwan’s largest telecommunications company, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT). The all-IP Envivio Mobile TV head-end featuring the 4Caster C4 Three Screens encoder/transcoder replaces CHT’s existing software-based infrastructure, enabling CHT to support today’s […]
Singapore's fully-integrated info-communications provider StarHub has deployed SeaChange International's Intelligent Video Platform in support of its mobile TV service. Providing a unified and open back office software solution for high-quality streaming over StarHub's mobile network to any mobile device, the Intelligent Video Platform was implemented on the “StarHub TV on Mobile” service this month. StarHub […]
Singapore is holding a 3D TV trial, commencing this week, which will start with terrestrial TV, cable TV and IPTV in partnership with MediaCorp, Starhub and SingTel. As part of the initiatives, this year’s National Day Parade will be recorded in 3D. In addition to the broadcasters, technology partners such as Panasonic, Ross Video, and […]
Ofcom has agreed to allow the BBC to restrict access to the EPG for Freeview HD programming. The BBC plans to restrict access to manufacturers of STBs and integrated Freeview HD TV’s that include copy protection technology. This technology will allow broadcasters to control the multiple copying of HD content and its retransmission over the […]
Inverto Digital Labs, the pioneering designer and vendor of broadcast technologies and equipment, has unveiled the Volksbox, a set top box platform for the reception of HD+ satellite services. This product, now available in Germany, Austria and Luxembourg, is an advanced hybrid satellite receiver compliant with the HD+ specifications, and incorporates Nagravision's Conditional Access System […]
Neil Berkett CEO has issued a warning on the openness of the BBC lead Canvas project. He said it wasn't clear the Canvas partners rhetoric – in terms of a common standard and open access for an Internet-to-TV platform – was being delivered in practice. The comments come as the BBC Trust considers its conclusions […]
From David Del Valle in Madrid The Spanish media group that controls Digital Plus and Cuatro TV is investing E31.5 million to acquire a 51 per cent of the US Spanish-speaking US TV channel V-me Media. Initially, Prisa will invest E3.3 million to control a 23 per cent stake; another investment of E8.2 will be […]