Blinkbox has struck deals with All3Media, Eagle Rock, Fireworks International, Shed Media, Target Entertainment and 3DD Entertainment to add a further 600 hours of shows to its service. Binkbox CEO Michael Comish, said the deals signify the company's strength in the video-on-demand sector. “The past two years have seen many notable VOD services either go […]
Virgin Media has launched a new and improved The KARAOKE Channel to its on demand TV platform. Virgin Media's XL TV customers will be able to choose from over 100 karaoke videos, from pop and country to rock and disco, for no extra cost. New videos will be added each month and available to watch […]
From David Del Valle in Madrid Spanish digital DTH platform, Digital Plus is to rely on SES Astra to distribute all its HD TV channels with Hispasat losing out. In an unprecedented decision, the company has been contacting its iPlus-equipped subscribers to re-orientate their dishes at Astra to enjoy its HD offer, despite the fact […]
The BBC has confirmed it will be launching a simulcast of flagship channel BBC1 in HD this Autumn. The channel will be made available to all digital television platforms offering HD channels – Freesat, Freeview, Sky and Virgin Media. Danielle Nagler, Head of BBC HD says: “I'm delighted that the HD simulcast of BBC One […]
The US Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, is trying to impose strong conditions on the Comcast/NBCU deal, including that it divest its stake in online video site Hulu within a year. The committee has written to the FCC saying the proposed joint venture “has the potential for serious anticompetitive and anti-consumer effects in at least three […]
Alongside rowing over wholesale pricing of Sky premium programming on its cablenets, Virgin and Sky have managed to drag long running negotiations on the sale of Virgin's TV channels to a conclusion with a deal expected next week. Virgin has been trying to off load its V1, Bravo, Challenge and Living portfolio for a long […]
In its public response to the BBC Trust's consultation on the BBC Strategic Review, BSkyB has accused the Trust of abdicating its responsibility by letting the BBC executive lead the review. It says the changes they have signalled are 'cosmetic' and 'tinkering'. Sky said that the corporation’s cost cutting proposals are “arbitrary in nature, designed […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome Italian alternative network providers Fastweb, Vodafone Italia and Wind have asked the country's regulator Agcom to introduce an obligatory switch-off, from copper to fibre, based on ASO. According to the managing director of Wind, Luigi Gubitosi, the companies “need fast decisions on a clear framework in which to operate”. Their […]
Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) has been fined £225,000 (E267,000) by media regulator Ofcom for closing the Teletext TV service. DMGT, which announced last July that it would shut Teletext’s TV service after 17 years, has been fined for breaking its public service broadcasting licence by shutting the service in December. The company closed […]
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has commenced its first live 3D transmissions in the Nordic region –providing the “Panasonic 3D experience” with live coverage by Eurosport of Roland-Garros, the French Open tennis tournament, which runs from May 24th to June 6th. This first Nordic 3D transmission is the result of co-operation between Nordic pay-television operator Canal […]