Red Bee Media has been appointed by Channel 5 Broadcasting to manage all its video on demand services including content distribution to Five's VOD service, Demand Five, and the syndication, live streaming, content management and delivery of the broadcaster's original full-length programmes to YouTube in the UK. The contract win sees Red Bee Media manage […]
Nagravision has revealed that its Nagra Media Access conditional access system (CAS) has been selected by SkyLife, the sole DTH pay TV service provider in Korea with 2.4 million subscribers to secure their new HD platform. SkyLife, one of the largest and most advanced DTH operators in Asia, is aggressively migrating from standard definition to […]
Telegent Systems, the company that makes television mobile, and Brightstar, a global player in the wireless industry, have announced a partnership to bring a low-cost handset that delivers live, free-to-air broadcast TV to Latin American and African consumers prior to this summer’s 2010 soccer World Cup in South Africa. Brightstar’s Avvio 505 device, which incorporates […]
Brightcove, the online video platform, has confirmed a deal with Turner Broadcasting to support its online video content in the UK, Spain, France, Italy, Germany and other countries throughout Europe. Turner Broadcasting will use the Brightcove platform to expand its advertising-supported online video offerings and to introduce a variety of new enhanced online video programming […]
TV Genius has revealed it is powering the search and recommendation functionality for Freeview's newly launched iPhone app. The app enables users to search Freeview channel schedules anywhere they are and whenever they want. The iPhone app, which is available now from the iTunes App Store, free of charge, allows users to search TV listings […]
For the first time, an Australian ISP has ditched quotas and is offering an unlimited broadband plan. AAPT already had a number of plans with unrestricted usage during off-peak times, but wanted to shake up the market, according to Chief Executive Paul Broad “AAPT has committed to unlocking broadband restraints for the past year and […]
Entone, a specialist in broadband video and home connectivity solutions, is taking orders for 2Q2010 delivery of its VUDU enabled Janus Media Hub and Amulet IPTV Receiver. Entone's new line of broadband TV devices integrates the latest VUDU technologies including VUDU Apps, a cloud platform for the delivery of Internet entertainment services, and the VUDU […]
In a significant development in the convergence of communications and computing, Intel Corporation and Nokia are merging their popular Moblin and Maemo software platforms. This will create a unified Linux-based platform that will run on multiple hardware platforms across a wide range of computing devices, including pocketable mobile computers, netbooks, tablets, mediaphones, connected TVs and […]
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has confirmed that the country's switch over to digital terrestrial television will be delayed until 2013 at the earliest. This is over a year and a half later than cabinet had initially envisaged. In 2008 cabinet set out a number of guidelines regarding the switch over to […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome Italy's DTH platform TivùSat has surpassed the figure of 150,000 active users in mid-February, while maintaining a trend of activation of 1,300 to 1,500 smartcards per day. The total number of TivùSat smart cards ordered by decoder and TV set manufacturers has meanwhile risen to 790,000. At the same time, […]