Akamai Technologies has been selected as the primary content delivery network for movies and TV episodes streamed instantly over the Internet by Netflix. Akamai gives Netflix a strong foundation for the continued growth of its ability to stream instantly, including Netflix's planned expansion to stream to one country outside the US later this year. By […]
Agama Technologies has confirmed that the Norwegian triple-play service provider Altibox (formerly Lyse Tele) has selected to commercially deploy a full-scale Agama Embedded Monitoring Solution in their set-top box population. The installation monitors both IPTV and VOD services, and enables Altibox to ensure the quality of experience with their substantial and growing subscriber base.
Rentrak Corporation, an expert in multi-screen media measurement serving the advertising and entertainment industries, has announced that MTV Networks (MTVN) has become the first major cable group to subscribe to Rentrak’s TV Essentials service. MTVN will use the massive set-top viewing database available through TV Essentials to make more informed decisions in audience targeting, advertising, […]
TV Genius has confirmed that its Content Delivery Platform has been selected by IP Vision, the UK-based platform owner, to enhance the functionality of the TV listings on IP Vision's FetchTV service. TV Genius and IP Vision have worked together to provide a fully searchable solution across web, mobile and hybrid DTT/IP TV. The solution […]
Channel Five in the UK will not be launching a high definition TV service on Freeview before 2012 after failing to give a launch date or programming schedule to the media regulator, Ofcom. Ofcom said that it would no longer reserve capacity on the service for the broadcaster, which made a loss last year. Five […]
From David Del Valle in Madrid The must-carry obligation traditionally imposed on nation wide terrestrial TV channels to open up their signals to cable and satellite platforms for free distribution is coming to an end in Spain. The new overall TV law (Ley General Audiovisual) frees private TV channels from the must-carry obligation and allows […]
The head of the body which distributes films in the UK has called for new methods to be employed in the battle to defeat internet piracy. During a keynote speech as president of the Film Distributors’ Association (FDA), Lord Puttnam said young people needed to be educated at an early age that it was wrong […]
Virgin Media has signed an agreement with Universal Networks International to make the SCI FI channel available to its digital TV customers in High Definition. Launching on Virgin TV in advance of its anticipated rebrand to Syfy HD on 13th April, the channel will show some of the best science fiction entertainment, including the UK […]
James Murdoch has called on governments to get tough on illegal downloading, which he said was no different from shoplifting. He made the call at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit. Stressing that future growth would come from original content production, he said: “We need enforcement mechanisms and we need governments to play ball. The idea […]
Shares in BskyB plc rose four per cent at the end of last week on rumours that News Corp is preparing a bid to buy out its fellow shareholders in BskyB and take the firm private. News Corp currently owns 39 per cent of BskyB. However News Corp has not commented and many wonder why […]