David Rehr, president of the National Association of Broadcasters, has announced plans to step down from his post immediately. Janet McGregor, NAB’s CEO and CFO, will handle Rehr’s duties until a successor is named. Rehr, who came to the NAB from the National Beer Wholesalers Association in 2005, has had a rough run at the […]
The UK's mobile advertising spend rose higher than expected in 2008 to £28.6 million (E32m), according to a study from the digital marketing trade body Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Spending doubled in size on a like for like basis in 2008, jumping 99.2 percent year on year, as more British brands invested […]
The Canadian cable TV and telecom company said that, in the two months ended April 30th, it added 74,833 new digital customers as well as 7,053 basic cable subscribers. It also racked up 19,006 Internet customers. “Cable subscriber results exceed the two-month customer figures from a year ago and it is clear that despite challenging […]
UK Internet service providers have rejected calls for them to police the net and cut off users who repeatedly file-share material unlawfully. The group that represents ISPs said disconnecting users would be a “disproportionate response”. A coalition of UK creative industries wants the online connections of repeat offenders to be slowed or stopped. (See Daily […]
According to the 'Beijing Economic and Informatization Commission,' Beijing will soon implement information infrastructure upgrade plans that will see the government invest an estimated RMB 100 billion (E11bn) between 2009 and 2012. The funds will be used primarily for improving high-speed network capacity, upgrading broadband Internet access standards, and promoting Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) services. By 2012, […]
VimpelCom Communications has confirmed the launch of Beeline TV, an IPTV service powered by Microsoft Mediaroom. Beeline TV is the first Mediaroom service to launch in Russia and the CIS and follows a successful commercial trial of the Microsoft platform by VimpelCom under the Corbina TV brand. From launch, Beeline TV subscribers will be able […]
Brightcove the online video platform, has revealed that Discovery Networks Germany has chosen the Brightcove platform to publish and distribute advertising-supported long and short-form video content across its DMAX.de Web property. Building on its long standing relationship with Discovery Communications in the US, Brightcove will enable Discovery Germany to showcase promotional clips as well as […]
HiTV, one of Africa's leading digital satellite operators, has outlined its intention to acquire the broadcast rights to the English Premier League for the African continent alongside eleven other pay-TV operators in Africa. This bid forms part of a major proposal presented to the FA by HiTV, which will also offer every country in Africa […]
Video search engine blinkx has struck a deal with interactive TV company Miniweb that will see its services become available on digital set-top boxes in the UK. The deal will significantly widen the audience for blinkx’s search offering, which indexes a range of online video content, including content from YouTube and the various web TV […]
Discovery Communications has confirmed the appointment of Chance Patterson to the role of Vice President of International Communications, Discovery Networks International. In this role, Patterson will be responsible for the development and implementation of all communications strategies for Discovery Networks International, which distributes 19 brands to 926 million cumulative subscribers in more than 170 countries […]