Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has confirmed its second high definition channel in Europe with the launch in Portugal on April 6th of its general entertainment, action and adventure channel, AXN HD. The channel combines a mix of movies from the US and around the world as well as popular series such as CSI and Supernatural. […]
China has blocked YouTube after Beijing denounced footage appearing to show security forces beating Tibetans in Lhasa last year as “a lie”. The authorities have blocked the service on previous occasions and, more frequently, have prevented access to specific videos. Google, which owns YouTube, confirmed that Beijing halted access to the site this week but […]
Netflix is the latest media company to integrate with social networking website Facebook. Starting this week, Netflix users can use Facebook Connect – software that links individual Facebook pages to third-party Web sites – to share their ratings of Netflix rentals with their Facebook friends. Movie ratings will appear on Netflix subscribers Facebook pages if […]
Discovery Networks Asia's SVP Mark Whitehead is joining BBC Worldwide as its GM and SVP in the region. He will report to BBC Worldwide Channels MD Darren Childs, overseeing BBC Entertainment, BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle, CBeebies, BBC HD and BBC World News in the region, which includes India.
From IPTV World Forum Amino Communications, the IPTV entertainment solutions provider, has signed a global co-operation agreement with ZTE, provider of telecoms equipment and network solutions. Amino will provide the full range of its award-winning AmiNET set-top boxes to ZTE, which has over 20 IPTV deployments globally. With a system capacity of more than 1.5 […]
From Colin Mann in London Satellite operator SES Astra has significantly increased its reach in Europe, particularly in France, Ukraine and the UK, and is now broadcasting to 122 million analogue and digital TV homes across Europe. At the heart of the increase in reach was the increase of Astra's digital satellite penetration across Europe. […]
Nilesat, the Egyptian satellite company, and Eutelsat Communications have announced a new strategic agreement to pursue the development of the 7 degrees West orbital position which is used by both companies for satellite broadcasting across the Middle East; the Gulf and North Africa. This new phase of collaboration between Nilesat and Eutelsat follows the recent […]
From IPTV World Forum Edgeware, the provider of server systems for network deployed on-demand TV, has announced a global IPTV cooperation with Ericsson. With this agreement, Edgeware is integrating its solid state VOD platform with the Ericsson end-to-end IPTV solution and OpenStream Digital Services Platform to enable operators worldwide to easily deploy advanced on-demand TV […]
NDS has announced that Viasat has extended its long-standing relationship with NDS with the addition of NDS‚ Progressive Download (PDL) technology to the ViasatPlusHD hybrid DVR. The ViasatOnDemand HD service represents another successful deployment of NDS‚ PDL technology. This premium service offers ViasatPlusHD subscribers the ability to download a movie or series via their broadband […]
From IPTV World Forum in London Arris and Open TV, provider of advanced digital television solutions, will present a joint demonstration of their next generation linear television ad platform at the upcoming NCTA Cable Show. The collaboration is designed to make TV advertising more relevant, accountable and dynamic and revolutionises traditional ad insertion technologies. ….