Asian sports content provider, ESPN Star Sports has chosen GlobeCast as its technical broadcast partner to deliver world-class cricket from the ICC World Twenty20 from the West Indies to the rest of the world. Close to 40 broadcast and syndication partners of ESPN Star Sports will show the action in over 181 territories across the […]
BT has confirmed that it will expand its roll-out of next-generation broadband to bring super-fast services to two-thirds of the UK. Originally its fibre services, offering speeds of up to 40 megabits per second (Mbps), were due to reach around 40 per cent of the population by 2012. Another £1 billion (E1.16 billion) (on top […]
BT has confirmed that, after Ofcom's pay-TV review, it has reached a deal with Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, for DTT capacity so that it is in a position to offer Sky Sports 1 and 2 to its BT Vision customers. BT is aiming to bring Sky Sports 1 and 2 to […]
From Colin Mann in London As anticipated, Jeremy Hunt has been named Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport in the new Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government. Having shadowed the role in opposition, Hunt retains his existing brief in the new cabinet, but also gets specific responsibility for the smooth running of the 2012 […]
Federal Trade Commision Chairman Jon Liebowitz told cable operators in Los Angeles for the NCTA show that the commission is not interested in regulating behavioural advertising so long as the industry is making “progress” toward self-regulation. “So long as self-regulation is making forward progress, the FTC is not interested in regulating in this area,” he […]
UK commercial channel Five has appointed digital product development company Capablue to handle strategy and technical requirements for Project Canvas. Capablue will help define Five's position within the Canvas partnership, which involves representation on the central programme board, and make sure its existing systems integrate with the platform. The proposed IPTV service from broadcasters the […]
Time Warner and Verizon are making new television programming available online to Verizon’s FiOS TV customers. As Time Warner expands its online TV content, the company is partnering with Verizon to bring FiOS TV subscribers TV Everywhere. Beginning in June, FiOS TV customers will automatically receive free, unlimited online access to popular content from Time […]
Cisco Systems, the world’s largest maker of networking equipment, has reported stronger than expected sales and profits, completing what chief executive John Chambers called “probably the strongest quarter we’ve had in our history”. Sales rose 27 per cent to $10.4 billion, while profits rose 63 per cent to $2.2 billion. This is the second consecutive […]
Sony has confirmed that it will start streaming the FIFA World Cup Collection to Bravia TVs and Blu-ray Disc players across Europe via its BRAVIA Internet Video platform from late May. Owners of a BraviaTV, Bravia Home Theatre or Sony Blu-ray player with BRAVIA Internet Video will be able to view the Top 20 World […]
Singapore's future as a regional media hub is under threat as a result of new government rules for the pay-TV industry, according to the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA), which represents the interests of 130 content producers, pay-TV platform operators and equipment-and-service suppliers across 16 Asian markets. According to CASBAA, the latest […]