From Branislav Pekic in Rome Portugal Telecom's triple-play service Meo will boost its sports offer with the addition of five European football club TV channels. According to Portugal Telecom's triple-play service Meo will boost its sports offer with the addition of five European football club TV channels. According to the head of content at Meo, […]
Growth in the broadcasting industry has been largely driven by the increasing inflow of advertising revenue as well as the unprecedented growth and acceptance registered
Market research by industry analyst, Redshift Research, on behalf of Oxygen8 Communications, has found that major UK brands are still failing to monetise their digital The research finds that whilst consumers are interested in accessing more services from organisations on their mobile phones, corporates and media companies are failing to make the most of digital […]
HBOlab, an experimental offshoot of the cable powerhouse focused on online programming, is launching a Web video series featuring a cast of the Internet’s most Jessica Rose, star of the Web sensation “lonelygirl15,” will be joined with top YouTube talent, including video bloggers known as sxePhil and KevJumba, for the scripted comedy “Hooking Up.” Set […]
Comcast has launched its Fancast Store, an electronic storefront that offers more than 3,000 digital downloads of TV shows and movies for rent or Comcast has launched its Fancast Store, an electronic storefront that offers more than 3,000 digital downloads of TV shows and movies for rent or purchase. The move puts Comcast's Fancast digital […]
The number of media companies present in the FTSE 100 will be at its lowest level for more than 10 years, according to research from A review of all the companies identified that once ITV is relegated this week, only five per cent of the FTSE 100 will be media companies. This is a significant […]
A major consumer study into VOD by Essential Research has been developed in consultation with industry players – including the BBC, Virgin, C4, ITV and – Current VOD services are the tip of the iceberg. VOD – in its broadest sense – will have a seismic impact on TV viewing – but this will be […]
From Sotires Eleftheriou in Paris The Bis TV satellite platform is to introduce a ';catch-up tv’ and a VOD service via the Internet before the end The Bis TV satellite platform is to introduce a ';catch-up tv’ and a VOD service via the Internet before the end of the year. The announcement was made during […]
German TV network RTL's owner Bertelsmann is reportedly preparing to buy bTV , the most successful TV station in Bulgaria, currently owned by News Corp. News Corp has decided to dispose of all its TV operations in Central Europe, and bTV, as the most profitable, has been widely touted as the first to be sold.
DirecTV and TiVo, creator of television services for digital video recorders (DVR), have extended their current agreement, which includes the development, marketing and distribution of Under the terms of the non-exclusive arrangement, DirecTV and TiVo will work together to develop a version of the TiVo service for DirecTV’s broadband-enabled HD DVR platform. The product will […]