In a surprise move News Corp has made a deal to become the minority shareholder in its conditional access subsidiary NDS. Two newcos backed by private equity house Permira will take the business private. The plan is the Permira newcos will own 51 per cent while News will keep 49 per cent. The deal has […]
From Colin Mann in London The UK's trading watchdog, the Office of Fair Trading has referred the proposed video on demand (VOD) joint venture between BBC Worldwide Limited, ITV plc and Channel 4 – also known as Project ‘Kangaroo’ – to the Competition Commission (CC) for further inquiry. The CC now has 24 weeks to […]
ViewCast, provider of streaming hardware and software solutions, has joined the Microsoft Silverlight Partner Initiative to deliver the next generation of .NET-based media over the Internet. By utilising Windows Media/VC-1 format, the ViewCast Niagara SCX encoding platform can deliver streaming video and audio content to users of Silverlight, a cross-browser, cross-platform, and cross-device plug-in offering […]
From Colin Mann in London The UK's trading watchdog, the Office of Fair Trading has referred the proposed video on demand (VOD) joint venture between BBC Worldwide Limited, ITV plc and Channel 4 – also known as Project ‘Kangaroo’ – to the Competition Commission (CC) for further inquiry. The CC now has 24 weeks to […]
Widevine Technologies has announced that leading Lithuanian multichannel television, telephone and Internet service provider Viginta has selected Widevine Cypher to secure content delivered over DTT, hybrid QAM (cable) and IPTV deployments. This marks the first time downloadable conditional access and DRM has been implemented in a one way DTT network, drastically reducing the time and […]
Virgin Media Television has agreed a deal with Alderney-based betting specialist, Two Way Gaming, which will see the broadcaster launch a sister channel to the long-established Challenge. The new channel, Challenge Jackpot will be broadcast on Virgin Media's UK cable network. The channel's output post-midnight will also be broadcast on Virgin1 and Bravo2, extending its […]
OpenV, China’s largest Chinese-language Internet TV and Video content provider has obtained from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television a Licence for Publishing Online Audio-Visual Programmes. Industry experts believe that the issuance of the Video License will accelerate standardisation of the online video industry while promoting market growth.
The market for in-flight live direct broadcast video revenue is projected to grow to $913 million in 2012, according to research by MultiMedia Intelligence. With revenue of $87 million in 2007, live in-flight video promises impressive growth. “The current environment of increasing fuel prices and downward pressure on fares has been painful to the airline […]
A federal appeals court has upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to make rules intended to increase cable television competition in the US. Local governments had filed legal challenges to agency rules the FCC said would speed the approval process for new competitors, cap fees paid by new entrants to local governments, and ease requirements […]
The Scottish Premiere League has agreed a landmark four year deal with Setanta Sports for live domestic broadcasting rights.The £125 million (E166m) deal will extend the current partnership from the start of season 2010/11 through to the end of season 2013/14. 60 games will be covered live each season for broadcast across the UK and […]