The BBC is to launch a new version of the iPlayer along with the first stage of a new Amazon-style programme recommendation offering – although this will only be available to those who register. Integration of the BBC’s Radio Player with the iPlayer broadband video service will include the development of a “visual identity” for […]
Belden has introduced a series of CATV drop cables to provide CATV installers/system integrators with a readily available alternative which performs to the highest industry standards. They are designed for cable TV, satellite dish technology and broadband applications, where they deliver competitive price/performance when compared to cables of a similar construction.
From Branislav Pekic in Rome The president of Mediaset has confirmed that Italy's leading private broadcaster is ”obliged” to sue video-sharing site YouTube and its owner Google for copyright infringement. ”If an administrator believes his company has suffered damages he must take legal action because one day any shareholder could ask why no claim for […]
BBC and Sky have confirmed that BBC iPlayer can now be accessed via Sky Player, Sky's online TV service. The new version of Sky Player includes a series of BBC branded sections, with listings information and links to all TV programmes on the BBC iPlayer service. Sky Player, which offers users access to live and […]
News Corporation has a $5bn "war chest", Rupert Murdoch has said, highlighting his appetite for acquisitions while more indebted rivals struggle. "We are as well positioned as we can be to face what may well turn into a prolonged economic downturn," he told the media group's annual meeting in New York. The group chairman highlighted […]
Telecom Italia Media (TI Media) has agreed to sell its pay-per-view activities to Swedish group Airplus TV. The Italian operator will spin off the activities into a new subsidiary controlled by Airplus and in which TI Media will continue to hold 9 per cent. Telecom Italia will also provide bandwidth for transmitting the pay-TV channels […]
UK broadcaster ITV faces fines of seven per cent of its annual net advertising revenue, and other penalties, if its plan to hand back its public service broadcasting licences to Ofcom. The broadcaster’s net advertising revenue during 2007 was £1.22 billion (E1.57bn), meaning ITV fines could start at £80 million a year and rise until […]
As they enter the growth stage of their industry, IPTV operators are moving past their underlying network capabilities and are focusing on real and value-added benefits for their customers according to ABI research. The future success of Telco-IPTV operators will be determined by a wide range of internal and external factors while they manage the […]
Stephen Carter, the new minister for communications, technology and broadcasting has promised to accelerate decision-making in a number of key areas. “Whatever is going to happen to the macro-economy, we can all agree that, in the short- and possibly medium-term, the financial services sector is going to take some time to restructure,” said Carter, in […]
SES Astra has announced that the number of HD channels broadcast via the ASTRA Satellite System has increased significantly in the last three months. At the beginning of October 2008, the number of HD channels reached 55 – representing an increase of 13 channels or 30 percent since August. The SES group, including SES Astra, […]