Mobile phone network provider Verizon Wireless is launching a mobile TV service in the US that will see new shows from CBS, NBC and Fox debut on phones at the same time as they air on TV. More than 10 new shows from CBS, NBC and Fox will debut on the V Cast Mobile service […]
The Raindance Film Festival will this week become the first to simultaneously show its movies via the web, claiming the initiative could help establish a new revenue model for independent filmmakers. The Independent film event in London has done a deal with broadband provider Tiscali to make six of its films available to all via […]
Kent.tv, from the UK county's local authority, has been created by production house Ten Alps – co-founded by former rock legend and Kent resident Bob Geldof. It features videos made by local filmmakers. The videos explore issues such as bullying, social exclusion and health. The site is the UK’s first county council-funded on-demand channel.
Verimatrix is providing the security solution for the world's first fully integrated IPTV triple-play deployment in Qatar. This new service from Qtel offers voice, broadband Internet and MPEG4-AVC encoded IPTV over its upgraded infrastructure to subscribers across the state of Qatar. Verimatrix's Video Content Authority System (VCAS) will protect MPEG4-AVC data streams through advanced encryption […]
Configurable processor specialist ARC International has bought multimedia IP developer Alarity Corporation, for £2 million (E2.9 million) in cash. The bulk of Alarity’s development team is based in St. Petersburg, Russia, where the 40 strong group focuses on codec software, firmware, and advanced multimedia architectures.
Google is considering a move into the UK wireless market after media regulator Ofcom proposed taking ing back more than a third of the mobile phone spectrum that Vodafone and O2 have been using to auction it for new entrants. Google is already planning to bid more than $4.6bn (E3.2bn) on spectrum in the US […]
Arris Group is to pay $730 million (E517m) in a mix of cash and stock for C-COR Incorporated. Arris says with over 250 customers around the world, the companies collectively reported revenues of over $1.2 billion over the past year and the merged company will be the largest pure-play provider of equipment and solutions to […]
According to Internet provider BSNL, IPTV is being delayed in India because two of the major players, Sony and Zee, have not confirmed their channel packages. “We have just received word from Sony confirming their IPTV packages, but not from Zee. We are hopeful that all packages will be procured in a month’s time,” said […]
Arianespace, the world’s leading commercial space launch service provider, is embarking on a $400-million capacity expansion project to build a new launch site in French Guiana. Chief executive Jean-Yves Le Gall said the company was preparing for a growing satellite market, fuelled by new on-demand applications for mobile connectivity and high definition television. ”TV on […]
Alcatel-Lucent announced it has acquired Tamblin, a privately held software company that provides applications and tool kits that will enhance Alcatel-Lucent’s solution for enabling IPTV users to find, connect and interact with brands and entertainment they care about. Service providers can use Alcatel-Lucent’s interactive TV applications, now enhanced by the Tamblin software with their existing […]