Federal regulators are beginning an effort to crack down on stealth advertising in television shows, a move aimed at letting consumers know when companies have paid to use their products as props. The FCC is expected to open a formal proceeding about new rules requiring more disclosure of product placement. Regulators say they’ve become more […]
Trying to avoid top-slicing the licence fee, the BBC has expanded on a “practical partnerships” proposal focusing on areas such as digital production, regional and local news, and distribution partnerships with commercial arm BBC Worldwide. In its submission to Ofcom’s second public service broadcasting review, the BBC has questioned whether there is case for intervention […]
Without or without merger XM and Sirius face a bleak future says Wall St. Goldman Sachs, citing a dramatic slowdown in subscriber growth, high debt costs, refinancing pressure and a shrinking trend in revenue per customer cut its XM price target to $6.50 from $11.50 and reduced Sirius to $1.75 from $2.25. After a rapid […]
Video views on ITV.com and ITV Local grew by 21 per cent month-on-month for the last five months, with 12 million video views in May alone. The figures announced by Jeff Henry, MD of ITV Consumer, also show that average daily unique users to ITV.com have doubled since the site's re-launch, reaching a total of […]
Channel 4 has sent 87,000 video clips of hit shows including The F Word and Peep Show to consumers’ mobiles using Bluetooth as part of a campaign for its 4oD catch-up service. The campaign took place at five London train stations. Steve Forde, marketing manager of new media at Channel 4, said that using Bluetooth […]
BSkyB has confirmed changes to its HD offering with Sky+ HD being the new name for its current HD box. From July, both new and existing customers upgrading to Sky+ HD will be able to purchase the HD box for £150, (E180) when taken with a £10 per month subscription to the 'Sky HD Mix', […]
A leading Chinese online-video site backed by several high-profile foreign investors has been closed, raising questions about the future of the once-promising industry in China. 56.com suspended operations more than two weeks ago, replacing its user-generated YouTube-like video offerings with a message saying that a server upgrade was to blame for the disruption. Such operations […]
Former singer Feargal Sharkey used the London Calling music conference to demand a levy on gadgets that allow music to be copied. “To legislate for the copying of a CD on to an iPod might, at this point in the development of humanity, seem like a technical irrelevance, even bizarre. But if successful, this would […]
The Southeast Asian nations have agreed on a common set of specifications for Digital TV Standard and High Definition set-top boxes. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) reached the agreement at the end of the ASEAN Digital Broadcasting meeting in Singapore, said a statement by Singapore’s Media Development Authority. This will create economies of […]
Tech Mahindra, a solution provider in India focused on the global telecom industry, has entered into a strategic alliance with Microsoft to address its System Integration (SI) requirements for deployments of the Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV and multimedia software platform. Through the alliance, Tech Mahindra will provide deployment and integration services for new and existing Microsoft […]