The Office of Fair Trading will make its decision on whether to review contracts rights renewal by the end of summer. With the start of the TV trading season – which will see advertising deals struck between broadcasters and media agencies for 2008 – starting next month, any decision to review CRR is unlikely to […]
BBC Worldwide's Digital Media division announces a new content partnership with mobile operator O2. Under the deal, BBC Worldwide will provide a range of branded mobile content to be retailed through the O2 Active mobile portal. The O2 distribution deal with BBC Worldwide follows on from the recent appointment of Peter Mercier as head of […]
MTV Networks plans to invest well over $500 million in video games, seeing them as a major pillar of growth in its goal to reach consumers wherever they spend time. The two-year investment programme is part of a global strategy to incorporate games development at the inception of all new programming plans and not as […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome Portugal Channel Television, a project aimed at the international promotion of the Iberian country as a tourist destination, plans to launch regular broadcasts in the first half of 2008. The channel, which was officially presented at this year's Lisbon Tourism Market (BTL), is a project of production company Tele 7, […]
EchoStar took the wraps off of its latest high definition DVR hoping to capitalize on the company’s success of its previous digital video recorder model. DISH Network’s new ViP722 HD DVR is the advanced version of the company’s award-winning ViP622 and is designed to complement the satcaster’s growing lineup of high definition programming.Similar to the […]
Super Sports Network the new 24/7 German sports channel has launched as part of the Kabelkiosk package on the Eutelsat Atlantic Bird 2 for distribution on cable networks. SSN is owned by DS International Sport Management, and is headed by Dieter Schweiger. Programming will include motorsport (Moto X), tennis, badminton, beach volleyball, kayaking, mountain climbing, […]
Tom Bosco will oversee sales of video advertising across MySpace. “Tom’s proven track record of driving revenue around online-video products gives MySpaceTV an incredible advantage in the marketplace going forward. Video is a huge focus for us from a monetization perspective with virtually limitless opportunities on MySpace. Tom’s experience adds to our team one of […]
Digital media protection specialist SecureMedia has been acquired by US competitive communications provider Cavalier Telephone and TV. SecureMedia will remain an independent company, servicing current customers while pursuing new worldwide. The company will also provide technology and services to advance Cavalier Telephone and TV’s new business developments and long-term strategy. “When Cavalier first set out […]
Viacom Inc posted a better-than-expected profit, boosted by the film division. The New York-based owner of MTV Networks, Paramount movie studios and Nickelodeon cable channels said its second quarter profit fell less than 1 per cent to $434 million down from $437.3 million a year earlier. Revenue rose 13 per cent to $3.19 billion ahead […]
Disney has made its first acquisition in social networking buying Club Penguin, which operates an online virtual world for children, for a fee that could eventually rise to $700 million.The deal bolsters its presence in digital entertainment. Unlike social networking sites for older audiences, such as MySpace and Facebook, Club Penguin has a subscription-based business […]