The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has launched a voluntary online ratings scheme, extending its established ratings labels to digital downloads and computer games. Web stores and services that sign up to the content ratings system, called BBFC Online, will apply the guidance labels to downloaded and streamed films, TV shows and computer games […]
Time Warner will receive a higher than expected $9.25 billion dividend from the spin-off of Time Warner Cable and has confirmed plans for a “complete legal and structural separation” of the two companies. Jeff Bewkes' biggest strategic step since becoming Time Warner chief executive in January would help each company's management focus on realising the […]
Time Warner will receive a higher than expected $9.25 billion dividend from the spin-off of Time Warner Cable and has confirmed plans for a “complete legal and structural separation” of the two companies. Jeff Bewkes' biggest strategic step since becoming Time Warner chief executive in January would help each company's management focus on realising the […]
For the eighth year running, DirecTV has scored higher for customer satisfaction than all major cable TV companies in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). In this year’s ACSI survey, DirecTV posted an index score of 68, reflecting customers’ overall satisfaction with the service, compared to the cable and satellite TV category, which scored a […]
For the eighth year running, DirecTV has scored higher for customer satisfaction than all major cable TV companies in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). In this year’s ACSI survey, DirecTV posted an index score of 68, reflecting customers’ overall satisfaction with the service, compared to the cable and satellite TV category, which scored a […]
France’s Conseil superieur de l’audiovisuel has revealed that Canal+ was the sole applicant in response to the TV regulator’s request for applications to provide a pay-TV channel in high definition. The CSA has deemed the application admissible.
Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) and Videoload, the Video on Demand (VOD) and Electronic Sell Through (EST) service from Deutsche Telekom, have inked an agreement that makes Sony Pictures titles available through the service. Videoload customers can now buy Sony Pictures titles digitally on an EST basis for retention on their PCs and burning to […]
DISH Network Corporation, Americas third largest pay-TV provider and NBC Universal, have signed an agreement to provide interactive trigger capabilities to NBC Universal’s 14 television networks and 10 NBC owned-and-operated TV stations. DISH Network subscribers who have a digital video recorder will now be able to use their remote controls to request more information from […]
News Corp has upped its holding in the German pay-TV platform to 25.01 per cent. This is up from 22.7 per cent and follows the company progressively increasing its holding since January when it paid E287 million for a 14.58 per cent stake previously held by Unitymedia. News Corp executives Mark Williams and Tom Mockridge, […]
OpenTV, provider of solutions for the delivery of advanced television and advanced advertising services, announced that NBC Universal has selected the OpenTV Participate solution to power, centralise and manage cross-platform interactive television applications, including Web, mobile and set-top box, for NBC Universal's broadcast and cable networks. The programs that will feature the interactive services have […]