Yahoo has joined Google's OpenSocial initiative for common standards for social networks, increasing the pressure on Facebook to join the movement. Google also acted to make OpenSocial appear less a vehicle for its own ambitions, announcing with Yahoo and MySpace the formation of the OpenSocial Foundation, a non-profit organisation set up by the three groups […]
A quarter of Freeview households in Wales and Northern Ireland – and a fifth in the Meridian and Anglia regions of England – will not have full access to the digital terrestrial TV channels after analogue switchoff, according to media regulator Ofcom. Freeview will reach just 73 per cent of Wales and 75 per cent […]
Research published by Internet video specialist Simply has revealed that as online video usage goes mainstream, the PC has become the second TV in many homes. Men in particular are using Internet video as a way of indulging their interests and escaping into a 'virtual shed'. Research also revealed that online video viewers are thoroughly […]
From David Del Valle in Madrid Mexico’s largest TV group Televisa is approaching Spain’s largest telco operator Telefonica in an attempt to enter into a pay-TV alliance in the Mexican market edging out dominant player Telmex, controlled by Carlos Slim. The president of Televisa, Emilio Azcarraga Jean, said that the TV group is “looking for […]
Current, the news and information network, has signed a deal with O2 to launch its first ever British Viewer Created Ad Message (VCAM). Anyone will be able to create and submit a 60 second ad for O2's Bluebook service and receive £1,000 if their work is selected to air on the network and website or […]
BBC commissioning editor Ben Gale has been confirmed as Five’s new director of programmes. Gale will replace Jay Hunt when she takes on the role of BBC One controller.
Harmonic's Rhozet Carbon Coder video transcoding solution has been selected by Akimbo for automated web-based video transcoding and packaging. Akimbo, a pioneer in Internet-delivered VOD, manages a vast library of mainstream and niche encoded video content acquired through its numerous relationships with content providers. Rhozet Carbon Coder has enabled Akimbo to create a web-based solution […]
Irdeto has announced that Shanxi Cable Broadcasting Network has chosen the Irdeto Digital TV conditional access solution to accelerate their digital migration process. Under the agreement, Irdeto will deliver one million smart cards over the next 24 months. Shanxi province in China has nearly four million cable TV subscribers.
Envivio, technology provider of IP video convergence encoding solutions from mobile to HD, has revealed that its 4Caster C4 encoders are being used in extensive broadcast trials in Shanghai that, for the first time, combine AVS video encoding with China's standard for DTT broadcasting. This is the first large-scale evaluation of AVS with the DTMB […]
Broadcom has revealed the first high definition, personal video recording, set-top box, system-on-a-chip solution for China. The result of the collaboration between Broadcom and Coship, the first commercial high definition STB in China will provide advanced HD viewing, full 1080p support, improved picture quality, PVR functionality and interactive services all in anticipation of the 2008 […]