Music channel MTV has signed a deal with social networking site MySpace to create a weekly chart show. The show, branded The MySpace Chart, will be shown on the MTV2 channel. It will feature the best music videos as voted for by viewers watching the channel and MySpace users of the MySpace Chart website, due […]
The head of online video site Hulu has called on advertisers to think outside the 30-second box for web video ads. In comments made at an Interactive Advertising Bureau meeting, Hulu CEO Jason Kilar suggested advertisers adopt different models for streaming video ads. Instead of simply repurposing 30 second TV spots, Kilar said, advertisers must […]
From David Del Valle in Madrid The technology company InOut TV has launched Butaca TV, a kind of a VoD service that will allow Spanish viewers to hire up to 10 latest-released TV movies through DTT by sending a SMS message. Equipped with a PVR device and with access to DTT, viewers will be able […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome Despite the fact that DTT broadcasts launched in Brazil only three months ago, there is widespread dissatisfaction regarding take-up. Broadcasters and manufacturers have accused the government of not fullfilling its promises, as well as overtaxing the industry. On the other hand, manufacturers have come under attack from the government for […]
In view of convergence of broadcasting and communication technologies, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is to review Foreign Investment (FI) limits in the electronic media to provide level playing field among competing technologies. The regulator has floated a consultation paper for reviewing the existing limits in different segments of the broadcasting sector. “Presently the […]
Federal Communications Commission has released its digital TV transition education order requiring broadcasters, pay-TV services, retailers and consumer electronics manufacturers to promote awareness of the nation’s switch to digital television, set for February 17, 2009. For pay-TV providers like satellite TV and cable, the companies must provide monthly notices about the digital TV transition in […]
A report from MRG, IPTV Home Networking Strategies, 2008, has explored the importance of the Home Network for IPTV Operators. It reveals how effective Home Networking (HN) strategies can improve the competitiveness of an IPTV Operator against Cable and Satellite platforms, reposition the IPTV Operator in the growing battle against the PC and CE industries, […]
BiBC has signed a deal with Central European Media Enterprises (CME), a leading Central and Eastern European broadcaster to launch an internal online video exchange portal to eliminate the need to transfer tapes and DVDs between stations. CME is the latest company to sign up to use ReelMaster, BiBC’s end-to-end solution for the digitisation and […]
Wegener Corporation, provider of equipment for television, audio and data distribution networks worldwide, has confirmed the operation of live video broadcasts on a VSAT network from ViaSat, showing compatibility of Wegener ‘s video overlay solution for VSAT networks. VSAT networks provide bandwidth efficient solutions for distributing interactive IP data between thousands of data centres, retail […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome Italian public broadcaster RAI has signed an agreement with its counterparts from the UK (BBC) and Japan (NHK) for joint research towards the development of the Ultra–HDTV technology. Talks between the three partners initiated in February 2007, but no agreement was reached on a common business plan. After several meetings, […]