Babelgum looks East
Babelgum, the Ireland-based online TV outfit, aims to open in the Chinese market early in 2008. The company plans to add Chinese-language original content in the first quarter of next year”.
September 10, 2007
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RRSat extends reach with Intelsat
Intelsat, provider of commercial satellite services, has confirmed that RRSat Global Communications, a global provider of end-to-end transmission and production services for broadcasters, will use the Intelsat global network to expand RRSat's programming transmissions services seamlessly across three continents. RRSat has contracted for capacity on Intelsat's Galaxy 23 and Intelsat 10 satellites for content broadcasting […]
September 10, 2007
RGB global reseller agreement with Tandberg
From Colin Mann in Amsterdam Network video processing specialist RGB Networks has signed a global reseller agreement with Tandberg Television. The agreement will see Tandberg integrate RGB's Broadcast Network Processor (BNP) with its iSIS 8000 IP headend and video processing solutions for satellite, cable, telco and terrestrial networks. The deal will also provide RGB with […]
September 10, 2007
DIC launches kid's channel
DIC Entertainment has launched KidsCo, a joint venture children’s channel it owns along with Sparrowhawk Media and Corus Entertainment, in Romania, Hungary, Russia, Turkey, and Poland. The children’s brand management company said carriage deals have been signed in Ukraine, where KidsCo will be launched next month, and in Asia Pacific, which will receive the service […]
September 10, 2007
Numericable launches fibre to take on ADSL
From Sotires Eleftheriou in Paris Numericable, now the sole cable operator in France, made a series of announcements at its “back to work” press conference after the summer, to mark the launch of its optical fibre service. Numericable CEO Philippe Besnier said that cable is now better placed than ADSL operators in terms of both […]
August 31, 2007
NBC and NewsCorp christen Hulu
NBC Universal and Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp have confirmed the name of their new Web-based network of films and television shows as 'Hulu'.The name was chosen because it is short, easy to spell and rhymes with itself, project chief Jason Kilar said. Hulu will begin testing a private version in October, according to Kilar, a […]
August 31, 2007
TiVo loss widens
TiVo said its second-quarter loss widened on a write down of inventory, but the company reiterated its goal of breaking even on an adjusted basis for fiscal 2008. The write downs cam as retailers switched more quickly than expected to the HD version. The company posted a net loss of $17.7 million (E12.9m) for the […]
August 31, 2007
Philips chief: HD take up slower than expected
High-definition video viewing is developing slower than the industry had expected, held back by a lack of HD content and competition between rival standards, according to Rudy Provoost, chief executive of electronics company Philips. Provoost said the Blu-ray format developed by Philips and Sony is prevailing in its battle with a competing format HD DVD […]
August 31, 2007
Deutsche Telekom expands Internet-TV business
Deutsche Telekom is planning to expand its Internet-TV business in a move to stabilise its struggling fixed-line segment, chief executive Rene Obermann has revealed. The plan envisages the transmission of TV signals, which are already available over the company’s fibre high-speed Internet connection (VDSL), via an improved DSL connection, Obermann said. This would boost the […]
August 31, 2007
Publishers agree YouTube deal
UK music publishers have agreed a deal with YouTube granting them royalty payments when their music is used on the site. Earlier this year YouTube reached revenue-share arrangements with each of the four majors record labels following its acquisition by Google. Now the MCPRS-PRS Alliance, which collects royalties on behalf of composers, song writers and […]
August 31, 2007