The EU's decision to back DVB-H technology as the standard for mobile TV broadcasts in all member countries is under attack from Germany, Britain and the Netherlands. EU media commissioner Viviane Reding, wants to put DVB-H on a list of official standards, and could compel member states to adopt the mobile technology as early as […]
Verizon Wireless plans to open its mobile network to all devices and mobile Internet applications next year. The company has unveiled a package of free software to try to stimulate the development of handsets that are open to any Internet service. The move marks an apparent reversal of course by the second-biggest US mobile carrier […]
News Corp’s Internet division plans to launch an online network to sell advertising across Rupert Murdoch’s media group and to other media companies as early as the first half of next year. Fox Interactive Media (FIM) President Peter Levinsohn told Reuters that the network, internally dubbed “FIM Serve,” is the subject of discussion across the […]
Spotzer Media Group, provider of multi-media video advertising campaigns, announced the closing of a E10 million financing led by Sierra Ventures of Menlo Park, California. European Directories, operator of leading yellow page publishers in nine countries, also invested. Spotzer will primarily use the new capital to extend its innovative rich media advertising services into the […]
US broadcast channel IPTV has chosen Arqiva as its content distribution platform to expand into the European market. Arqiva recently acquired two teleports and fibre networks in the United States which offer direct access to Arqiva's distribution within the UK and Europe. With this new infrastructure in place, Arqiva has the ability to take content […]
The BBC has secured exclusive rights to show rugby league’s Challenge Cup live in 2009, 2010 and 2011 in a deal covering television and online. An England international will also be shown annually as part of the deal. A new contract will also see Sky Sports continue its exclusive live coverage of Super League in […]
Top Up TV, which provides premium TV content on UK DTT platform Freeview is to offer subscribers programmes from National Geographic Channel and The SCI FI channel. The channels join recently announced additions The History Channel and Crime & Investigation Network. This will be the first time that all four channels will be available to […]
Eutelsat has clinched a multi-year contract with Canal Satellite Réunion, which is a subsidiary of Canal Overseas (Canal + Group). The capacity on Eutelsat’s W2 satellite will support the expansion of the Canal Satellite Réunion pay-TV platform which broadcasts channels and services to satellite homes in Reunion Island and surrounding islands in the Indian Ocean. […]
Widevine Technologies, provider of downloadable content protection, forensic watermarking and digital copy protection solutions, has revealed that the Republic of Korea Intellectual Property Office has issued a new patent which provides intellectual property protection for next generation content protection. The new patent is intended to provide a licensed solution for next generation content protection systems […]
From Colin Mann in London The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are to launch a joint on-demand service, which will bring together hundreds of hours of television programmes in one place. The service is set to go live in 2008 and will offer viewers access to current shows and archive material. Plans will have to […]