Lin, a multiple station owner in the US, is partnering with YouTube to launch dedicated YouTube channels for its 31 stations. The sites will feature a mix of news content from the station and user-generated video. Sixteen Hearst-Argyle stations already feature YouTube channels.
Comcast and TiVo have started rolling out TiVo-enabled Comcast digital video recorders. The companies said in a joint statement that the service will be rolled out to customers over the next few months. TiVo, which makes its own branded digital video recorders, first signed an agreement with Comcast in March 2005 to enable the cable […]
Paramount Pictures International has agreed to help fund European cinemas which are installing new generation projectors. Hollywood studios and exhibitors have tussled over who should bear the cost of the upgrade, with cinema owners arguing that studios should pay a “virtual print fee” as it will be cheaper for them to distribute their films electronically […]
Brightcove has revealed a new service for delivering broadcast-quality Internet TV. Extending their Internet TV platform, the new service, Brightcove Show, will give content publishers the ability to deliver instant-on, broadcast-quality streaming video to their viewers. Brightcove Show takes advantage of new advances in the Adobe Flash Player technology, high-quality video encoding, and content delivery […]
Nokia Siemens Networks has won a contract from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), India's largest telecommunications service provider, to deploy broadband access across 7,000 Indian villages. The contract is a part of the green field rural tender from BSNL. The new access network's high bandwidth will allow BSNL to deliver high data and triple play […]
Telefónica O2 Czech Republic has signed a contract The Walt Disney Company for the distribution of its films through O2TV fixed-line television. In addition to new titles, Telefónica O2 also has access to library titles from Disney-ABC International Television’s portfolio, from which they will present 40 films over the course of every year.
NEC Corporation has launched two new additions to its AM3100 Series MSAN (Multi -Service Access Node) product range – the AM3110 and AM3160. NEC says The AM3100 series represents a generational shift in access technology with a total access platform family that meets all copper, fibre and wireless applications needs. The AM3110 and AM3160 allow […]
Dailymotion, the independent video sharing site, and Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) Europe have confirmed an agreement to make news, entertainment and animation programming available to audiences across Europe. The agreement marks Turner's choice of Dailymotion as partner in the wider distribution of its content across non-linear platforms and the continued distribution of Adult Swim outside […]
Virgin are offering sports fan the Virgin Media Fan Van service. By visiting Virgin Media’s sports portal on Saturdays, sports fans are able to immerse themselves in near live content including interviews, commentary, fans’ views, comedy and other fan-related footage from a sporting venue. The content is also archived on the site so it can […]
Belgacom and Nokia Siemens Networks have extended their contract for the delivery and integration of an IPTV solution for another three years. Nokia Siemens Networks is also supporting Belgacom's plan to add high-definition television to its existing portfolio of interactive TV services via IP-based broadband lines. Belgacom's total customer base for its Belgacom TV reached […]