Barry Diller, the main backer of Internet TV streaming service Aereo, has described the tactics of the US broadcasters in the US Supreme Court copyright case as “obnoxious” and warned that stopping the service was stopping technology. “Aereo has been criticised as a gimmick, as a way of avoiding copyright rules. In fact, it was […]
Viacom and Northern & Shell Media Group have confirmed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited by Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) for £450 million (approximately $757 million). The transaction brings Viacom one of British television’s biggest brands, and the only commercial public service broadcaster to consistently grow viewership share in […]
Millions of UK homes will be able to watch BT Sport for free for another season following BT’s decision to continue offering the channels for free to new and re-contracting BT Broadband customers. BT has revealed that around five million homes now take BT Sport, just nine months after the channels went live last August. […]
The closure of BBC3 as a TV channel is far from certain according to Richard Ayre, one of the corporation’s trustees, who has stressed that the plans will be heavily scrutinised when they are submitted this summer. Ayre, speaking following the publication of a BBC Trust report examining the corporation’s news and current affairs output, […]
UK local TV is already looking shaky as London Live reports near zero ratings and its programme chiefs departure and the BBC withholds funds as questions are asked about Comux funding. The BBC Trust has delayed paying out the latest instalment of up to £25 million (€29.4m) to fund the costs of transmitting the local […]
Barry Diller, the main backer of Internet TV streaming service Aereo, has reiterated his view that its chances of a successful outcome in the Supreme Court copyright case are 50-50, while admitting to being more confident of such an eventuality. He also suggested that for his IAC company, the investment was financially meaningless, but the […]
With the Justices of the US Supreme Court deliberating on the evidence provided in the copyright case brought by the nation’s major broadcast networks against Internet TV streaming service Aereo, USB streaming dongle Rabbit TV has unveiled a similar feature added to its popular eMedia guide, giving its three million+ users easy access to nearly […]
Magine TV, the cloud-based TV service, has closed its beta platform and launched commercially in Germany. With over 60 national and international channels available, including ARD, ZDF, RTL, RTL II, VOX, ProSieben, Sat.1, Bloomberg TV, Al Jazeera, Nickelodeon, Sport 1 and Eurosport 1, Magine TV offers users an online alternative to traditional free-to-air television, available […]
The UK local TV revolution has continued to expand in the UK with the ‘switching on’ of the new transmitters at Winter Hill bringing new value to homes in Liverpool, Manchester and Preston. Overseen by Comux and operated by Arqiva, this expansion will see the reach of the local TV network increase by more than […]
The past few days have seen a slew of rumours in the Arab world that – somehow or other – football-mad Arab fans would be able to see the upcoming FIFA World Cup out of Brazil free of charge. Arab fans had their expectations raised because of potential unencrypted transmissions from Eutelsat’s ‘Hot Bird’ satellites, […]