A senior executive at BSkyB has accused the UK government of missing an opportunity to think more widely about the future of the broadcasting industry, suggesting its strategy paper wrongly concentrates on old arguments in an already heavily-regulated industry, risking handing the advantage to rival players. Participating in a session on responses to the government’s […]
Ed Richards, Ofcom’s Chief Executive, has suggested the government’s review of communications policy should include an assessment of the prominence the UK’s Public Service Broadcasters are afforded on Electronic Programme Guides in the converged age. Delivering an address at the Westminster eForum Keynote Seminar: Assessing the Government’s communications strategy: ‘Connectivity, Content and Consumers: Britain’s digital […]
Internet TV streaming service Aereo has revealed the latest launch area for its online television technology – Denver – the long-time base for John Malone’s broadcasting and cable TV business operations. Aereo plans to launch in the Denver metropolitan region on November 4th. Aereo is backed by Barry Diller, a long-time business partner of Malone […]
Thinkbox – the marketing body for commercial TV in the UK – has announced that Lindsey Clay is to become the organisation’s Chief Executive from 1 January 2014. Clay is currently Thinkbox’s Managing Director. Thinkbox’s current Executive Chair, Tess Alps, will become the non-executive Chair of Thinkbox, working with the organisation two days a week. […]
UK transmission and distribution specialist Arqiva unveiled its latest research and development to a selected audience of British-based clients on October 22. One of the demonstrations saw Arqiva create what it claimed was the world’s first live ‘pop-up’ TV channel, transmitting from London’s British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) and fed by microwave […]
Internet TV streaming service FilmOn is contesting a decision by a DC-based federal judge to deny the company a modification to the almost nationwide preliminary injunction ordered on September 5th. Internet TV streaming service FilmOn founder Alki David had congratulated rival service Aereo and its founder Barry Diller on its October 10 Boston court victory […]
Buoyed by having gained the upper hand in court battles with US network broadcasters who claim copyright infringement, Internet TV streaming service Aereo has announced plans to launch its technology in the Detroit metropolitan area on October 28th. The Detroit metro area includes nine counties across Michigan and more than 4.2 million consumers. Aereo’s announcement […]
To celebrate the return of the fifth series of BBC One’s thought-provoking and acclaimed Daytime drama Moving On, the programme will also première, in its entirety, on BBC iPlayer. The series première on BBC iPlayer is part of the BBC Trust’s approved trial to explore the role of online premièring across a range of genres […]
upc cablecom is now offering a total of 27 channels in HD quality in German-speaking Switzerland. These can be received free of charge and without a set-top box as part of the basic package of more than 60 digital channels. The new Swiss entertainment channel S1 TV has also been added to the basic package. […]
A UK High Court ruling has forced streaming website TVCatchUp to drop over 20 channels aired by commercial broadcasters ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. The ruling means that it cannot stream the main ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 networks on its mobile TV service, nor can it stream 11 of the broadcasters’ digital […]