smartclip, the multiscreen video and brand advertising platform, has formed a partnership with TP Vision, the manufacturer of Philips branded TVs. smartclip will deliver advertisements on the Philips Smart TV portal homepage and sub-pages, such as the App Gallery and to the Smart TV ecosystem. TP Vision now gives advertisers the opportunity to reach the […]
NBCUniversal is joining a crowded sector for online movie entertainment by offering its bespoke feature film subscription VoD service PictureBox Films direct to consumers in the UK and Ireland following a radical redesign and major rebrand of the site. The service will compete against players such as Netflix, Amazon-backed LOVEFiLM, KnowHow Movies, supermarket groups such […]
Barb, the official UK TV ratings body, will commence measuring usage of online catch-up services such as the BBC iPlayer, 4oD and Sky Go alongside traditional small screen viewing, from August. The move will provide the first official measurement of the number of viewers downloading or streaming TV shows on PCs, laptops, tablets and smartphones. […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has taken the step of putting Greek broadcaster ERT’s news coverage back on air, allowing Greek satellite subscribers to watch NET, the station’s news channel, on television. Until the afternoon of June 13, ERT’s output was only available via a live stream on the EBU website, redirected from ERT’s signal, […]
Global Radio is fighting to keep control of GMG Radio, owner of the Real and Smooth networks, and is submitting an appeal against the competition regulator’s order to sell off stations across the UK. The UK’s largest radio operator, owner of network radio brands including Capital, Heart and Real, intends to make a submission to […]
Spanish company N-Screens is launching its first SVoD channels -K-now, Distanciatv and Encopatv- for a monthly subscription of €2.99 for the whole package, under promotion for free until September. Subscribers will be able to watch the channels through any device connected to the Internet. K-now is dedicated to economy with financial news and analysis about […]
The theme for the RTS Cambridge Convention 2013 – the UK’s pre-eminent high-level gathering of broadcasting executives – has been unveiled. The bi-annual event, which takes place in Cambridge from September 11th – 13th, will ask the question, Whose Side Are you on? Quality Content: Who Pays? Who Decides? Who Profits? This year, Channel 4 […]
Gearhouse Broadcast has commissioned four new 30-camera HD OB supertrucks, two of which are delivered and in operation. The trucks, named HD5, HD6, HD7 and HD8 represent a multi-million dollar investment by the company. Gearhouse Australia Sales and Marketing Director, Manny Papas, says the new trucks are very much in keeping with Gearhouse’s global philosophy, […]
Sky Sports will dedicate an entire channel to cricket this summer, providing coverage of men’s, women’s and youth matches including this summer’s Ashes series. Sky will commit one channel – Sky Sports Ashes HD – to cricket offering 63 days of action between June 30th and August 31st, including exclusively live ball-by-ball coverage of the […]
Three CEOs told delegates here they should be more aggressive on international growth. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, Liberty Global boss Mike Fries and Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman all said international strength was a vital factor in their stock rising over the past 12 months. Zaslav told the audience: “This past year, we made more money […]