The BBC has revealed that of the record 100 million iPlayer requests in December, 11 per cent were via games consoles, 75 per cent up on prior months. The news comes as The BBC Trust announces another consultation this time on specifics of the on demand services provided through iPlayer. Consultations are open until March […]
Euroconsult has reported that growth in the satellite pay-TV market remained strong in 2009 despite the global economic downturn. According to the 4th edition of “Satellite TV Platforms, World Survey & Prospects to 2019, Growth through the Crisis”, the number of TV Platforms in service increased to 113 in 2009 (+38 per cent in three […]
The BBC must undergo a radical overhaul and Channel 4 should be privatised, a think tank has said in a report on the future of UK broadcasting. The centre-right Policy Exchange said the BBC should cut the amount it spends on sports rights, popular entertainment and shows for 16 to 35-year-olds. It also urges the […]
iPlayer, the BBC's online catch-up service, received more than 100 million programme requests in a month for the first time, with a total of more than 115 million requests. The BBC also said that the week beginning December 14th proved to be its biggest ever for the radio player with 7.7 million programme requests from […]
Swedish pay-DTT project Dahlia TV, controlled by Air Plus TV, has decided to withdraw from the Spanish pay DTT because it doesn't believe it can generate sufficient business citing the delay in licensing and fierce competition from Mediapro through Gol TV, as the main reasons. The company, with operations in Finland and Italy, had announced […]
Freesat has revealed that the beta of BBC iPlayer has now been expanded to all set top boxes manufactured by Humax. A code (5438) for the trial has been released to anyone with Humax Freesat HD or Freesat+ HD receivers. To participate in the trial, users will need to hook up their boxes to an […]
A committee of MPs has called for a ban on alcohol advertising before 9pm on UK television. The report, by the House of Commons health select committee, argues that restrictions on alcohol advertising are not tough enough and that the “problem is more the quantity of advertising than the promotion”. The committee criticised the lack […]
Major online search providers may face a tax on advertising revenue in France under proposals being examined by French president Nicolas Sarkozy to help save creative industries from a “free-for-all” Internet culture. Under the proposals, made in a government-commissioned report, money from the tax would go to the cultural sphere. Jacques Toubon, a former culture […]
French broadcasting regulator the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) has authorised digital operator TV Numéric together with broadcast transmission specialist TDF, and TDF, together with four DTT services (TF1, France Télévisions, Arte et NRJ 12), to carry out 'push VOD' trials on digital terrestrial. The trials will cover the provision of a video on demand […]
Online video portal Dailymotion has announced interactive advertising formats for its broadband TV and IPTV channels. The announcement follows the successful launch of Dailymotion's iPhone app and expands its ad-supported content strategy to all three screens. Based on the success of Web-based formats, the TV advertisements, delivered via a Web ad server, provide an easy […]