The DTH market in India has emerged as one of the most lucrative markets which have successfully resisted the impacts of the current economic slowdown. The slowdown has certainly proved a boon for the Indian DTH industry as people have now started to cut on their entertainment expenditure and instead of viewing movies at theatres, […]
Viasat Broadcasting has signed an agreement with Swedish commercial broadcaster the TV4 Group to add TV4 Play to Viasat OnDemand, as a catch-up service for Viasat’s satellite TV subscribers through the recordable digital box. The public broadcaster’s service SVT Play joins the already present play channels TV3 Play, TV6 Play, TV8 Play, ZTV Play, TV1000 […]
From Colin Mann in London Research carried out by independent PR agency Edelman has revealed that UK adults aged 18 to 34 are more trusting in the entertainment industry than those in the US. UK trust in the sector remains stable at 29 per cent compared to last year, whereas the US has seen a […]
The BBC’s director of new media and technology Erik Huggers says that the future for free-to-air digital platforms like Freesat and Freeview is ‘unclear’ – suggesting that only IPTV and Project Canvas venture will give consumers the services and features that they need. Huggers said that, despite work on adding HD to Freeview and continued […]
Shares in Phorm have tumbled after BT Group said it had no "immediate plans" to adopt its targeted advertising technology. BT had been expected to be the first UK broadband provider to launch Phorm's service to its customers after completing a trial of the technology – which matches online advertisements to consumers' interests – earlier […]
The European Commission has adopted a new Communication on state aid for the funding of public service broadcasters. The new Communication replaces the Commission's 2001 Broadcasting Communication. The main changes include an increased focus on accountability and effective control at the national level, including a transparent evaluation of the overall impact of publicly-funded new media […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome Mediaset has reported a 85 per cent increase in the turnover of its pay-TV service on DTT, Mediaset Premium, during the first six months of 2009. The increase is 70 per cent if all activities connected to Mediaset Premium are taken into account, such as the sale of content. At […]
Speaking at the Future of Broadcasting event, Carolyn Fairbairn, director of group development and strategy at ITV, said the broadcaster viewed micropayments as “very interesting”. She said charging for content was an area of focus for the broadcaster, although she had no details how this might work. “We will continue to look for ad-supported models, […]
Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Cox Communications don't yet have tru2way interactive-services technology enabled across their entire footprints, despite having pledged it should be active by July 1st in agreements with consumer-electronics companies last year. But executives from Samsung Electronics and Panasonic, said the two biggest cable operators have made good-faith efforts to date on […]
ESPN, which last week acquired its first live English Premier League (EPL) TV rights, has secured its presence on Freeview and is expected to launch a high- definition version of its soon-to-launch EPL channel on Sky. Broadcasting on Freeview pay-TV service Top Up TV, ESPN America is using a channel previously occupied by Setanta, which […]