Warner Bros Entertainment has secured carriage for the Warner TV subscription video-on-demand service in the Netherlands on Ziggo. The Dutch cable operator will offer more than 150 motion pictures, 600 TV series episodes and 100 hours of animation from Warner Bros to viewers in the Netherlands. Ziggo customers will have the option to purchase or […]
The European market for consumer electronics will likely contract in 2009 by around nine per cent and reach a total turnover value of E62 billion according to international market research institute EITO. This is the first reduction in the market for consumer electronics since the middle of the 1990s. "The reason for the fall has […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) broadcasting in Portugal started on April 29th on a total of 29 locations, representing a 40 per cent population coverage. Portugal Telecom, which has been selected as the network operator, managed to launch the service in more than the 10-12 regions originally announced. The free-to-air DTT […]
ComScore has released March 2009 data from the comScore Video Metrix service, showing that US Internet users viewed 14.5 billion online videos during the month, representing an increase of 11 per cent versus February. Google Sites once again ranked as the top US video property with 5.9 billion videos viewed (40.9 per cent online video […]
Toy maker Hasbro has formed a joint venture with Discovery Communications to create a TV network with original programming based on Hasbro brands. Hasbro has licensed its brands for a variety of different entertainments. Under terms of the deal, Hasbro will pay Discovery $300 million in cash for a 50 per cent share in the […]
The BBC and Virgin Media have confirmed the launch of high definition content on BBC iPlayer on Virgin Media. Virgin Media’s TV customers are now able to watch a selection of popular BBC programming. Virgin Media is the first TV platform to make BBC iPlayer available in full screen picture quality, directly to its TV […]
Demand for Internet-enabled televisions is growing rapidly, according to a study by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The study "Net-Enabled Video: Early Adopters Only?" found that about half of prospective TV buyers say they are likely to purchase an Internet-connected TV. The study reveals numerous ways consumers would use an Internet-enabled TV. Nearly half (48 […]
The UK Internet Advertising Bureau has updated its best practice guidelines for online video advertising in a bid to standardise usage of ad formats in the emerging sector. The guidelines have been produced by the IAB Video Council, which includes representatives from YouTube, Guardian, Sky, Channel 4, Bauer, Telegraph, Microsoft, Yahoo and the BBC, with […]
Interpublic Group’s Magna forecasts the U.S. market for online video will grow by 32 percent this year, rising from $531 million in 2008 to $699 million in 2009. Brian Wieser, Magna’s SVP, global director of forecasting, says the researcher expects online video to generate slightly more than $1 billion in net advertising revenues for video […]
French pay TV group Canal Plus has announced the launch of the new ‘Canal Ready’ label to be placed on new TV equipment. The label is intended to inform consumers about the compatibility of the product they are about to buy with the group’s services. Canal Ready will feature on satellite and DTT set-top boxes […]