Advanced Television

Joint Venture

RTL quits India joint-venture

RTL has called it a day on its production joint-venture with India’s Reliance Broadcast Networks. The end result of the joint-venture was the Big RTL Thrill dubbed channel, and in which Reliance bought out total control in April this year. RTL has now seemingly exited the India market. Reliance is currently seeking a variation in […]

July 16, 2014By Chris Forrester

Netflix, Deutsche Telekom collaboration?

Streaming giant Netflix is in advanced talks with Deutsche Telekom over a possible collaboration ahead of Netflix’s launch in Germany this autumn, according to a report in German news magazine Manager. The report cites unnamed sources saying Deutsche Telekom was open to cooperating with Netflix as it begins its German roll out even though the VoD […]

June 23, 2014

Fox JV with Apollo

21st Century Fox has signed a deal with the private equity firm that controls Big Brother maker Endemol and American Idol parent Core Media Group. The deal will see Shine Group, the maker of shows including MasterChef and The Biggest Loser, with Apollo Global Management’s TV production businesses merged as a joint venture. Shine Group […]

May 16, 2014

AT&T, Chernin commit $500m to OTT

AT&T has formed a $500 million joint venture with Chernin Group to acquire, invest in and launch a video streaming service. The Chernin Group will bring assets to the venture, including the contribution of its majority stake in Crunchyroll, a subscription VoD service. Chernin, the vehicle of former top News Corp man Peter Chernin, says: […]

April 22, 2014

China: Sumavision partners with Hunan

Beijing-based digital video and IPTV system provider Sumavision has signed an agreement with Hunan Cable TV Network Group, a subsidiary of Hunan TV & Broadcast Intermediary, that will see the two companies jointly operate Internet TV services as well as cooperate on distribution of smart terminals and development and marketing of smart home gateways and […]

April 10, 2014

Piksel, J-Stream partner for video solutions expansion

Piksel, a global provider of video monetisation software and services, has agreed a partnership with J-Stream, Japan’s largest content delivery network, to become an official reseller of the Piksel Video Platform and white-label it as J-Stream MediaLize. “We are pleased to formalise our partnership with J-Stream and assist them in launching MediaLize. There’s no question […]

April 10, 2014

Philips exits TV JV

Although the Philips brand will continue to appear on TV sets, Royal Philips has agreed to transfer its remaining 30 per cent stake in TP Vision, the television joint venture with TPV Technology, to a fully-owned subsidiary of TPV. The signing of definitive agreements is expected to take place in the first quarter of 2014, […]

January 20, 2014By Colin Mann

Sony and Panasonic scrap OLED partnership

Sony and Panasonic are scrapping their OLED display TV panel joint-venture “alliance”, blaming technical challenges and production costs. The pair will independently focus on building 4K/Ultra-HD LCD panels.  Both companies have faced heavy losses within their TV divisions, and local reports quote spokesmen for both businesses saying that LCD-based 4K displays show greater promise.  The […]

December 27, 2013By Chris Forrester

Grass Valley partners with Magic Hour

As part of an on-going commitment to generate further momentum and growth within its customer base in France and North Africa, Grass Valley has formed a strategic reseller agreement with Magic Hour (which includes Magic Editing) for the distribution of Grass Valley products and services across both regions. France-based Magic Hour will manage the distribution […]

November 26, 2013

Sky, Telecom Italia in Olympics and IPTV accord

Telecom Italia and Sky Italia have reached an agreement that will allow the telco’s mobile and broadband customers to access Sky’s dedicated Winter Olympics channels and watch them on smartphones and tablets over 3G and LTE networks. The two companies have also signed a letter of intent to study the feasibility of a next-generation IPTV […]

November 8, 2013By Colin Mann