Although recent signs such as the appearance of a customer help site in beta suggested the anticipated pre-Christmas launch of the Redbox Instant by Verizon online entertainment joint venture formed between US telco Verizon and retail solutions specialist Coinstar was on track, it now seems the service may not appear until 2013. Speaking at the […]
The anticipated pre-Christmas launch of the Redbox Instant by Verizon online entertainment joint venture formed between US telco Verizon and retail solutions specialist Coinstar is looking one step closer, with the appearance of a customer site in beta. Eric Bruno, Verizon’s vice president of strategy and planning for consumer and mass business markets, stated late […]
French media company the TF1 Group and US programmer Discovery Communications have confirmed that they have entered into exclusive negotiations to forge a strategic alliance intended to create value for both companies across their numerous complementary business activities in three key areas: driving the growth of Eurosport; enhancing both companies’ pay-TV offerings in France; and […]
Further details have emerged of the Redbox Instant by Verizon online entertainment joint venture formed between US telco Verizon and retail solutions specialist Coinstar. Eric Bruno, Verizon’s vice president of strategy and planning for consumer and mass business markets, told Bloomberg that the service would offer subscription streaming, movie sales and rentals by Christmas, along […]
Following the February 2012 announcement that US telco Verizon and retail solutions specialist Coinstar had formed a joint venture in the online entertainment marketplace, further details have emerged, including product name, logo and leadership team. The operation will provide nationwide competition in the OTT and physical and digital markets for Netflix. Redbox Instant by Verizon […]
As reported by Advanced-Television.com last week, Sony and Panasonic will mount a joint venture to produce new tech OLED screens, the two companies have confirmed. So-Pa-based OLED-based HDTV sets will flow into the market later next year, although some time later than rivals Samsung and LG. The joint press release says: “Sony Corporation (“Sony”) and […]
The existing joint-venture between Viacom and India’s Network-18 group has been restructured into IndiaCast which will now take care of distribution of the operation’s channels in India and overseas. Anuj Ghandi will head up the 26-channel operation as CEO. The concept is that IndiaCast will create India’s first multi-channel, multi-platform ‘Content Asset Monetisation’ business, and […]
French media and entertainment technology specialist Technicolor hopes to find a partner for its loss-making set-top box business this year and is in talks with several parties, its chief executive Frederic Rose told Reuters. The company is also seeking to dispose of its French set-top box (STB) factory – where a planned production shutdown threatens […]
Royal Philips Electronics has announced the creation of a joint venture with TPV Technology Limited of Hong Kong. The JV will be called TP Vision and will be 70 per cent owned by TPV and 30 per cent by Philips. TP Vision will develop, manufacture and market Philips branded TV sets. TP Vision, with headquarters […]
Canoe Ventures, the advanced television joint venture of the US’s leading cable companies, is shutting down the bulk of the venture that lets viewers interact with TV ads, laying off 120 employees. It will shift its operation from New York to Denver, where it will concentrate its resources and efforts solely on video-on-demand advertising. In […]