Luxembourg-based TV giant RTL has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with India’s Reliance Broadcast. The plan is to form a Joint Venture to launch entertainment channels in India. Reliance already has a similar deal in place with US-based CBS Studios which resulted in three planned channels, one of which (BIG-CBS Prime) is already on air. […]
Global marketing service group Omnicom has struck what it claims are industry-first partnerships with AOL, Yahoo and Microsoft, to gain direct access to the Internet companies’ consumer data. The deals, which follow a similar agreement with Google last year, will give Omnicom’s agencies the ability to target advertising to particular locations, ages and demographics across […]
Adult studio Digital Playground and Marc Dorcel, the European specialist in adult entertainment, have sealed a VOD distribution partnership allowing Digital Playground to deliver its content to more than 18 European countries and 50 TV networks and platforms. With this alliance, Digital Playground and Marc Dorcel will provide, for the first time in Europe, instant […]
Lionsgate, the film entertainment studio, Studiocanal and Miramax have entered into a worldwide home entertainment distribution deal. Under the long-term deal, Lionsgate and Studiocanal will distribute more than 550 titles from the Miramax film library via DVD, Blu-ray, EST and Internet VOD, in addition to cable VOD internationally. Lionsgate will partner with leading international distributor […]
Sky has finalised its digital marketing roster with confirmation of newly appointed agencies in both creative and paid search. The appointments follow a comprehensive review of agency support across all digital disciplines. The roster for the creative account is made up of three incumbents – Digital and Direct, WCRS & Co and Brothers & Sisters […]
Ericsson and Akamai Technologies have confirmed an exclusive strategic alliance focused on mobile cloud acceleration solutions aimed at improving end-user Internet experiences such as mobile ecommerce, enterprise applications and Internet content. The companies will jointly develop solutions for the fast-growing market of content and applications delivered to mobile devices. Ericsson and Akamai bring together the […]
Nokia and Microsoft have revealed plans to form a broad strategic partnership to try and ‘create a new global mobile ecosystem.’ The companies will “jointly create mobile products and services designed to offer consumers, operators and developers unrivalled choice and opportunity.” The partners say that as each company would focus on its core competencies, the […]
Shares of Nokia are climbing amid speculation that the company may be about to announce a software alliance with Microsoft that would mean using their operating system in place of the troubled Symbian. Nokia’s share of the global smartphone market fell to 31 per cent in the fourth quarter from 40 per cent a year […]
Comcast and Time Warner have signed a long-term agreement that provides Comcast digital cable customers with access to TV shows and movies from Turner Broadcasting System, networks, including TNT, TBS, CNN, HLN, truTV, Turner Classic Movies, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. The content will appear shortly after initial airing at no additional cost to Comcast’s […]
News Corp digital satellite operation Sky Italia and broadband operator Fastweb have agreed to combine Sky’s satellite TV offer with Fastweb’s broadband Internet and landline services in a deal aimed at boosting customer numbers in Italy. Under the terms of the new offer, named ‘Home Pack’, consumers will be able to choose entertainment, connectivity and […]