SMIT Corporation, a provider of devices that enable secure digital content delivery, has jointly introduced its Integrated CI Plus Conditional Access Module (“Integrated CAM”), which bundles a pre-paired high security smart card chip with a proven designed CI Plus module with Conax, a global provider of solutions for protecting multi-device digital content. Integrated CAM’s new […]
Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, has acquired Connect TV the connected TV service provider. The acquisition will enable Arqiva to develop a wide range of connected TV services for Digital Terrestrial Television, the UK’s most popular TV platform. The Connect TV platform enables broadcasters and content owners to use the Internet to […]
Following the recent approval of a new legislation that allows their sell-off or closure, several Regional TV stations are putting their channels for sale for lack of money to finance their broadcasts in a Regional TV market with an overall debt of over €5 billion. The Regional Government of Murcia is to call a public tender […]
Fresh reports have emerged that Google is to sell off the set-top box unit inside Motorola Mobility. Google completed the $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility in May, but as far back as March 2012, the New York Times suggested that Google would seek such a sale once the deal was complete. Bloomberg reports that […]
In the grip of a TV recession, the Spanish government has softened tough restrictions imposed one month ago by the competition watchdog CNC on the merger between Antena 3 TV and La Sexta. This now paves the way for their planned joint operation and gives rise to a duopoly in the Spanish TV market with […]
Here’s a conundrum: Pay-radio operator Sirius-XM is making very useful operating profits in its US division (and minority stakes in its Canadian operation also help out). Last week, Sirius-XM paid off $681 million of debt almost a year ahead of time, such is its sound financial position. John Malone shrewdly bailed the business out from […]
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has taken a majority stake in British production company Left Bank Pictures, signalling a significant move into scripted production in the UK. Under this new agreement, SPT will also distribute future Left Bank Pictures television content, both finished programming and formats, and will have a first look distribution option on feature […]
Shareholders in China’s two largest online video firms, Youku and Tudou, have cleared the plan to merge and create the biggest online video firm in China. Youku acquire rival Tudou via a stock swap deal valued at $1 billion. Rising costs of acquiring and streaming video content have seen losses increase at both the companies. […]
Liberty Media is looking to take greater control over pay-radio operator Sirius-XM. Liberty bought another 94 million shares on August 17th, costing some $234 million, and taking its stake to 48 per cent. Liberty has also informed US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that it plans to take its stake to beyond 50 per […]
The US Justice Department has approved Verizon’s planned $3.9 billion acquisition of spectrum from Comcast, subject to conditions designed to safeguard competition. It says it will allow the deal – as well as T-Mobile USA’s subsequent purchase of a chunk of the same spectrum – to go ahead, on the grounds that it will benefit […]