MoCA, the worldwide standard for home entertainment networking, has confirmed its membership in CEDIA, the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association. Membership is part of the Alliance’s strategy of educating electronic system contractors about the technological and economic benefits of MoCA technology for moving HD content around the home using already existing coaxial […]
The Government has received the first salvo in what will be a long lobbying war over News Corp’s proposed takeover of Sky. Claire Enders of Enders Analysis, has bestowed a 20-page submission on Mr Business Secretary Vince Cable (assumed to be instinctively against the deal), urging him to step in or face media plurality in […]
Analysis of the consolidated accounts for the first half of 2010 published by the 12 largest private television groups in Europe shows a significant rise in activity levels, says the European Audiovisual Observatory. The turnover of these 12 groups was E17.6 billion, compared to E16.1 billion in the first half of 2009 and E17.6 billion […]
The BBC Trust chairman, Sir Michael Lyons, has reversed an earlier decision to seek a second term and is to step down in May next year. The former local government executive was the first chairman of the BBC Trust, which replaced the board of governors as the corporation’s governance and regulatory body in 2007 […]
Canadian telco BCE Inc. (Bell) has confirmed plans to acquire 100 per cent of CTV, the Canadian leader in speciality television, digital media, conventional TV and radio broadcasting. Bell says the transaction gives it full ownership of Canada’s best media assets to enhance the growth of Bell’s TV, wireless and online services for years to […]
The fifth complaint to Ofcom about Project Canvas has arrived from The Open Source Consortium (OSC), a group made up of comprising SME providers of services and support based on open standards. The OSC, which represent 25 or so mainly consultants, is unhappy that Canvas isn’t “open” in the same way Linux is regarded […]
A company backed by the Permira funds, along with the Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) management team, has reached an agreement to acquire Kingsbridge Limited, the holding company for ABS, one of the fastest growing premium satellite operators in the world. The Permira funds will become the majority shareholder of ABS. Founded in 2006 by […]
The Digital TV Group (DTG), the industry association for digital TV in the UK, has announced that DTG Testing, the digital television industry’s test and conformance centre, is to provide manufacturers with a single facility for Connected TV, HbbTV, Freeview, Freesat and Digital Tick test and conformance. Additionally, DTG Testing is working with Project […]
Following a record 40 per cent revenue growth, driven by increased demand for broadcast services on both satellite and online platforms, London-based sister companies Playout247 and Vision IPTV have unveiled a major investment programme in studio and broadcast technology supported by capacity increases. Four existing studio facilities have been upgraded to HD, and […]
BBC Worldwide is appointing an iPlayer exec from the BBC itself to drive through its plan to launch an overseas version of the VOD service. Global iPlayer Launch Director is to be Mark Smith, who has been filling the role of general manager for programmes and on-demand. It means BBC Worldwide will have an exec […]