Ofcom has officially handed responsibility for the regulation of editorial content of video-on-demand services to the Association for Television on Demand. Ofcom first designated ATVOD as co-regulator for on-demand editorial content in March. Last month the independent regulator revealed it would jointly regulate the VOD ad market with the Advertising Standards Authority once new codes […]
Pace plc has today announced the appointment of Dr Mark Loughran, currently Managing Director of Nokia UK & Ireland, as the President of a new business division, Pace Enterprise. Loughran will spearhead the development of Pace’s international IP, gateway and Networks businesses as part of the Group’s strategy to enable converged digital services for operators. […]
The entry of 3D into the home “isn’t the second coming of HD, and if you say it will have the speed of adoption that HD had, I’m not buying that” Chase Carey president, deputy chairman and COO of News Corp has told a Hollywood audience. Carey predicts that 3D-TV will grow to occupy only […]
Hot on the heels of its acquisition of NXVision, broadcast television technology and services provider Motive Television has announced the proposed acquisition of approximately 67.7 per cent of Barcelona company Adecq Digital, developer of the Bestv technology for digital terrestrial television. Motive is proposing to raise approximately £4.75 million through a Subscription for £4,750,000 nominal […]
The UK government has not yet decided whether to refer for review the proposed takeover of pay-TV group BSkyB by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, it said, responding to a report a review was likely. The BBC said Business Secretary Vince Cable was likely to ask the media regulator Ofcom to look at the impact of […]
The BBC Trust has proposed to Government that the licence fee should be frozen at its current level of £145.50 (E173) for the remaining two years of the current settlement, through to March 2013. This would mean taking an estimated £144 million out of planned BBC budgets. Outgoing BBC Trust chairman, Sir Michael Lyons, said: […]
Fox International Channels (FIC), News Corporation’s multimedia arm, focused on the production and international distribution of Pay TV channels, contents and digital services for Internet and mobile has announced the appointment of Mirjam Laux as Vice President and Managing Director of Fox Channels Germany. Mirjam Laux joins Fox Channels from ProSiebenSat.1 Group, where she began […]
Broadcast television technology and services provider Motive Television is to acquire the assets of NXVision from the liquidator for a total consideration of £10,000 (€12,000) in cash. NXVision has developed proprietary software that allows any Internet-connected device or mobile phone to obtain and display anything available on a home set-top box (STB) or Internet connected […]
Copyright holders would be paying 75 per cent of any infringement challenge costs according to the Minister of Communications, Ed Vaizey. ISP’s would be paying the remaining 25 per cent of the costs. This will include funding free appeals for those who are accused of downloading or sharing copyrighted material, though the Department says it […]
A government advisory group is criticising the British government’s plans for the digital radio switchover, saying 2015 is too soon for making the switch. The Consumer Expert Group said in a report to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport that it is concerned about the inadequacy of research into consumer preferences regarding buying digital […]