BBC Director-General Mark Thompson has confirmed that the corporation intends to offer a download service of archive content over and above the seven-day catch-up service available via iPlayer. Addressing the Royal Television Society in London, Thompson noted that after the seven day public service window, a large proportion of what the BBC makes and broadcast […]
HBO is ending further production on drama Luck, one day after the announcement that a third horse involved in the show had been injured and put down. Luck, which was set in the world of California horse racing and made its debut in January and starred Dustin Hoffman as a recently-released prison convict who returns […]
Research conducted for TeleScope 2012, which looks at the UK’s TV viewing habits, suggests that the trend of commenting via a second screen about a programme, or ‘chatterboxing’, is snowballing in popularity. A quarter of all adults (26 per cent), and just under half (44 per cent) of those aged under 35, say they have […]
Senator Chris Dodd, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has drawn attention to the threat of content piracy and its effect on the Indian movie industry, again urging technology and content interests to work together to combat the problem. Delivering a keynote address at India’s 2012 FICCI FRAMES, with an […]
OTT provider FilmOn.com says its Air tuner for iPhone/Android is now available in the UK. The company will be shipping the FilmOn Air for free, to all its yearly UK and European based subscribers, so they can watch local network television on their computers and mobile devices. FilmOn has licensed over 120 HD online television […]
Torrent site The Pirate Bay is facing a second criminal investigation by the Swedish police, it has emerged. The site announced in a blog that the Swedish authorities had launched a new probe. “The Swedish district attorney Fredrik Ingblad initiated a new investigation into The Pirate Bay back in 2010,” it said. “Information has been […]
Radioplayer, the online radio platform offering all the BBC and major commercial stations, is celebrating its one year anniversary by launching iOS and Android mobile apps. The platform went live in March 2011 with 157 radio stations, including all the BBC’s national and local stations, as well as commercial networks such as Global’s Capital and […]
Viasat Broadcasting has added the 24-hour news and lifestyle channel NHK World TV to the satellite TV platforms in the Nordic and Baltic regions. This is the first time the channel is available in these regions. NHK WORLD TV, an English-language television service for viewers all over the world, provides the latest information from Japan, […]
In a move aimed at reducing illegal streams and downloads that take away viewers from its broadcast channel and CWTV.com, The CW – the CBS and Warner Bros. joint venture channel aimed at 18 to 34 year-olds – is to accelerate the availability of its primetime programming on its website, shortening what had been a […]
As predicted by advanced-television.com, US retail giant Walmart has confirmed details of its disc-to digital conversion service. The service is powered by Walmart-owned video streaming service VUDU and will increase the take-up of the studio-backed UltraViolet digital content rights ecosystem. The initiative sees Walmart, in partnership with the major Hollywood studios Paramount Home Media Distribution, […]