The BBC’s World News has been taken off the air in Pakistan after broadcasting a documentary that was deemed to be critical of the country. Secret Pakistan, which was screened last Wednesday, explored accusations by CIA officials and western diplomats that Pakistan was failing to meet its commitments in the “war on terror”. Khalid Arain, […]
Brightcove, a global provider of cloud content services, has announced the general availability of Brightcove App Cloud, a content app platform for building and operating engaging native apps for Apple iOS and Google Android smartphones and tablets. App Cloud combines an open HTML5 Web development model with intelligent cloud services to accelerate app development, continuously […]
Two leading executives in the pay-TV and online video distribution sectors have expressed their support for a form of ‘content passport’ that would enable consumers to view owned and acquired content internationally. Ian Mecklenburgh, Director of Consumer Platforms at UK quadplay operator Virgin Media told delegates at the Marketforce Broadcasting and Digital Entertainment Conference in […]
Research commissioned by Orange comparing smartphone and tablet usage suggests that tablets cannibalise, whereas smartphones complement, TV and PC usage. Orange Exposure 2011 – an annual independent study by TNS into mobile media habits across UK, France, Spain and Poland – reveals some striking differences in behaviour between mobile and tablet usage both inside and […]
Virgin Media has confirmed that the Spotify TiVo app will be rolling out for all Virgin Media: TiVo customers. The new and exclusive app will enable all Spotify Premium customers to access tracks and playlists through Virgin Media TiVo on their TV or home cinema system, and will automatically appear in the Apps and Games […]
Tudou, an online video company in China, has entered into a programme licence agreementfor the exclusive licence of Japanese anime produced by TV Tokyo Corporation and TY Tokyo Medianet. Under the Agreement, Tudou has the rights to initially simulcast over 60 Japanese anime series in Mainland China, marking the first time that Japanese anime will […]
Sky Movies is now available live and on demand on mobile and tablets as well as on TV and online. Following the launch of a movies on demand service on the Sky Go app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, millions of Sky TV customers now have access to hundreds of movies when and where […]
At the 69th meeting of the DVB Steering Board, the Commercial Requirements for CI Plus v1.4 were approved thereby allowing the technical work on the specification to progress. These Commercial Requirements build on top of the current CI Plus v1.3 specification with two main features: support for dual-stream operation with a single module, intended for […]
The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) is planning to launch eight digital television channels with various types of programmes. IRIB chief Ezzatollah Zarghami announced the plan saying that the new channels will cover a wide range of entertainment, news, educational and scientific programmes. IRIB’s achievements and new plans were discussed during the 24th meeting […]
Thirteen million Korean gamers might be open to data abuse after hackers broke into gaming outfit Nexon and plucked their Maple Story credentials. Reports from the South Korea say that the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) has warned about the threat to online gamers that was revealed to it late on Friday. Nexon’s Maple Story game […]