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Title fight streamed on TVonics Freeview

This weekend, some Freeview viewers will be able to watch Nathan Cleverly defend his WBO World Light- Heavyweight crown against Commonwealth Champion, Tony Bellew. For viewers with the latest generation of Freeview+HD boxes from British manufacturer TVonics, the fight will be streamed live on Freeview Channel 112 at 7pm on October 15th. The live broadcast […]

October 13, 2011

Fashion TV adds 3D output

Fashion TV is upping its 3D programming. Fashion TV is using Israel’s RR Sat to uplink its 3D programming as part of its H3D channel onto AsiaSat 5, Eurobird 9a and Intelsat 805 for wider distribution. As announced by RRsat and FashionTV in February 2011, viewers and operators of AsiaSat 5, Eurobird 9a and Intelsat […]

October 13, 2011By Chris Forrester

New HD for n Platform, Poland

Platform ‘n,’ Poland’s pay-tv platform, is adding five new HD channels to its programming line-up: ‘n’ Premium 1 and 2, Platform ‘n’s two new super premium HD channels, will take subscribers to the next level in entertainment by featuring an unmatched, premium lineup of the most popular blockbuster movies, most recent Hollywood releases and the […]

October 13, 2011

MOVL connects smart TVs and mobile devices

MOVL has announced the release of their patented MOVL Connect Platform at the Game Developers Conference Online in Texas. The MOVL Connect Platform gives developers the tools necessary to create apps that can link SmartTVs and mobile devices. The platform allows various devices to communicate in a shared experience and supports the creation of multi-user, […]

October 13, 2011

Sky Anytime on Virgin Media

Virgin Media has confirmed that Sky Anytime will be launched on Virgin Media VoD. Virgin Media TV customers now have access to On Demand content from a range of Sky channels in line with their underlying subscriptions, with the content bundled into their existing TV package at no extra cost. Customers subscribed to the Sky […]

October 12, 2011

Liverpool FC wants own foreign TV rights

Liverpool’s managing director, Ian Ayre has said that the football club is interested in negotiating their own overseas television rights deal and moving away from the existing Premier League agreement. The 20 Premier League teams currently command a deal worth £1.4 billion for their overseas broadcast rights to 2013. Liverpool are not happy at having […]

October 12, 2011

ProSiebenSat.1 expands maxdome with Disney

ProSiebenSat.1 is signing an extensive VoD rights agreement for maxdome with Disney Germany. The cooperative arrangement will add over 500 titles to the portfolio of Germany´s largest online video rental service. The agreement includes kids and family programming and feature films which will be made available through maxdome both on a transactional basis and within […]

October 12, 2011

CommsAlliance joins iiNet copyright case

Australian telco industry trade group Communications Alliance has applied to participate in the copyright case between iiNet and the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) , with the anticipation that an industry-led solution to content piracy online can be reached by early 2012.   AFACT, on behalf of a number of big movie studios, took […]

October 12, 2011By Colin Mann

Norway’s TV2 adds 3D football

TV2, Norway’s largest commercial broadcaster, on October 11th supplied Norway’s first-ever live national 3D transmission. The 3D broadcast was of the Norway vs Cyprus UEFA football international to Canal Digital’s pay-TV operation. The game, from Norway’s national football stadium Ullevaal in Oslo saw the home team win 3-1. TV2 used a T-VIPS JPEG2000 Gateway unit […]

October 12, 2011By Chris Forrester

FOX and FA extend rights to 2017-18 season

FOX Soccer has renewed exclusive media rights with The Football Association (FA), the governing body of football in England, for six more years through the 2017-18 soccer season. The multi-platform deal grants FOX exclusive rights to all FA content in all languages for the US and Caribbean territories, including the FA Cup tournament, England’s national […]

October 12, 2011