TDF has introduced a free “Restart” facility available on all five channels of France Télévisions, the French public television service, available immediately. “We are convinced that Restart will meet a real need felt by DTTV viewers. Backed by our staff’s development work we can now provide an end-to-end service for our channels from content uptake […]
The Last Night of the Proms is to be broadcast in 3D for the first time. The live Royal Albert Hall broadcast on September 8th is part of a promised “summer of 3D” on the BBC which will also include the first three-dimensional take on BBC1’s Planet Dinosaur. The finale to the BBC’s two-month proms […]
The UK’s largest commercial radio operator, Global Radio, is expanding into television with the launch of two music channels based on its Heart and Capital brands. Global Radio, which also owns Classic FM and the talk station LBC, will launch Heart TV and Capital TV on Sky and Freesat, the satellite channel jointly owned by […]
Following a period of beta testing, the BBC has launched its live, interactive video player in advance of the London 2012 Olympics. The player combines HD video with relevant data designed to enhance the viewing experience. Writing in a BBC Internet blog, Alex Perry Product Manager, Interactive Video Player, BBC News & Knowledge, explained that […]
An 11th hour agreement was reached over the weekend which kept AMC network’s bouquet of channels on air with AT&T’s U-Verse subscribers. Terms were not revealed but both parties to the squabble, which had threatened to bar viewers wanting to watch AMC’s Mad Men series, said that a “fair distribution agreement” had been reached. However, […]
Telefonica in an attempt to boost pay TV consumption, has launched a new mobile application that will inform viewers about just released films available on Movistar Imagenio, its VoD service Videoclub or on DTT. Called POPCHA!, the app is accessible free of charge through Apple Store to be used initially in iphones but with plans […]
Sony has confirmed the purchase cloud gaming company Gaikai for $380 million. Gaikai is a cloud-based game service which allows users to play high-end PC titles by streaming the content via a broadband connection. Consumers never need to download the games, and don’t need advanced PCs to play because the content is running across the […]
Rightster, the video distribution and monetisation specialist, has announced the launch of Rightster Studios to finance original programming, TV shows, and channels online. Rightster is already a YouTube partner, and Rightster Studios will enable producers of all sizes – from independent viral video producers, to traditional production houses, to large news organisations – to create […]
A man has been convicted on conspiracy charges relating to his operation of surfthechannel.com, a website offering links to TV and video content. Newcastle crown court heard Anton Vickerman’s site had up to 400,000 users a day and made about £35,000 (€44,000) a month in revenue. While UK prosecutors did not pursue a case on […]
Netflix and Twentieth Century Fox have revealed that Netflix will be the exclusive UK and Ireland home to the Fox cult comedy hit, “Arrested Development” to premiere early 2013. Seasons one through three are currently available to members in the UK and Ireland. “Arrested Development is one of the finest American comedies in TV history […]