ESPN has agreed an archive programming deal with the BBC to show sporting events on its ESPN Classic channel. As part of a channel revamp ESPN Classic will show about 80 hours of BBC archive footage, along with unveiling its new look. The BBC deal includes archive footage from FA Cup matches, international football, Formula […]

Civolution has announced two new additions to its NexGuard watermarking technologies that enables watermarking of pre-release content in the Apple ProRes 422 codec. The new NexGuard technologies are a software plug-in for Final Cut Studio and a standalone software solution to process ProRes.mov files. NexGuard’s watermarking plug-in for Final Cut Studio allows users to embed […]

Speaking at a House of Commons debate on net neutrality, the executive director of the Open Rights Group called for Government to step in to prevent ISPs making up the rules for Internet service. Jim Killock said: “What we have here is ISPs setting the rules. They are the de facto regulation of content on […]

Verimatrix, a specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-screen digital TV services, is strengthening its DVB Conditional Access (CA) capability significantly by integrating the highly respected team and technology from German company Comvenient within Verimatrix. The pair have been long-term partners in the development of the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) for DVB […]

A coalition of more than a dozen entertainment industry groups has sent a letter to the US Congress expressing a desire to work with lawmakers to update intellectual property law and strengthen piracy enforcement. “In the case of the entertainment industry, the theft of motion picture and television productions threatens the economic vitality of our […]

Private Media Group, a global specialist in adult entertainment products, has entered into an expanded agreement with long time IPTV partner, Free, in France.  Leveraging Free’s leading distribution platform which includes free-to-air TV channels, PVR, and catch-up services, along with extensive user base, Private will have 100 per cent coverage throughout France with terms that […]

CNBC, the leading business and financial news channel, will be available on Deutsche Telekom’s leading IPTV platform, Entertain from April 1st. CNBC will join the Entertain package, which is available to 1.6 million subscribers with high-speed DSL lines across Germany.  The agreement with Deutsche Telekom now means that CNBC reaches approximately 33 million households in […]

Chello DMC, the European digital media facility, is launching new linear TV channel feeds for broadcasters Foxlife and Chellomedia in April. Foxlife, part of Fox International Channels, is to separate the current Benelux feed, creating a unique feed for the Belgium market for the first time. The existing feed will remain to service the Netherlands. […]

KidsCo, the international children’s channel, has announced a three-year partnership extension to its existing offering on Optimus Clix, the Portuguese triple-play IPTV operator. The Portuguese operator has renewed its contract with KidsCo, ensuring the channel will continue to be available to subscribers for another three years.