Sony Pictures Television has revealed that its first Sony-branded channel for the UK, Sony Entertainment Television, will debut April 7th on the Sky platform. The English language general entertainment network will be available on Sky channel 157. Sony Entertainment Television will be a contemporary female orientated channel targeting women 25-54 and filled with dramas, comedies […]
ITV is to launch a series of exclusive online episodes to supplement its second series of The Only Way Is Essex. People must register on itv.com to view the episodes, or can buy them on iTunes. ITV is also to launch two short-form episodes, one aimed at women, the other at men, exclusively on Facebook. […]
Al Jazeera, flush with the success of its English-language news service, is to launch an English spin-off of its popular Jazeera Children’s Channel. The new channel is scheduled to launch by the end of 2012. Content will be a mix of syndicated shows from other sources and original programming, dubbed into English, from the already […]
YouTube has purchased Next New Networks for an undisclosed sum. Based in New York and backed by former television executives from Nickelodeon and MTV, Next New Networks has built a network of videos created both in house and by independent filmmakers. YouTube made clear that it has no plans to dive into the content business. […]
Thirty-six per cent of the people who engage in the piracy of films and TV shows over the Internet say one reason they do it is because they don’t want to “contribute to the profits of big movie companies.” according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Those who use the Internet to steal movies and TV […]
A new study by the Australian Content Industry Group has found about five million Australians engaged in illegal downloading last year. The research by Sphere Analysis was commissioned by the Australian Content Industry Group. It shows that in 2010 4.7 million Australians accessed online content illegally. That number would grow to 6.5 million people by […]
The threat of online piracy to the movie business dominated the debate at the British Screen Advisory Council’s annual film conference in London. “We’re about to reach a fork in the road,” warned Icon UK chairman Stewart Till. “One fork leads to easy digital distribution, and if it’s done in a controlled way, film revenues […]
Tudou, the China’s online video website, has made an agreement with Disney Media Distribution to bring popular US TV series including “Desperate Housewives”, “Cougar Town” and “Lost” to its online video audience. Complete episodes and all seasons of Disney TV series will be available on Tudou.com in HD format and with Chinese subtitles. Audiences will […]
The movie industry needs to move more quickly in introducing business models, according to Kevin Tsujihara, President, Warner Bros Home Entertainment Group. “The lack of speed to introduce innovative business models within the film industry is frustrating,” he told delegates at the FT Digital Media and Broadcasting Conference in London, revealing that Warner is looking […]
Multimedia Polska, Poland’s third largest cable operator has expanded its cable-TV offer with three channels from Polish satellite operator Polsat. Polsat Sport, Polsat News and Polsat channels are now available to Multimedia Polska analogue TV subscribers. Nine channels from Polsat were introduced for digital TV subscribers earlier this year. Meanwhile, the cableco has reported that […]