ESPN has unit launched authenticated online streaming for a number of its properties with Verizon. The accord follows a far-reaching agreement the parties reached last October for continued carriage of ABC Family, Disney Channel, Disney XD and the 2012 launch of Disney Junior and the online streaming of ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN Buzzer Beater. […]
Comcast has announced the launch of Xfinity 3D, its new 24-hour, next-generation 3D channel. The channel will bring customers live music concerts, sporting events, more than a dozen movies and original 3D programming. Comcast also announced that there have been more than one million 3D views On Demand since the Masters Golf Tournament in April […]
The European Court of Justice has ruled that the UK government does have the right to reserve for Free To Air TV major international football games including all the group matches the World Cup. The Court has rejected a complaint from FIFA and UEFA regarding a decision of the European Commission to approve the UK’s […]
Google has unveiled Google One Pass, a service that lets publishers – and other content owners – set their own prices and terms for their digital content. With Google One Pass, publishers can maintain direct relationships with their customers and give access to digital content across websites and mobile apps. Users who purchase from a […]
Modern Times Group (MTG), the international entertainment broadcasting group, will launch its third free-TV channel in the Czech Republic on March 8th. The new channel – Prima LOVE – will focus on attracting a 15-44 year old female audience and will complement sister channels TV Prima and Prima COOL. MTG is the second largest ‘media […]
With the addition of three more HBO channels in HD on top of HBO HD and Cinemax HD in the beginning of March, Platform ‘n’, the leading DTH service in Poland, continues to build on its position as the largest HD platform in the Polish media and entertainment market. Platform ‘n’ now offers its’ subscribers […]
Deutsche Telekom and pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland have agreed a deal to include Sky’s channels as part of DT’s cable TV offering. Deutsche Telekom (DT) will feed Sky’s programmes into its so-called NE 3 and NE 4 cable networks and households, giving consumers access to the whole range of Sky products and services. The deal […]
Apple has confirmed a new subscription service available to all publishers of content-based apps on the App Store, including magazines, newspapers, video, music, etc. This is the same innovative digital subscription billing service that Apple recently launched with News Corp’s ‘The Daily’ app. Subscriptions purchased from within the App Store will be sold using the […]
Italy, China, Spain and Brazil are leading havens for online game piracy according to a “Special 301” report filed with the US Trade Representative (USTR) by the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA). The IIPA, of which the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is a member, proposed that 33 of these countries be placed on USTR’s list […]
RRsat Global Communications Network, a provider of comprehensive content management and global distribution services to the television and radio broadcasting industry has announced that it will be attending the 2011 National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) Convention & Exposition, in Nashville, Tennessee. RRsat executives will be available to discuss RRsat’s ability to combine its Holy Land location […]