Saudi Arabia’s publicly-funded broadcaster is adding four new all-sports channels onto Arabsat. While soccer will form the backbone of the system the country’s Ministry of Information says the extra satellite capacity will permit a larger number of games to be shown simultaneously. The contract runs for at least 3 years. Saudi Arabia will then be […]
The Walt Disney Company posted third-quarter sales and profit that beat analysts’ estimates. Net income rose 11 per cent to $1.48 billion from $1.33 billion, a year ago Disney said. Cable-network profit rose 10 per cent, with ESPN enjoying gains in fees from pay TV systems. ABC’s profit rose 20 per cent to $250 million, […]
Watching television shows in 3D has become a regular activity for the majority of 3DTV owners, according to report by the Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices service. According to the report, two-thirds of 3DTV owners across the US and Europe are watching at least one show in 3D on a weekly basis. Forty-one per cent […]
Movieclips.com, which has compiled the largest collection of licensed Hollywood film clips on the web, will partner with Google to bring more than 20,000 HD clips to YouTube. Movieclips have announced that the clips will be available through the Movie Extras on the YouTube VoD platform, and also through the Movieclips YouTube channel. The clips […]
History will further expand its footprint in Romania, launching this week with major player Romtelecom. The channel is available to Romtelecom subscribers on its DTH and IPTV Extra and Maxim packages. History is programmed and operated in Romania by AETN UK, a joint venture between A+E Networks and BSkyB.
Chello Central Europe has confirmed the launch of TV Paprika, JimJam and MGM on Romtelecom’s Dolce platform in Romania. The new deal will bring the three TV channels into hundreds of thousands of new households across the country. Romtelecom is one of the largest providers of television services, cable TV, DTH and IPTV in Romania […]
Asia’s leading satellite operator Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) has confirmed that media group Trace has signed a new lease agreement for additional C-band capacity on AsiaSat 5 to launch its new Trace Sports HD channel in the Asia-Pacific region. Effective immediately, Trace Sports HD debuts on Hong Kong Broadband Network’s bbtv, with more carriage agreements […]
Hauppauge Digital, a developer and manufacturer of TV tuner products for personal computers, has confirmed the launch of the ‘WinTV Extend for iPad’ application optimised for Apple’s iPad and available at no charge in the App Store. ‘WinTV Extend for iPad’ allows Hauppauge WinTV Extend customers to watch TV programmes live on their iPad in […]
Time Warner has confirmed that it is to introduce UltraViolet, the technology that bridges a single piece of content to a variety of devices, to its home movies the coming autumn. Jeffrey Bewkes, Time Warner’s chairman and chief executive, told analysts during a conference call that two movies, Horrible Bosses and Green Lantern, would be […]
Nearly 10 million TV sets were sold in the UK in 2010, almost all of which were HD ready. There were nearly 1 million Internet-enabled TV sales during 2010, and 125,000 sales of TVs with 3D capabilities according to Ofcom research. The UK TV industry collectively generated revenue of £11.7 billion in 2010, a 5.7 […]