blinkx, the video search engine, has formed a partnership with Orb Networks to bring more than 35 million hours of TV, video and audio content to Orb BR and Orb TV users in the US. Orb TV, a hockey puck-sized device that plugs into any TV, enables consumers to stream online video, photos and music […]
The Kudelski Group, owner of Nagravision, has announced a major restructure to cut costs and reflect the convergence between digital TV and Internet. The company says special emphasis will be placed on developing new technologies integrating connected networks. Additionally, by creating a Cybersecurity unit, the Kudelski Group addresses the demand for security and data protection […]
The counter cyclical nature of home entertainment spending has been confirmed with a surge of more than 50 per cent in spending on e-commerce services such as Netflix and Amazon – helped by booming sales of Blu-ray discs of films such as the Star Wars franchise – has fuelled the first rise in home entertainment […]
Fox Networks and DirecTV have reached an agreement for DirecTV to continue carrying all Fox Networks (including FX, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, SPEED, FUEL TV, FOX Soccer, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Deportes), Fox’s regional sports networks, Fox Broadcasting (FOX), the FOX local stations, Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network. In a […]
Admitting that the initial version of Google TV “wasn’t perfect”, Google has announced a software update aimed at providing a better user experience. Writing in the Google TV blog, Mario Queiroz, Vice President Product Management, and Vincent Dureau, Director of Engineering, note that with over three billion views a day, sites such as YouTube are […]
Amazon.com has announced a new licensing agreement with Disney-ABC Television Group that will allow Amazon Prime members to stream instantly a broad selection of library content from ABC Studios, Disney Channel, ABC Family and Marvel. The agreement was brokered by Disney-ABC Domestic Television with Amazon. The news follows a similar deal between online rival Netflix […]
Netflix and Disney-ABC Television Group have extended their previous existing licensing agreement. The extension allows Netflix to continue to stream hundreds of library episodes from ABC Studios, Disney Channel and ABC Family over the Internet. As part of the deal, Netflix is also adding new content to its line-up of Disney-ABC series and TV movies. […]
Virgin Media has launched a range of broadband and mobile bundles which include the digital music service Spotify. Following the announcement of a partnership deal earlier this year customers will be able to access Spotify online through home computers, on mobile devices or through the Spotify app on Virgin Media’s TiVo powered digital TV service. […]
Viasat Broadcasting has signed a five year exclusive agreement with CTC Media, Russia’s leading independent media company, to distribute the international version of the CTC channel in the Baltic territories. The channel will be broadcast on the Viasat satellite pay-TV platform, as well as on third party cable and IPTV networks. Viasat Broadcasting is a […]
SingTel has signed a carriage deal with Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia for the HD channel ONE. The channel will be added to the Singapore telco’s IPTV service ‘mio TV’ on November 1st, offering Korean entertainment as the exclusive carrier of content from Seoul-based broadcast SBS, with selected titles airing 1 month after their debut […]