One of the star attractions of Sky Atlantic has been delayed. The fifth series of the critically acclaimed US drama Mad Men could be held up until next year because of a financial dispute. AMC, the US cable network which broadcasts the show, has so far failed to strike a deal for the new season […]
Speaking at IP&TV World Forum this morning Johannes Larcher, SVP International with Hulu, revealed the company turned over $260 million in 2010 and is forecasting $450 million for 2011 with a substantial contribution from Hulu+, the new subscription service. Larcher said that in 2010 30 million US users streamed over 800 milion pieces of content […]
The Spanish Competition watchdog, CNC, has imposed a E500,000 fine on Mediapro, shareholder in La Sexta, for abuse of dominant position in football TV rights. CNC argues that Mediapro is abusing its competitive position by hindering the exploitation of football TV rights to the Spanish Football League and the King’s Cup by other TV operators. […]
Aaron Sorkin, the writer of The Social Network, The West Wing and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, is again going behind the scenes for his next TV project. The new and highly-anticipated HBO-backed pilot has Sorkin’s cast behind the scenes in a nightly cable news show. Oscar-winning Sokin is executive producer of the show […]
UK rights holders from the music and film industries have identified about 100 websites that they want ISPs to block. Under a voluntary code content owners and ISPs are trying to work out, rights owners would pass evidence of illegal filesharing sites to ISPs, which would then take action against those sites. However, the proposals […]
Viaccess confirms that its CA/DRM will be used by SFR’s new DTH platform lanched in February. “Viaccess is proud to take part in advanced TV deployments and help operators broaden their service offering, opening up to additional markets and screens,” said François Moreau de Saint-Martin, Viaccess CEO.
The UK government has admitted that it cannot implement legislation to curb Internet piracy until spring 2012 at the earliest, as it prepares for a legal battle in the High Court. The already-delayed Digital Economy Act (DEA) will be challenged by BT and TalkTalk this week in a judicial review. The two companies aim to […]
Samsung Electronics has revealed that its Smart TVs will soon offer immediate access to more than 1,400 titles of HBO programming through an upcoming HBO GO app to be offered via Samsung Apps later this year. The app, which can be installed onto a Samsung Smart TV or Smart Blu-ray player, will be available at […]
Accedo Broadband, provider of IPTV and Connected TV applications, and Ekioh, provider of browsers and SVG engines have confirmed the availability of casual games in 3D using Ekioh’s latest SVG software. Accedo’s Funspot game service is the most widely deployed IPTV game service in the world and contains more than 100 casual games in various […]
Several Chinese online video service providers including LeTV, Tencent, PPLive, Xunlei, Baofeng, and Joy.cn have jointly established an ‘Online Cinema Licensing Alliance’. If any alliance member obtains the online broadcasting rights to a film or TV series, they will permit other alliance members to release said content on their premium content platforms. All members will […]