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RRsat carries over 50 religious broadcast channels worldwide

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 […]

February 16, 2011

FetchTV signs up more football clubs

Australian IPTV service FetchTV has confirmed the addition of football club channels from Manchester United Television and Real Madrid to its line-up. The service, which is available through a number of Australian ISPs, already carries club channels from Chelsea, Manchester City and Barcelona. The club channels feature match highlights from their specific team’s domestic and […]

February 15, 2011

Lionsgate, Studiocanal, Miramax distribution deal

Lionsgate, the film entertainment studio, Studiocanal and Miramax have entered into a worldwide home entertainment distribution deal. Under the long-term deal, Lionsgate and Studiocanal will distribute more than 550 titles from the Miramax film library via DVD, Blu-ray, EST and Internet VOD, in addition to cable VOD internationally. Lionsgate will partner with leading international distributor […]

February 15, 2011

Pro-copyright campaign for UK film and TV

The UK film and TV industry is launching what it hopes is an inspirational pro-copyright campaign, encouraged by research that suggests education can create positive shifts in public attitudes. On the 18th February, the UK audio-visual industry is debuting what it describes as “an emotionally explosive education campaign” that aims to win hearts and minds […]

February 14, 2011By Colin Mann

S&T connected content for Freeview and Freesat

Strategy & Technology (S&T) is helping to deliver on demand video content over broadband to Freeview HD and Freesat set-top boxes and IDTVs as part of the new MHEG Interaction Channel (MHEG-IC). MHEG-IC is part of D-Book 6.2.1 the specification for Freeview HD and published by the UK’s Digital TV Group (DTG). It is anticipated […]

February 11, 2011

Classic sport on demand from Virgin and ESPN

Virgin Media and ESPN have confirmed the addition of ESPN Classic content to Virgin’s TV Choice on Demand service from 14th February, strengthening the range of sporting content available on the service. Virgin Media customers will be able to enjoy ESPN Classic on Demand with some of the most memorable moments and matches from football, […]

February 11, 2011

ESPN mobile apps

ESPN is to boost its mobile phone service with new Formula 1 and cricket apps, plus a revamped Premier League goals service for smartphones. The Disney-owned broadcaster will move into new territory with an ESPN Cricinfo app in time for the cricket World Cup later this month. The app, which will be available on iPhone […]

February 10, 2011

US moves on online piracy

The US government will propose a set of Internet piracy rules as the government seeks to “improve intellectual property enforcement,” says Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel. A number of Federal agencies including the US Departments of Commerce, Homeland Security and Justice, as well as the Office of the US Trade Representative, have developed a […]

February 9, 2011

Studios move against Hotfile

Five of the major motion picture studios in the US have launched the next phase of their ongoing campaign against against Hotfile.com, a so-called cyberlocker service that allows its is based on strong market drivers such as the multiplication of cusers to share and store large media files on its servers. The lawsuit claims damages […]

February 9, 2011

YouView confirms launch delay

Open IPTV platform YouView has formally admitted that the service’s planned 2011 commercial launch has been deferred until 2012. In an announcement euphemistically updating ‘launch timings’, YouView has confirmed that it will have a product in trial by the end of this year, with a full consumer launch planned in early 2012. YouView also today […]

February 9, 2011By Colin Mann