Samsung customers now have an additional seven TV channels to choose from with the launch of BigPond TV to Samsung’s range of IP televisions, Blu-ray players and home theatre systems. Samsung customers can now access 24/7 news, dedicated AFL, NRL, V8 Supercars channels, 24/7 BigPond Sports News, live horse racing from Sydney and Melbourne and […]
A sampling of only 22 brands revealed that websites offering pirated digital content and counterfeit goods generate more than 53 billion visits per year, according to research carried out by enterprise brand protection specialist MarkMonitor. Sites offering pirated digital content draw the lion’s share of the 53 billion annual visits while sites selling counterfeit goods, […]
Kuwait is home to a number of satellite TV channels, many operating without a formal licence. Kuwait’s information ministry has ordered that these stations be immediately closed down. BBC Monitoring is quoting Kuwaiti daily Al Jareeda saying: “The decision aims to regularise the work of the satellite channels and curb abuses by some of them,” […]
Walt Disney is in talks with Yahoo over making videos from its television networks available through the Internet media company’s TV software. Disney is looking to create online channels, or widgets, for its ESPN, ABC and Disney networks that would broadcast content to Yahoo-connected TV sets. The content would be available for free. The ability […]
A report from the European Commission (EC) has suggested that rates of intellectual property infringement in the EU are “alarming”, and accepts that while an EU law on IP rights has had some effect, the legal measure was not designed to deal with online piracy. According to the EC, current laws are not strong enough […]
Mobile Content Venture (MCV), a joint-venture comprising 12 major US broadcast groups dedicated to developing a national mobile content service that delivers live television and on-demand video content, has revealed technology agreements in the mobile TV space with MobiTV and Nagra-Kudelski, as well as commitments from several manufacturers to create MCV-compatible devices. Value-added content protection […]
The joint venture of Sony, Discovery Communications and IMAX has unveiled the official brand and logo for the first 24/7 fully programmed, general entertainment 3D television network in the US. Known as 3net, the channel will feature a library of native 3D television content and is expected to launch in the US early this year. […]
Foxtel is close to finalising a deal to supply Internet television channels to Telstra’s T-Box digital recorder in Australia. This is seen as a significant move for the pay-TV company and its largest shareholder, according to reports in the Australian press. The deal, which would allow Telstra to show selected Foxtel channels to T-Box customers, […]
Icon Film Distribution has inked an exclusive distribution pact with European online film and TV subscription service LOVEFiLM. LOVEFiLM will offer a selection of Icon’s movies, exclusive to the site for a year, including ‘The Road‘,‘Edge of Darkness‘ and ‘A Single Man‘. Dozens of titles from Icon’s back catalogue will also be added to the […]
Sky has confirmed the eagerly awaited launch of Sky Atlantic HD – a new entertainment channel – to Sky customers across the UK and Ireland. Bringing together original productions from home and abroad, Sky Atlantic will be free and exclusive to all 10 million Sky customers from its launch on February 1st 2011. Following Sky’s […]