Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) has signed a number of multi-platform deals in Asia Pacific, making content available to E!, Style, G4 and Golf Channel fans via such distribution systems as on demand, mobile and DVD, as well as TV. “We’re pleased to make some of the most loved titles from CIMG’s catalogue, available everywhere […]
KidsCo, the international children’s channel, is extending its reach across South West Germany in partnership with cable network operator Kable BW. The package enables KidsCo subscribers across the region to enjoy more programming including brand new ‘Pay TV’ exclusive content Turbo Dogs, which will air on KidsCo from 3rd January 2011.
BSkyB is closing its music subscription service Sky Songs after it failed to gain any traction with consumers. Launched in October 2009 it offered unlimited music streaming for £6.49 a month (€7.67), later reduced to £4.99 but it failed to make any impact on a market dominated subscription services like Spotify and track sales service […]
As news of Sky Songs being abandoned breaks, it appears Spotify is considering a new service via Virgin’s new TiVo STB. It could be the first ‘add-on’ service for the UK version; in the US TiVo carries subscription options for several third parties including Live365, MusicChoice and Netflix. Spotify has been trying to […]
Middle East pay-TV operator Orbit Showtime Network is about to initiate an improved conditional access system designed to disable an estimated five million pirates, many viewing on so-called Dreambox receivers. Owners of Dreambox units use the internet to update the latest pirate software to view encrypted programming. Orbit Showtime (OSN), which merged their rival services […]
Many illegal file sharers believe they are the ‘Robin Hoods of the digital age’ and are motivated by altruism and a desire for notoriety, according to analysis of people motivations illegally download digital media. The research by Joe Cox, from the University of Portsmouth Business School, is the first study to distinguish between the characteristics, […]
Al Jazeera English has confirmed that the channel has been granted a downlinking licence to broadcast in India. The decision, which was made by India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, allows cable and satellite companies in India to add Al Jazeera English to their current line-up of channels. The announcement from the Indian Government follows […]
GetGlue, a social network that lets users “check in” to television programmes, films and sporting events, has attracted investment from Time Warner as it leads a $6 million round of financing. GetGlue allows users to signal what type of media they are consuming at any given moment. GetGlue has partnerships with 24 companies including television […]
Shortly after announcing a series of measures better to protect against copyright infringement, Google has revealed it is to acquire digital media solutions provider Widevine with the intention of improving access to video content across the web. According to Mario Queiroz, Google’s VP of Product Management, with rapidly improving broadband and wireless speeds, more powerful […]
Google is to make major changes to the way it deals with copyright infringement on its search engine in the coming months, aimed at making it tougher for websites that flaunt the law and making it harder to find pirated content. Noting that there are more than one trillion unique URLs on the Web and […]