KidsCo, the international children’s channel, has launched with Spanish telco, France Telecom Spain, part of the Orange network group. KidsCo programming will be made available across Orange mobile platforms this autumn. The partnership sees the launch of KidsCo on a mobile platform for the first time in Europe. Orange customers will be able to stream […]
The Boxee Box by D-Link, which delivers movies, TV shows and video from the Internet to any TV, ships to customers in the US and Canada this week. Ooyala publishers will be among the very first to take advantage of this new content distribution channel. Ooyala, a provider of online video services and applications, has […]
Civolution has signed an exclusive agreement with Sony’s Digital Cinema Solutions Group to integrate NexGuard – Digital Cinema watermarking into Sony 4K SXRD digital cinema systems for 3D stereoscopic and 4K resolution projections on a global scale. In this multi-year agreement, Sony’s Digital Cinema Solutions group will integrate Civolution’s watermarking technologies to market DCI compliant […]
Platform ‘n’, the leading DTH service in Poland, has brought more viewing choice to its subscribers with the addition of AXN HD, a new channel featuring the AXN experience in high-definition. The news—announced today by Platform ‘n’ Chief Operating Officer Christian Anting—represents the operator’s continued commitment to expand its high-definition offerings. Owned by Sony Entertainment […]
KidsCo, the international children’s channel, has secured a deal with Greece’s largest triple play provider, On Telecoms. KidsCo content will be available to viewers in Greece via IPTV, from November 2010. KidsCo will broadcast its range of family-friendly programming across On Telecom’s basic package and will be available to viewers 24 hours a day 7 […]
The digital media industry needs to offer more legal ways to access content, such as streaming and micropayment systems, to overcome piracy, suggests research by BDRC Continental. At the Media Research Group conference in Malta, director of media and Internet research James Myring presented the company’s first study of digital content piracy. “If piracy is […]
At its September results briefing, Telecom Retail chief executive Alan Gourdie said his company was talking to Sky TV in New Zealand about becoming a possible iSky partner. Sky TV’s new iSky service, launching by Christmas, will provide TV programmes and movies on-demand, delivered to a MySky HDi box via broadband. A raft of ISP […]
European copyright rules are out of date and require a major overhaul, European Union Commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes told the Forum d’Avignon. According to Kroes, those who will prosper in the digital age are those who understand that convergence is one of the keys. “The convergence of media provides an incredible opportunity […]
Digital TV technology specialist Pace has acquired Latens Systems, the Belfast-based specialist in software-based Conditional Access/DRM and Middleware solutions for the pay-TV market in a £28.75 million (E32.72m) cash deal, of which £10 million is deferred and payable in 2012 subject to the achievement of conditions. Latens offers its solutions across cable, IPTV, DTH,and DTT, […]
The Ashes highlights are likely to be screened on terrestrial television after all, after ITV made a late bid to land the rights from Cricket Australia. BBC has consistently declined to place a bid, arguing that the £1 million (E1.14m) price tag was too high. There was also a scheduling issue: the contract for live […]