Sony continue to try to make their PlayStation 3 the home entertainment console of choice, after reaching agreement with Time Warner to host episodes from 11 different HBO series. Big Love, Curb Your Enthusiasm, True Blood and Entourage are understood to be four of those prime cuts, and the deal means that PlayStation 3 users […]
From Nik Roseveare in London Sky will broadcast the finale of LOST at 5am on Monday 24th May on Sky1 and Sky1 HD as a simulcast with ABC’s broadcast on the US west coast. The scheduling move aims to prevent viewers from seeking illegal downloads of the finale – and to save UK fans of […]
On Demand Group and HBO have announced a deal to provide on-demand access to full episodes television shows from HBO via 3 UK's TV: On Demand TV subscription VOD service. Under the terms of the deal, 3 UK's SVOD subscribers will be able to watch episodes of HBO hit series. The SVOD mobile service called […]
SK Telekom has formed a joint venture with The Walt Disney Company to launch Korean-language Disney channels in South Korea in standard- and high-definition on IPTV, cable and satellite TV platforms. Under the terms of the deal, Disney will launch Korean-language versions of Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney Channel targeted at children and families in […]
BT has confirmed that, after Ofcom's pay-TV review, it has reached a deal with Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, for DTT capacity so that it is in a position to offer Sky Sports 1 and 2 to its BT Vision customers. BT is aiming to bring Sky Sports 1 and 2 to […]
Sony has confirmed that it will start streaming the FIFA World Cup Collection to Bravia TVs and Blu-ray Disc players across Europe via its BRAVIA Internet Video platform from late May. Owners of a BraviaTV, Bravia Home Theatre or Sony Blu-ray player with BRAVIA Internet Video will be able to view the Top 20 World […]
France's football league, the LFP, plans to launch its own TV channel president Frédéric Thiriez has confirmed. Thiriez said they were talking with service providers including Numericable, SFR and Orange and also intend to see football on pay DTT. Initially the channel will show League 2 games, but Thiriez said the LFP's ambition was to […]
Singapore’s pay-TV operators SingTel and StarHub have secured the broadcast rights of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The deal follows months of negotiations by the pay-TV operators. The rights of the event would be the first high profile content that pay-TV operators will air simultaneously following a government regulation that allows pay-TV operators to carry […]
ROK Entertainment Group, the mobile technology, applications and services company, has made an agreement with leading pan-African VAS aggregator, Groupe Digital Afrique (GDA), to deliver World Cup football content – supplied by Goal.com – to 25 countries and up to 45 Mobile Operators across Africa beginning 1st June. The ROK-powered WAP service containing goal alerts […]
Yahoo has struck a deal with the Premier League for the UK online highlights for the next three seasons. From the start of next season in August, Yahoo will run a five-minute highlights package of every match on Yahoo.co.uk. Highlights will be available from midnight on Sunday after weekend matches and at midnight the same […]