CNBC, the leading pan-EMEA business and financial news channel, has announced that it will be available on Freesat from February 23rd on channel 210. The channel's availability on Freesat increases CNBC's distribution in the UK to 12 million households. The announcement follows the channel's decision at the end of January to become available 'free-to-air' for […]
Sony says its new Wi-Fi-enabled tablet device, the “Dash Personal Internet Viewer,” will include a dedicated application for Netflix’s streaming service that will allow Netflix subscribers to watch thousands of movies and TV episodes directly on the unit. The Dash, which has a seven-inch touch screen and is expected to begin shipping in April for […]
TF1, France Télévisions and the Canal+ Group have reached an agreement over the broadcasting rights to the FIFA 2010 World Cup. Under this agreement, the TF1 Group, exclusive holder of the rights to the tournament, will sublicense to France Télévisions and the Canal+ Group live broadcast rights to 37 of the 64 matches in the […]
The BBC Trust is considering subjecting all sports rights the corporation bids for to a fair market and benchmarking test. According to various reports, the Trust is looking into the idea because it wants to ensure the BBC does not overpay for rights. However, industry insiders said the idea was unworkable and will hamper the […]
Virgin Media is reportedly in the final stages of selling its wholly-owned television channels, including Virgin 1 and Living, to BSkyB after months of negotiations. According to Media Guardian, Virgin Media suggest that a deal is very much on the cards, even though related talks relating to UKTV – the independent commercial joint venture, between […]
Apple could begin selling US television shows for $1, half of its charge on its iTunes digital media store, when the computer maker's iPad tablet computer hits the stores. The test, expected to coincide with the April consumer debut of the iPad, will offer some shows at the lower price as a way to test […]
EMI has reached an agreement with Dailymotion to deliver the company's music videos to the video-sharing service’s website, mobile site, iPhone app and the Dailymotion channel on Internet-connected TVs. From April 2010, Dailymotion users will have free access to videos from artists including Coldplay, Katy Perry and Robbie Williams. The deal covers all EMI’s labels […]
Virgin Media has confirmed Discovery HD as well as more HD shows on demand, as part of the company’s growing HD offering. Launching this spring, Discovery HD on Virgin TV will broadcast all 24/7 and offer content from Discovery’s extensive collection of more than 1500 hours of HD programming. In addition, Discovery Networks and Virgin […]
Radio and Television Shanghai has signed a five-year deal with Ningxia TV to allow CBN to provide the new Ningxia Satellite service with around 17 hours of live programmes a week. CBN is the wholly owned subsidy of Radio and Television Shanghai, which specialises in business and financial information. It is expecting to enhance market […]
XYZnetworks has signed a multi-year volume deal with RDF Rights, part of the RDF Media Group. Under terms of the deal, XYZnetworks agrees to acquire a minimum of 300 hours of first run exclusive content across its portfolio of channels with equal footing to FTA television to acquire key titles. RDF is a major distributor […]