KidsCo, the international children’s channel has secured an exclusive distribution agreement with Russian distribution agency, Pleiades Multimedia, to represent the channel across Russia, Moldova, Armenia and Georgia. Pleiades Multimedia will market KidsCo’s content for cable TV distribution, VOD and linear TV on cable and IPTV. The deal follows the channel’s strategic expansion into Central Eastern […]
The OIPF (Open IPTV Forum) has confirmed the addition of four new members. Yun Chao Hu, President of the OIPF, emphasized the significance of the continued growth and development of the organization – “The OIPF has already established industry specifications which have a high level of industry recognition, credibility and momentum, giving us confidence that […]
Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav said that he would embrace online delivery of content if it could be monetised. Discovery has been slow to embrace online content delivery, instead opting to use its web sites to deliver snippets of video aimed at driving viewership of its TV channels. “Our deals provide that distributors have the […]
TiVo, the specialist in advanced television services has joined MoCA, the worldwide standard for home entertainment networking, as an Associate level member. TiVo pioneered the DVR and engages multiple channels for distribution of its products including retail and service provider. MoCA has seen deployment of its technology in multiroom DVR among all three pay TV […]
Following its incorporation as YouView TV Ltd at the end of last week, Project Canvas, the proposed joint venture between the BBC, ITV, BT, Channel 4, Channel 5, Talk Talk and Arqiva to build a standards based, open Internet-connected TV environment, is being rebranded as YouView, and has launched a new website – www.youview.com – […]
Bell has confirmed the launch of Bell Fibe TV, its advanced IPTV service, in several Toronto and Montréal neighbourhoods. Delivered using the latest fibre optic technology on Canada’s most advanced network, Fibe TV offers HD and SD VOD services and a cutting-edge interface with advanced search capabilities. Fibe TV is powered by Microsoft Mediaroom […]
UK telco unit BT Wholesale has chosen Cisco’s Content Delivery System as the ‘backbone’ for its open online video delivery network – Content Connect – which is designed to improve the experience of watching and listening to digital content on the web. BT aims to use the technology to establish broadband as a TV platform […]
Ukrainian telco IPNet has launched an IPTV service in the city of Kiev, providing subscribers with 120 linear channels. Channels initially available on the service include all of the country’s DTT channels, popular sports channels, the Discovery Channel, National Geographic, Viasat offerings, and a package of movie channels. The service can also be accessed […]
Vodafone is entering the Spanish IPTV market with the launch in the last quarter of this year of an offer in direct competition with Telefonica-controlled Movistar TV (formerly Imagenio), the leading IPTV player with 750,000 subscribers. Meanwhile, Vodafone Deutschland plans to launch an IPTV service at the IFA trade fair this weekend, according to the […]
BT mustered a ‘reasonably pleased’ to describe sign-ups for its Sky Sport service. Unconfirmed reports put the number at only 60,000 despite the heavy marketing. Their campaign has been met by an even heavier one from Sky emphasising the value of taking all four Sky Sports channels. Strangely, Gavin Patterson, head of BT retail, claimed […]