The BBC is planning to share some of its content with the Telegraph Media Group in a deal that could see the iPlayer video catch-up service embedded on the Telegraph.co.uk website. Described by the BBC as a “non-exclusive pilot scheme”, the content-sharing venture could eventually be rolled out to other newspaper groups as part of […]
AT&T's U-Verse television service is ahead of schedule in adding subscribers, according to John Stankey, the company’s president and chief executive of telecom operations. AT&T planned to add one million U-Verse TV subscribers by the end of the year. The company will hit that benchmark next week, Stankey said. “Operationally, we’ve hit our stride,” he […]
One in seven quizzed for the ITV survey into changing TV habits said that the increase in TV available online means they'll argue less about what to watch on Christmas Day. The survey shows that for many viewers the TV is far from the only way to watch shows, with 40 per cent claiming to […]
The BBC is reportedly considering offering Channel 4 and ITV the free and open use of its iPlayer online video technology. The offer will form part of its response to the public service broadcasting review being conducted by Ofcom. The idea is being considered as the BBC works out its proposal for partnerships with other […]
From Colin Mann in London The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally concluded that the proposed VOD joint venture between the BBC through BBC Worldwide ITV and C4, 'Project Kangaroo', will restrict competition in the supply of VOD services in the UK. In a summary of the provisional findings, the CC has concluded that the joint […]
YouTube director of content partnerships Jordan Hoffner outlined its plans to monetize its content to a B&C conference in New York. YouTube is taking a number of different approaches to build its revenue stream, hoping to capitalize on its market dominance. The site has struck a number of deals with professional content providers in the […]
According to a report from researcher TDG game consoles such as Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PS3 are evolving into multimedia gateways with legitimate non-gaming media arsenals. Armed with the growing video libraries of Xbox LIVE and the Playstation Network, these consoles can deliver on-demand video services with content similar to local cable or satellite […]
The stars of Monty Python have launched their own YouTube channel, offering free clips of some of their most popular skits. The comedy troupe said they wanted to “get their own back” on people who had been illegally uploading their sketches onto the site by taking matters into their own hands.
The IMS Research study 'IPTV: Beyond Telco TV' has revealed that an estimated 290 million households globally had the capability to view Internet video at the end of 2007, of which 28 million had the ability to display Internet video on a TV. By the end of 2013, this 28 million is forecast to grow […]
Despite dropping its pursuit of pay-per-click ad network MIVA last month after being rebuffed, Blinkx's now restarted the reverse-takeover bid after recording strong earnings last week ($19 million), the new bid is far less than the$41 million first offered back in August, but is still 108 percent up on MIVA's Tuesday close. MIVA's share price […]