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Kangaroo concessions

Project Kangaroo, the online video service from BBC, ITV and C4, is under investigation by the Competition Commission and broadcasters such as BSkyB and Virgin Kangaroo is now likely to allow other online services to show catch-up TV, the most popular shows for on-demand viewing. ITV, Channel 4 and the BBC will retain the rights […]

September 15, 2008

YouTube draws 5bn in July

Digital world data analyser comScore has released July 2008 data from the comScore Video Metrix service, reporting that Americans viewed more than 11.4 billion videos In July, Google Sites once again ranked as the top US video property with more than 5 billion videos viewed (representing a 44 per cent share of the online video […]

September 12, 2008

Korean IPTV rolling out

After a long drawn out process, three Korean telcos are finally preparing to launch real time IPTV broadcasts after getting the green light from the

September 12, 2008

Open IPTV Forum growing stronger

The Open IPTV Forum, the pan-industry initiative that was established to produce the end-to-end solution specification which will open up access to the interactive and The new members are; EnCentro, HwaCom Systems, Institut fuer Rundfunktechnik, Neotion, Sigma Designs, UTStarcom and WyPlay …..

September 12, 2008

Half of Europe’s youth go online for TV and movies

From Colin Mann in Amsterdam Europe's younger generation is leading the way in adoption of web TV services, according to research to be released by Strategy Europe's younger generation is leading the way in adoption of web TV services, according to research to be released by Strategy Analytics at this year's IBC convention. The Strategy […]

September 10, 2008

MIB guidelines for Indian IPTV

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued guidelines for provisioning of IPTV Services in India. The guidelines “bring clarity on various platforms capable The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued guidelines for provisioning of IPTV Services in India. The guidelines “bring clarity on various platforms capable of providing IPTV services, the regulatory provisions […]

September 9, 2008

beeTV with personalised EPG

beeTV has been unveiled as a "revolutionary new way for people to watch television".Taking existing electronic programme guides (EPGs) to a completely new level, When a viewer pushes a button on the remote, the platform responds instantly with personalised, individualised matches of TV programmes and movies. beeTV uses a proprietary contextual matching algorithm to generate […]

September 9, 2008

Portugal's Meo to add six club TV channels

From Branislav Pekic in Rome Portugal Telecom's triple-play service Meo will boost its sports offer with the addition of five European football club TV channels. According to Portugal Telecom's triple-play service Meo will boost its sports offer with the addition of five European football club TV channels. According to the head of content at Meo, […]

September 8, 2008

HBOlab launches web video

HBOlab, an experimental offshoot of the cable powerhouse focused on online programming, is launching a Web video series featuring a cast of the Internet’s most Jessica Rose, star of the Web sensation “lonelygirl15,” will be joined with top YouTube talent, including video bloggers known as sxePhil and KevJumba, for the scripted comedy “Hooking Up.” Set […]

September 8, 2008

FastWeb launches Warner TV in Italy

FastWeb has launched Warner TV, a new entertainment channel from Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD). The non-exclusive new Warner TV channel is a

September 8, 2008