Screen mirroring technologies, which give consumers the ability to project content wirelessly from smartphones, PCs or tablets directly to a television, have already captured the attention of a large percentage of tablet and smartphone owners. According to the Connected Intelligence Inception of Screen Sharing report from global information company The NPD Group, 40 per cent […]
DISH Network Corporation has submitted a merger proposal to the Board of Directors of US telco Sprint Nextel Corporation for a total cash and stock consideration of $25.5 billion. According to DISH, the offer “clearly represents” superior value to Sprint shareholders, including greater ownership in a combined company that is better positioned for the future […]
Arris will this week wrap up its $2.35 billion purchase of Motorola Home, from Google, along with the 2000-plus patents held by the business. Last week the US Department of Justice gave its approval to the deal, originally announced last December. The purchase came about following Google’s $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility along with […]
Italy’s Communications Authority (AgCom) has unanimously approved the final version of the regulations for the DTT frequency auction. According to a statement by the regulator, the measure will now be forwarded to the Ministry of Economic Development, which is entrusted with the task of approving the invitation to tender and managing the process. The new […]
BskyB has apologised after viewers were wrongly blocked from watching the new series of Mad Men on Sky Go. On Wednesday night on Sky Go were told that “rights restrictions” meant it could not be played, the screen said “Sky Go is not supporting Mad Men. Don Draper continues to elude me.” Sky had widely […]
Following a range of initiatives announced October 2012 as the service approached its 20th anniversary, international news channel Euronews confirmed at MIPTV that it is rolling out a new organisation that plays on the strengths of its 400-strong journalist staff and the quality of its editorial line. The user experience – already pinpointed as a […]
French interactive studio Visiware is celebrating the 1,000th TV show enhanced by its second screen technology at MIPTV, as well as unveiling its B2B solution line-up, covering almost all genres from talent shows to news shows, from Sports to Music. Visiware provides a white label second screen solution for channels, producers, operators and advertisers, allowing […]
Channel 4 has launched a new second screen app, the Channel 4 Horse Tracker which for the first time will allow viewers to track the position and speed of the horses in the Grand National and other races for the Aintree three-day meeting. The free app, is available to download immediately from the Apple App […]
Business restructuring specialist Hilco has completed the acquisition of the business and certain assets of entertainment retailer HMV from its Administrators, Deloitte. Hilco January 22 acquired HMV’s debt from the Group’s lenders. At that stage, it confirmed that it had not bought the business itself, but said it believed there to be a viable underlying […]
Recent research from personalised video experience specialist Ooyala suggest that live and long-form video outperforms on-demand and short-form video across all screens. The findings come in a special edition of its quarterly Global Video Index, revealing the most recent trends in multi-screen video consumption from broadcasters and entertainment networks around the world. They spotlight dramatic […]