Virgin Media and Channel 4 have agreed a deal where the cable operator will offer High Definition (HD) content from Channel 4 via its on demand service. Subscribers will be able to view a selection of Channel 4 programming (in Standard as well as HD) up to seven days after original transmission free of charge. […]
From Colin Mann in Cannes Newly-created Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) has unveiled a suite of Video-On-Demand fully branded channels that includes E! Entertainment Television, The Style Network, The Golf Channel, G4 and Exercise TV. Also rolling out internationally for the first time is E! Online, a web destination for entertainment and pop culture fans, […]
Operax, vendor of dynamic resource and admission Control solutions for IP service quality, and Orca Interactive, provider of IPTV middleware and applications, have combined for a solution allowing operators to manage their service expansion while ensuring Quality of Service (QoS) for advanced video and IPTV services. The new solution will enable operators to quickly deploy […]
Torque.TV, an Internet television network for vehicle enthusiasts, has launched offering full screen, broadcast quality video entertainment 24/7 around the globe. It says streaming rates and screen size can be tailored to view on a mobile device or a plasma screen, with the detail and quality required to watch fast moving footage.
BitTorrent, whose P2P technology has been said to be responsible for more than 40 per cent of Internet traffic, are opening up their file share technology through a new interface service; BitTorrent DNA (Delivery Network Accelerator). In February, the privately held company opened an online video store to sell videos licensed from Hollywood studios. Now […]
Google is taking the first steps toward turning its powerful advertising network, which places ads on hundreds of thousands of Internet sites, into a system for distributing content, and more ads, across the Web. It is introducing a service to allow websites in its ad network to embed relevant videos from some YouTube content creators. […]
Richard Desmond, owner of the UK's Daily Express newspaper, has confirmed plans to sell a majority stake in his adult television business, assumed to be a prelude to an IPO of the newspaper business. The plans for a placing of shares in Portland Television, which is responsible for pay TV channels ranging from Red Hot-branded […]
TiVo and RealNetworks have made an agreement that will allow TiVo subscribers to listen to songs from the Rhapsody digital music service on their televisions. Both services require a monthly subscription fee of around $13 (E9.2) a month, but TiVo subscribers will receive a free one-month trial of Rhapsody. Consumers will be able to search […]
Gorillabox, a new fully managed mobile TV enabler, has launched with a proposition to stream video content to any mobile handset, anywhere in Europe and the US. Central to the Gorillabox plan is a unique fixed fee commercial model, which will allow network operators, content owners, brand owners and ad agencies to take advantage of […]
ITN has signed a deal with IPTV platform Joost to provide its news, entertainment and sports content and a new weekly programme entitled Movie Buff. ITN will keep Joost viewers up to date with all the latest UK, world, sports, showbiz and business news throughout the day. Joost viewers can also tune into weather from […]