DG: ‘We wasted £100m’, BBC CTO suspended
The BBC is abandoning its £98 million+ (€115m) digital production system, as new BBC Director General Tony Hall said it had “wasted a huge amount of licence fee payers’ money”. The Digital Media Initiative (DMI), launched in 2008, was suspended after problems came to light late last year. “I have serious concerns about how we managed this project,” said Hall.…
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Yahoo! joins Hulu bidders
Fresh from its $1.1 billion acquisition of microblogging platform and social networking website Tumblr, Yahoo! is the latest company rumoured to be interested in acquiring online entertainment service Hulu. A…
May 24 2013 / Read More »Twitter ads target TV conversations
Twitter has revealed a new product called Amplify, that it says will help brands match advertisements with Twitter commentary by viewers. Brands can then send messages to selected Twitter users…
May 24 2013 / Read More »Networks file fresh Aereokiller suit
Internet TV streaming service Aereokiller is the subject of a further action claiming copyright infringement, with ABC, NBC and Fox filing a lawsuit in the Federal District Court in Washington…
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Virgin Media sponsors Commonwealth Games
Virgin Media has signed up to be a main sponsorship partner of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The deal marks Virgin’s first foray into sports sponsorship. Virgin Media said its Commonwealth Games sponsorship deal will include being the presenting partner of athletics, which would likely…
May 24 2013 / Read More »Atresmedia launches connected screen apps
Spain’s media group Atresmedia, operator of eight DTT channels among them Antena 3 and La Sexta, is launching a new application called Atresmedia Conecta to allow viewers to interact with TV series and programmes through their smartphones and tablets. The free-of-charge application enables viewers to…
May 24 2013 / Read More »84% of US streaming at least once a week
M-GO, the digital entertainment service joint venture between DreamWorks Animation and Technicolor, has released insight into the streaming habits of US consumers which it says for the first time highlights the differences in streaming behaviour across gender lines, with women leading their male counterparts in…
May 24 2013 / Read More »62% of mobile web users do it while watching TV
InMobi, the mobile advertising network, has published its first global report into multi-screen viewing behavior. The study surveyed 15,000 mobile web users across 14 markets and provides insight into the ways in which consumers engage with content across multiple screens. The report uncovers that mobile…
May 24 2013 / Read More »India’s Dish TV DTH halves losses
Following on from the ZEEL improved profits picture on May 23rd comes Subash Chandra’s other major investment, Dish TV, which also announced its results. The numbers show that Dish has halved its losses, and added a net 200,000 subs this past quarter taking the total…
May 24 2013 / Read More »NatGeo app for Turkey
Turkish cable platform Teledunya has partnered with Nat Geo sister business Fox International Channels (FIC) to launch the NatGeo Play app, which carries full streamed episodes of series such as Doomsday Preppers and Mega Factories. The deal marks the PC and iPad app’s debut in…
May 24 2013 / Read More »Trace Sports launches in Israel
In partnership with Imagine Media, Trace Sports is celebrating launching in Israel for the first time. The channel’s most recent agreement sees it sign a carriage deal with HOT, the Israeli triple play provider. HOT has more than 900,000 subscribers – approximately 60 per cent…
May 24 2013 / Read More »Level 3 brings Champions League to FOX
Level 3 Communications has confirmed it is providing video broadcast services to enable FOX Network to deliver the live feed of the UEFA Champions League final to viewers across the US. This year, the final match features Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund, and will take…
May 24 2013 / Read More »SES’ O3b launch gets ready
In less than 4 weeks from now a mini-constellation of four satellites will lift off from French Guiana . The project is called O3b (standing for the “other 3 billion) and is designed to provide connection services to these other 3 billion of the planet’s…
May 24 2013 / Read More »Megamax for Slovakia and Czech
Chello Central Europe’s children’s channel Megamax is now available on two new platforms in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, further extending the channel’s reach in the region. Megamax is now available on the Slovak Magio Sat DTH and Czech Rio Media platforms. Megamax offers local-dubbed…
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Ergen gets tough with Sprint suitors
Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network might be making steady progress in its bid to acquire cellular giant Sprint, but Dish is…
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Hey, I know that Tumblr isn’t really aimed at me. And, goodness knows, I don’t want to needlessly relieve myself…
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Sony makes major 4K push in US
Sony Electronics is using every form of publicity to bang the drum for its new Ultra-HD 4K displays, now appearing in department stores, Sony Stores…
May 23 2013 / Read More »Soros backs UK fibre firm
George Soros has invested £50 million (€59m) into Hyperoptic, the British fibre broadband provider, to help expand the business across the UK. Hyperoptic builds high-speed…
May 23 2013 / Read More »Belkin settles Slingbox ‘placeshifting’ case
Sling Media, owned by Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network, has agreed terms with Belkin International over Belken’s alleged infringements of SlingMedia’s ‘placeshifting’ technology. The agreement was…
May 23 2013 / Read More »New metadata standard for legal sharing
Cooperation between the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission), the world’s standards body in electrotechnology, and ITU (the International Telecommunication Union) has produced a new metadata standard…
May 23 2013 / Read More »Shazam revamps iPad app
Shazam, the media engagement company, has launched a redesign of its app for iPad, including a new discovery home screen, an improved layout for tag…
May 23 2013 / Read More »ESPN sheds 400 staff
ESPN is letting go around 400 staff. The layoffs have been confirmed and compensation is being negotiated. The lay-off follow a review instituted by parent…
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