Autonomy Corporation of Cambridge is to float its consumer division on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market. At the same time the compny will excercise its option to buy the privately owned video search website Blinkx and merge this with the new company to be called Blinkx. The consumer unit, to be listed as Blinkx [...]
NAB visitors up
April 27, 2007 06.27 Europe/London By
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has announced that this year’s show was its third largest ever. The show attracted 108,232 registered attendees. This number is up by about 3,000 from last year. In line with these figures, international attendance was up, from 25,537 in 2006 to 26,824 this year. The NAB2007 show floor featured [...]
Polish Internet usage/ad spend rises
April 27, 2007 06.12 Europe/London By
According to a report published by IAB Polska and based on the findings of Megapanel PBI/Gemius, there were a total of 13.1 million Internet users in Poland aged 7+ as of the end of 2006. On average, they used the Internet for 25 to 30 hours a month, with over 60% accessing it on a [...]
Sony launches eyeVio video site
April 26, 2007 21.39 Europe/London By
With the launch of eyeVio Sony is entering the ring of User Generated websites and hopes to take on YouTube – at least on the Japanese market for now. Users can easily upload their clips to the site, but are also able to make a clip of still pictures. Should the venture be a success, [...]
Clovers Week: Action Replay
April 26, 2007 20.27 Europe/London By
Julian Clover looks at the emergence of the DVR for digital terrestrial homes Weighing up the emerging technologies of DTT, HDTV and DVR which of the three are likely to have the greatest impact on the consumer? After ten years one might argue that DTT has well and truly emerged, but those of us in [...]
Narrowstep to power online Virgin TV
April 26, 2007 20.24 Europe/London By
Virgin Media has chosen Narrowstep to power its online video offering. The internet company is already responsible for the distribution of 150 Web-based channels including Go Beyond TV for Land Rover, London TV, RomeReports TV, and ITV Local. Virgin is using Narrowstep’s TelvOS internet TV technology platform for the playout of five themed channels; Gaming, [...]
Anevia hires veteran Rabu
April 26, 2007 20.16 Europe/London By
French IPTV specialist Anevia has hired Patrick Rabu as its international sales director. The industry veteran was the founder of Xcom Multimedia Communication. Pace Micro Technology later acquired the company and Rabu went on to hold various positions within the UK technology company, most recently as EMEA new business director.
Virgin and Sky begin High Court tussle
April 26, 2007 20.07 Europe/London By
Virgin Media has begun its High Court case against BSkyB. In papers submitted to the Court, Virgin has accuses the pay-TV platform of abusing a dominant position. The two companies have been involved in heated exchanges since February, when the former NTL-Telewest took the Virgin name, though the dispute over the carriage of Sky’s basic [...]
October launch for Dutch all-talk TV channel
April 26, 2007 19.57 Europe/London By
A number of Dutch talk show hosts and television personalities have announced plans for an all-talk, 24-hour TV channel to be called Het Gesprek (Conversation). Het Gesprek is an initiative by Frits Barend, Ruud Hendriks, Pieter Storms and Derk Sauer, who are aiming for more in-depth programming than the usual fare. Without going into specific [...]
NOS goes YouTube
April 26, 2007 19.50 Europe/London By
Following closely in the footsteps of colleague public broadcaster VPRO, NOS has also decided to jump on the YouTube bandwagon. The broadcaster is launching two branded channels on the video website with content from catch-up service ‘Uittzending Gemist’ and music from ’3FM’, the national pop radio station. In the catch-up service clips and selections from [...]
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