AEPOC, the European Association for the Protection of Encrypted Works and Services, has announced the appointment of Sheila Cassells to the position of AEPOC executive director.
Cassells appointed AEPOC executive director
11.48 Europe/London, January 25, 2011 By
Sheila Cassells has been named as the new executive director of the European Association for the Protection of Encrypted Works and Services (AEPOC).
Exclusive: CI Plus gets VOD upgrade
11.25 Europe/London, January 25, 2011 By
Enhanced capabilities to support cable VOD and improvements to PVR support are part of the new features introduced in Version 1.3 of the CI Plus specification, just released. Also included are new capabilities with respect to changing service bouquets; improvements to ‘Parental Control’ management and new access to Host Ethernet for CI Plus Modules in [...]
Boost for Ukrainian cable
11.16 Europe/London, January 25, 2011 By
The cable industry continued to grow steadily in Ukraine last year, with operators’ revenues amounting to UAH1.9 billion (€173.7 million).
Dubbed BBC Knowledge launches on Mediaset
11.00 Europe/London, January 25, 2011 By
BBC Worldwide Channels is to launch a dubbed version of BBC Knowledge, the first in Western Europe, following a new agreement with Mediaset. The channel will be added to DTT pay pack Mediaset Premium Gallery on March 1, 2011 and around 100 hours of content will be made available on demand.
Cyfra+ adds BBC channels
10.48 Europe/London, January 25, 2011 By
The Polish DTH platform Cyfra+ has announced that it will start carrying the BBC Worldwide channels BBC Entertainment and BBC Knowledge on February 1.
Orange buys into Dailymotion
09.56 Europe/London, January 25, 2011 By
Orange has begun exclusive negotiations with Dailymotion, taking a 49% share in the ‘French YouTube’ at a cost of €58.8 million, which could ultimately lead to complete ownership.
Culture secretary delays BSkyB competition referral
08.35 Europe/London, January 25, 2011 By
The Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt is to follow an Ofcom recommendation to refer News Corp’s acquisition of BSkyB to the Competition Commission, but only after the company has been given the opportunity to reduce the impact of the proposed takeover.
TF1 launches iPad, iPhone apps
07.53 Europe/London, January 25, 2011 By
French private broadcaster TF1 has launched a dedicated application in the Apple App Store for both iPhone and iPad. The app gives access to streaming live content, as well as on-demand catch-up TV and ‘bonus’ content.
Marriott abandons adult movies PPV
07.40 Europe/London, January 25, 2011 By
Hotels have seen revenue from providing PPV movies in rooms shrink, writes USA Today. As a result, Marriott International has announced it is pulling access to adult movies from new hotel rooms it will open in the next few years.
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