Sky, Film4 and Lovefilm are included on a list on content partners interested in working with delayed hybrid project YouView. The full list comprises Blinkbox, Blinkx, BSkyB, Film4oD, Golant Media Ventures, Guardian News & Media, IndieMoviesOnline, Lovefilm, Pushbutton, Radioplayer, Stream UK, STV, Travel Channel, Tvinci, UTV and woomi.
Government lets Norway set its own pace
11.28 Europe/London, March 24, 2011 By
KABEL NORGE KONGRESS 2011 – OSLO. The Norwegian government wants broadband to play a major role in society, but has so far stopped short of mandating targets as to the speed and coverage of internet access.
Maxdome adds Universal Music videos
09.51 Europe/London, March 24, 2011 By
The German online video portal Maxdome has signed a VOD rights agreement with Universal Music to offer more than 150 music videos. The contract includes concerts in a variety of music genres, including rock, pop and dance music.
Astra’s big challenge in Germany
08.59 Europe/London, March 24, 2011 By
Almost three million German analogue DTH satellite households need to convert to digital before the final switch-off date of April 30, 2012. “That means 9,000 analogue households need to go digital per workday,” according to Wolfgang Elsäser, managing director Astra Deutschland, during the presentation of the 2010 Satellite Monitor results.
Astra reaches 135 million TV homes in 35 countries
08.56 Europe/London, March 24, 2011 By
Astra satellites are now reaching 135 million TV households, which equals 55% of all TV homes. After HD television, IPTV and connected TVs are growing the market, said Ferdinand Kayser, president and CEO, Astra at a presentation in Berlin.
European IPTV growth slows
07.33 Europe/London, March 24, 2011 By
IP&TV WORLD FORUM – LONDON. The number of subscribers to IPTV grew by a record 34.6% during 2010, but Europe began to falter amid signs of a maturing market.
Multimedia goes down internet route
07.30 Europe/London, March 24, 2011 By
Multimedia Polska has become the first cable operator in Poland to launch a service offering VOD and TV channels over the internet.
TV Puls maps out strategy
07.11 Europe/London, March 24, 2011 By
The Polish commercial broadcaster TV Puls expects to make a decision on its planned second channel TV Puls 2 by the end of this April, with a view to launching the service at the end of this year or beginning of 2012.
Nordic deals for Outdoor Channel
07.08 Europe/London, March 24, 2011 By
Outdoor Channel and local partner Chello Zone have announced the launch of Outdoor Channel in the Scandinavian market.
ACCESS browser selected by Nintendo for 3D console
07.00 Europe/London, March 24, 2011 By
The ACCESS NetFront browser has been selected by Nintendo as the new browser engine for its 3DS handheld game console.
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Connected TV Forecasts NEW REPORT. The number of TV sets connected to the Internet will reach 551 million by 2016 for the 40 countries covered in this report from Digital TV Research, up from 124 million at end-2010. The report states that this translates to 20% of global TV sets by 2016, up from only 6% at end-2010. Published in November 2011, this 83-page PDF report is the most geographically comprehensive to ever be published.