LG and Orange connect the TV
January 11, 2010 by Robert Briel
Watch video. Orange and LG Electronics have signed an exclusive agreement to bring the Orange video portal to LG televisions sets in France, the two companies announced at the CES in Las Vegas. The three-year partnership will start in March 2010. Read the story »
Liberty looks to 3D and advanced set-tops
January 8, 2010 by Julian Clover
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Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries has indicated that UPC is looking to bring the TV Everywhere concept to Europe. Read the story »
BBC Worldwide climbs on SeeSaw
December 2, 2009 by Julian Clover
One of the former protagonists in the Kangaroo venture has become the first major content partner to be signed by SeeSaw. The deal with BBC Worldwide gives the online VOD portal access to titles including That Mitchell & Webb Look, Cranford and Doctor Who. Read the story »
Sky 3D will set standard
September 21, 2009 by Julian Clover
Video Interview. BSkyB has said its proposals to launch a 3D television service in 2010 do not circumvent the various industry initiatives to develop a common standard for the format.
In a Broadband TV News/Videonet interview Brian Lenz, director, product design & TV product development, BSkyB, said it was not the issue that many in the industry were making out because all the manufacturers with which the satcaster has held discussions were proposing multiple input formats. Read the story »
Telenor delivers on Eastern promise
September 4, 2009 by Julian Clover
Video interview. Telenor Satellite Broadcasting is in the last few weeks of preparation for the launch of Thor 6. The latest addition to the One West fleet will take the number of homes served to over three million once the move of UPC Direct is complete. A further 4.7 million homes are connected through local cable headends.
“Thor 6 has two roles, partly as a replacement for Thor 3, and there is also some growth capacity on there,” explained Robert Wise, Strategy Director, Telenor Satellite Broadcasting in a Broadband TV News/Videonet interview. Read the story »
Volumes deliver for targeted advertising
August 27, 2009 by Julian Clover
Video Interview. Growing subscriber interest in on demand content is opening up new opportunities for targeted advertising.In a Broadband TV News/Videonet interview, Edward Allfrey, Business Development Director, Cable, Tandberg Television, said one of the key advantages of advertising in the on demand environment is that it can be precisely targeted. “Each stream goes to an individual household, so you can then say it’s easy to insert an advertisement based on their postcode, so that has intrinsically more value than the linear ad.” Read the story »
Viasat puts on SVT Play
June 12, 2009 by Julian Clover
On demand content from Swedish public broadcaster SVT is to be made available to subscribers of the Viasat satellite platform. Read the story »
Fransat readies for launch
June 8, 2009 by Robert Briel
Fransat, the new French DTH platform for distribution of digital terrestrial channels, will announce full launch details at a June 24 press conference. Read the story »
Setanta launches on demand platform
April 18, 2009 by Julian Clover
Setanta Sports has joined Sky Sports, Eurosport and ESPN in the launch of its own online on-demand platform. Read the story »
Sky News: We’re there when you need us
February 22, 2009 by Julian Clover
The early days of Sky News were punctuated by this promotional video showing the on-screen presentation team in the field. Of the original on-air line up only Kay Burley is still with the station alongside crime correspondent Martin Brunt and political editor Adam Boulton Read the story »
