BSkyB has said it is wrong for it to be singled out to provide free services to the BBC in the debate over the cost of the corporation’s carriage on the satellite platform.
DVB approves second 3DTV delivery system
The DVB steering board has approved the commercial requirements for a second 3DTV delivery system. The board also approved part 3 of the complete suite of DVB-RCS2 specifications.
Darroch: Sky has the best TV product
Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch has defended Sky+ against a wave of opinion that believes Virgin Media’s TiVo to have technological superiority.
Tablets taking iPlayer viewing requests
The BBC iPlayer has seen a significant increase in the number of requests coming from tablet devices. Of the 153 million requests for TV and radio programmes made during September 4.6 million were from tablets, compared to 4 million in August.
Avatar tops illegal download list
Netflix recently published a list of the ten most rented movies of all time and this got the people at the TorrentFreak web site thinking; what are the most downloaded movies on BitTorrent?
Intel stays with set-tops
Intel is to remain a supplier of processors to the set-top box sector following its decision to abandon the connected TV market.
Sky VOD content heads to Virgin
In a landmark agreement Virgin Media is to add content from Sky Anytime to its on demand service. The package includes several thousand hours of films, series, sport and news.
Online TV & video revenues to soar
Global online TV and video revenues will reach $21.52 billion in 2016, a massive increase from the $3.48 billion recorded in 2010, according to the Online TV and Video Forecasts report from Digital TV Research.
Connected TVs to dominate OTT market
Connected TVs are definitely taken over the market of connected devices according to IMS Research.
European TV partners join Xbox Live
After more than a decade of trying to enter the TV space, Microsoft has announced a slew of deals that will put content from more than 20 countries onto its Xbox console. The BBC, Channel 4, Lovefilm (UK), Telefónica (Spain), Mediaset (Italy) and ZDF (Germany) join North American partners that include Bravo, Comcast, HBO Go, […]