BSkyB has made a $400,000 equity investment in Jaunt, a Californian technology company that specialises in cinematic virtual reality.
Germany’s ARD plans new Netflix competitor
German public broadcaster ARD wants to set up a new Netflix-style online streaming portal after the project Germany’s Gold jointly planned with fellow public broadcaster ZDF was cancelled following concerns […]
BSkyB in £5bn bid for Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland
BSkyB’s £7 billion interest in Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland will help streamline the business across content, technology and logistics.
Counting Netflix by country
The UK and the Nordics are proving fertile markets for Netflix with the Netherlands fast gaining ground.
Uphill task for Ultra HD TVs
High pricing is preventing Ultra HD televisions (UHD TVs) from securing a meaningful share of the overall flat-panel TV market through the world.
Exclusive: Fight Sports to launch in Germany
US media company CSI Sports wants to launch its pay-TV channel Fight Sports in Germany in October 2014, CEO Richard Miele told Broadband TV News.
Thor 7 launch postponed to 2015
The launch of the new Thor 7 satellite has been put back to 2015.
DIGI secures Hungarian pay-DTT carriage
Antenna Hungária (AH) will add DIGI Sport 1 and DIGI Sport 2 to the channel line-up of its pay-DTT service MinDig TV Extra on August 1.
BBC Worldwide develops VOD portfolio
BBC Worldwide is adapting its business model, reducing its dependency on DVD, and developing relationships with video-on-demand services.
RTÉ threatens to pull plug on Horizon Go
The launch of Horizon Go on UPC Ireland is under threat after RTÉ begun injunction proceedings in the High Court.