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Red Bee launches ‘broadcast quality’ online player

June 16, 2011 00.01 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Red Bee Media, which manages the content for the BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, Channel 4’s 4oD, Channel 5’s Demand Five and the Virgin Media Player, has developed what it describes as “the first broadcast quality online video platform”.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Tech Tagged With: Red Bee Media Edited: 17 June 2011 17:49

Multichoice Cyprus in liquidation

June 15, 2011 10.27 Europe/London By Julian Clover

MultiChoice (Cyprus) Public Company Ltd has been put into voluntary liquidation by its owners Forthnet Group. In a statement Forthnet said the decision had been taken at an Extraordinary General Meeting as the company was no longer able to meet its financial obligations.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Satellite Tagged With: Forthnet, Multichoice Edited: 17 June 2011 12:23

Germany leads Europe in online video viewing

June 14, 2011 11.15 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Germany ranks as the leader in online video viewing, according to US research firm comScore, with 45 million unique viewers watching an average of 187 videos for 19.6 hours per viewer in April.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Research, Web TV Tagged With: Comscore Edited: 15 June 2011 10:59

Different proposition for international iPlayer

June 14, 2011 10.49 Europe/London By Julian Clover

The international version of the BBC iPlayer will be a “very different proposition”, according to BBC Worldwide boss Jana Bennett. In her first major speech as President of Worldwide Networks and Global iPlayer, Bennett will also tell the Banff World Media Festival conference in Canada of her vision for the BBC’s international channel portfolio including […]

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Top Story Tagged With: BBC Earth, BBC iPlayer Edited: 15 June 2011 10:33

Global pay-TV revenues reached $155 billion in 2010

June 13, 2011 08.22 Europe/London By Robert Briel

About 338 million digital homes were added around the world between 2006 and 2010, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The Digital TV World Databook estimated that this took the digital TV household total for the 73 countries covered to 576 million.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Research Edited: 15 June 2011 08:43

BSkyB launches Sky Go multiscreen play

June 10, 2011 18.50 Europe/London By Julian Clover

BSkyB is to launch a free multiscreen offer that will allow its ten million TV subscribers to watch Sky channels and programmes on PCs, laptops, mobiles and tablets. Launching on July 6, the service will take the Sky Go brand already introduced by Sky Deutschland in the German market.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Satellite, Top Story Tagged With: BSkyB, Sky Go Edited: 14 June 2011 10:57

TV and movies the missing link for iCloud

June 7, 2011 08.39 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Despite rumours before the event, Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs failed to tell the crowd at the company’s World Wide Developers Conference that movies and TV shows are part of the new iCloud service.

Filed Under: Connected TV, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Tech, Web TV Tagged With: Apple, iCloud Edited: 7 June 2011 23:06

Microsoft adds live TV to Xbox Live

June 6, 2011 23.03 Europe/London By Robert Briel

“This is the year live television comes to Xbox 360,” Microsoft VP Marc Whitten said during a keynote address at the E3 show in Los Angeles. To begin with, an agreement with YouTube will bring more video to the console, to be followed later by as yet unannounced live TV channels.

Filed Under: Connected TV, Editor's Choice, Newsline Tagged With: Microsoft, Xbox, YouTube Edited: 9 June 2011 12:08

BBC Workplan reveals connected strategy

June 6, 2011 10.12 Europe/London By Julian Clover

The BBC is to explore how the delivery of content over IP can further “enrich and add value” to its television services. Publishing its first-ever Priorities and Summary Workplan, for the period 2011/12, the BBC Executive says the current Red Button service will play a vital role in acting as a navigator and a guide […]

Filed Under: Connected TV, Editor's Choice, Newsline Tagged With: BBC Red Button, BBC Syndication Review, BBC Workplan Edited: 8 June 2011 11:51

BBC HD in DVB-S2 move

June 2, 2011 20.09 Europe/London By Julian Clover

The BBC is to switch the transmission system for its satellite HD broadcasts from 28 degrees East from DVB-S to DVB-S2.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Satellite Tagged With: BBC HD, DVB-S2 Edited: 6 June 2011 09:47

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