Real Digital has won its fight to be included in Ofcom’s wholesale must offer (WMO) obligation for the carriage of Sky Sports 1 and 2. Real plans to launch an […]
International iPlayer in 2011
The long-awaited international version of the BBC iPlayer will finally make its debut next year, according to John Smith, chief executive, BBC Worldwide.
Content costs weigh on Liberty Global
Liberty Global, which owns the UPC and Unitymedia cablescos, says it is maintaining its monthly content costs at under $2 per subscriber despite pressure from content providers looking to derive […]
Pace makes £28.75 million swoop on Latens
12.30 Update: Pace has purchased the Belfast-based Latens Systems for £28.75 million (€33.03 million) in a deal concluded in the early hours of Thursday morning.
1 Terabyte of storage in Virgin TiVo box
Virgin Media has made the first official statement on the featureset of its new TiVo-powered set-top box, due for deployment before the end of year.
Boxee Box ready for November launch
Boxee has announced the launch of the long awaited Boxee Box by D-Link this November. The box was originally announced last December.
DVB-T far superior to ISDB, DVB-T2 beats them both
Southern African Digital Broadcasting Association (SADIBA) has released data supporting the adoption of DVB-T, and possibly DVB-T2, over the Brazilian variant of the Japanese ISDB system.
FilmFlex launches Film4oD online
FilmFlex is to launch a new online movies on demand portal on behalf of Channel 4’s Film 4. The new Film4oD has more than 500 titles at launch and is […]
Eutelsat W3B considered lost
Eutelsat W3B, launched in the early hours of Friday morning, is considered lost following an otherwise smooth start to the Ariane 5 mission it shared with the BSAT-3b satellite. According […]
Clarity from YouView; talks with Sky and US studios
YouView will bring IP delivered channels and content from the major US studios, chairman Kip Meek has told the Broadcasting Press Guild.