We’ve heard it all before, but this time it looks for real: the US online catch-up TV service Hulu is to expand internationally. The News Corp, Walt Disney and NBC […]
YouTube leans towards the TV
Watch Video: YouTube has taken a further move towards true integration with the television with the launch of YouTube Leanback.
Canvas reveals content protection details
Project Canvas has said it will adopt the Marlin DRM solution developed jointly by Intertrust, Panasonic, Phillips, Samsung and Sony. The system will be made available to suppliers of premium […]
Broadcasters prefer Service Compatible 3D format
Exclusive: Over half of broadcasters would prefer the adoption of a Service Compatible format for 3DTV, marking a split with the side-by-side transmissions favoured by pay-TV operators, according to a […]
Worldwide 3D sales to top 5.99 million
Consumers are embracing 3D, according to IMS Research, who estimates that 5.99 million 3D TV sets will ship worldwide in 2010 and forecasts that over 218 million 3D TV sets […]
France Televisions launches new catch-up TV portal
The French public broadcaster France Televisions will launch its new catch-up TV portal, Fluzz.fr, on Monday, July 5.
BT facing loss on Sky Sports
11.00 Update: BT has unveiled what it is describing as “the UK’s best value deal” for Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2, pricing a single channel at £11.99 (€14.68) […]
ONO becomes latest TiVo customer
TiVo is to become the exclusive software provider on all next generation set-top boxes to be deployed by the Spanish cableco ONO. Like Virgin Media, which announced a similar agreement […]
Dance TV HD launches on Astra
Dance TV HD will start transmissions on the Astra satellite at 23.5 degrees East on Wednesday, July 7. For the time being, the channel will be broadcast free-to-air.
Darcey: Content and innovation behind pay-TV revival
A growing sense of disillusionment in the broad media sector with the free model as a means of funding content has resulted in a gradual re-discovery of the merits of […]