Digital media protection specialist SecureMedia has been acquired by US competitive communications provider Cavalier Telephone and TV. SecureMedia will remain an independent company, servicing current customers while pursuing new worldwide. The company will also provide technology and services to advance Cavalier Telephone and TV’s new business developments and long-term strategy. “When Cavalier first set out […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome Portugal Channel Television, a project aimed at the international promotion of the Iberian country as a tourist destination, plans to launch regular broadcasts in the first half of 2008. The channel, which was officially presented at this year's Lisbon Tourism Market (BTL), is a project of production company Tele 7, […]
EchoStar took the wraps off of its latest high definition DVR hoping to capitalize on the company’s success of its previous digital video recorder model. DISH Network’s new ViP722 HD DVR is the advanced version of the company’s award-winning ViP622 and is designed to complement the satcaster’s growing lineup of high definition programming.Similar to the […]
Satellite broadcaster BSkyB is expanding its sports offering with the launch of live Barclays Premier League football on mobile phones. Every one of this season's Premier League matches are to be broadcast live by Sky Sports via Sky Mobile TV beginning on 11 August. Sky Sports 1, 2 and 3 will be available as simulcast […]
Widevine has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Verimatrix for unspecified damages. The lawsuit comes following attempts by Widevine to openly license its intellectual property to Verimatrix. Widevine claims it has important intellectual property in the field of content protection with a robust patent portfolio of 8 issued patents and approximately 45 domestic and international […]
Viacom Inc posted a better-than-expected profit, boosted by the film division. The New York-based owner of MTV Networks, Paramount movie studios and Nickelodeon cable channels said its second quarter profit fell less than 1 per cent to $434 million down from $437.3 million a year earlier. Revenue rose 13 per cent to $3.19 billion ahead […]
Disney has made its first acquisition in social networking buying Club Penguin, which operates an online virtual world for children, for a fee that could eventually rise to $700 million.The deal bolsters its presence in digital entertainment. Unlike social networking sites for older audiences, such as MySpace and Facebook, Club Penguin has a subscription-based business […]
Czech telco VOLNY has launched its IPTV service in the Czech Republic called VOLNY TV. The service offers nearly 40 Czech and foreign TV stations, as well as first-run movie channels, video-on-demand, HBO Digital, the VOLNY Album, which enables on-line viewing and sharing of photos published on the Internet, games and radio. VOLNY TV also […]
Tiscali will be launching its new IPTV service in Italy in late October. Reports state that Tiscali TV will access three RAI channels; RAI Fiction, Rai Cultura and RAI Junior. Tiscali TV subscribers will also be offered PVR features that will allow for on demand access to these channels and to RAI 1, RAI 2 […]
Graeme Oxby has replaced Alan Gow as MD of Virgin Media. He will report to Neil Berkett, Virgin Media’s chief operating officer and will be responsible for driving Virgin Mobile’s consumer proposition and additionally its integration with Virgin Media.