December 13, 2007
The cartoon to news media business Turner Broadcasting has signed up with Chellomedia’s enhanced TV service Chello Media, though the Mistral they will provide a solution to offer the enhanced TV service (eTV) throughout Europe. This service will be used on such channels as the cartoon network, cartoon network too and boomerang which are all available on Sky in the UK and the cartoon network and boomerang on UPC which is ...
Turner Broadcasting uses Chellomedia
by David AllenThe cartoon to news media business Turner Broadcasting has signed up with Chellomedia’s enhanced TV service Chello Media, though the Mistral they will provide a solution to offer the enhanced TV service (eTV) throughout Europe. This service will be used on such channels as the cartoon network, cartoon network too and boomerang which are all available on Sky in the UK and the cartoon network and boomerang on UPC which is ...
December 12, 2007
Orange have signed an agreement with the massive film producer Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, this agreement is believed to be several years in length and will see Orange partnering MGM’s 24/24 video library, this will give access not only to some of the studios latest pieces of work, but to the archives are classic films too, which will be available through Oranges Video on Demand service. The licence will mean that ...
Orange sign with MGM
by David AllenOrange have signed an agreement with the massive film producer Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, this agreement is believed to be several years in length and will see Orange partnering MGM’s 24/24 video library, this will give access not only to some of the studios latest pieces of work, but to the archives are classic films too, which will be available through Oranges Video on Demand service. The licence will mean that ...
UK heads up multi channel viewing
by David AllenThe multi channel market in the UK is growing at a much faster rate than in any other European market sector, with figures from the International Communications Market 2007 by Ofcom, the UK has seen its share of multi channel viewing grow to around 33% in 2006. The next largest market is Germany where they see around 30%, while in the other main countries of western Europe like France, Spain and ...
Luxe.tv gets their official launch
by David AllenThe luxury channel where all the nice people and things can be seen gets its official launch in the UK and Ireland, it will be available in both HD and SD formats through the Sky channel package. The business is based in surprisingly enough Luxemburg and is owned by DVL TV SA. The channel is available in six languages, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, and English, and because of the coverage ...
December 10, 2007
The network that that started off with TV Gold has become a surprise package, with eight channels including the original TV Gold has caught the eye of the BBC, in fact it is believed that they have approached Virgin Media with a view of buying their share of the business for an estimated figure of around £370 million. This is a major expansion for the BBC, and some people may not ...
The BBC eyes up UKTV
by David AllenThe network that that started off with TV Gold has become a surprise package, with eight channels including the original TV Gold has caught the eye of the BBC, in fact it is believed that they have approached Virgin Media with a view of buying their share of the business for an estimated figure of around £370 million. This is a major expansion for the BBC, and some people may not ...
Luxe.tv moves in on Europe
by David AllenThere is a move by the Luxembourg based broadcaster luxe.tv the luxury channel as it has become known to increase its coverage into Europe and possibly even beyond. This channel is only a few weeks old and yet it has a hold on this sort of sector, if there is such a thing as the luxury sector, after all throughout Europe there are vary differences between the cost of living in ...
DTG gets a new Director General
by David AllenThe Digital TV Group who are in charge of setting all of the rules and specifications for the UK have named Dermot Nolan as their new Director General, the organisation is the link between broadcasters and manufacturers who are involved in the UK digitisation, much this work has been founded on the European model. Dermot Nolan has been involved in the industry for some twenty five years at director level for ...
December 7, 2007
James Murdoch, son of Rupert Murdoch will be leaving his position as Chief Executive of BSkyB to become Chairman of News Corp’s European and Asian businesses, which does include Sky Italia as well as the UK newspapers The Times and The Sun. The new Chief Executive will be Jeremy Darroch, who is currently CFO of DTH Platform and was the former CFO of electronics retailer Dixons. However James Murdoch will remain ...
Murdoch gets a lift at Sky
by David AllenJames Murdoch, son of Rupert Murdoch will be leaving his position as Chief Executive of BSkyB to become Chairman of News Corp’s European and Asian businesses, which does include Sky Italia as well as the UK newspapers The Times and The Sun. The new Chief Executive will be Jeremy Darroch, who is currently CFO of DTH Platform and was the former CFO of electronics retailer Dixons. However James Murdoch will remain ...
Sky TV under pressure from Ofcom
by David AllenThe battle for the airwaves continues, with BT, Setanta Sports and News, Top Up TV and Virgin Media urging the regulator Ofcom to look into the hold that BSkyB has over the UK’s pay per view market and that it should be referred to the competition commission. It is argued that Sky TV have a hold over the market by the offers and incentives which means that Sky TV has control ...
Freeview to launch Video on Demand
by David AllenFreeview are looking to expand the choice that they are offering customers. The next phase is to offer a Video on Demand (VOD) service which will use content from the main channels of BBC, ITV and Channel Four. It is early days for this service and they have not even come up with a name for it yet. However there may be an issue building up, because the service may not ...
December 4, 2007
The world famous French movie studio have entered into an agreement with Orange which will make their extensive catalogue of films be available through Video on Demand platforms which will include, mobile, TV and Internet. This new service is going to be named 24/24 Video and there will be a massive choice from over 3,000 films and 6,000 TV programmes too, that the studio has produced over the years. However there ...
Gaumont to supply Orange
by David AllenThe world famous French movie studio have entered into an agreement with Orange which will make their extensive catalogue of films be available through Video on Demand platforms which will include, mobile, TV and Internet. This new service is going to be named 24/24 Video and there will be a massive choice from over 3,000 films and 6,000 TV programmes too, that the studio has produced over the years. However there ...
Sci Fi and National Geographic join Top Up
by David AllenThere are some changes coming up for the freeview add on service “Top Up TV†they are improving the service being provided by add more channels, after all how else could they improve? Price! The additions will be the Sci fi Channel, National Geographic, History Channel and the Crime & Investigation network; these will be available on Top Up TV Anytime. The programming works on a cycle which is run over ...
December 3, 2007
For some people they mind this strange, as it has been showing in a test version for almost eighteen months now, so viewers have been seeing how different this service is from that of normal digital TV. The BBC believes that there are more opportunities for the program makers to explore different ideas by the way of making more powerful programming, or so they say. There are those that say there ...
BBC officially launches HD
by David AllenFor some people they mind this strange, as it has been showing in a test version for almost eighteen months now, so viewers have been seeing how different this service is from that of normal digital TV. The BBC believes that there are more opportunities for the program makers to explore different ideas by the way of making more powerful programming, or so they say. There are those that say there ...
One million subscribers for Setanta
by David AllenThe sports and news channel Setanta has passed the million subscriber mark, this is quite an achievement in such a short period of time. However the figure is actually a lot higher than that as there are some two million homes that receive the sports channel through other providers such as Virgin Media and UPC Ireland. But not to take it away from Setanta they have added over 200,000 subscribers in ...
December 1, 2007
It is speculated that Virgin Media has scaled back plans to make its television services available over Cable and Wireless copper via IPTV in areas outside its addressable area. Virgin had been planning to offer linear and on-demand content on a service broadly comparable to its TV proposition on cable to households not cabled by the operator. The first phase of the off-net plan has already launched an offer of ...
Virgin Media to delay its IPTV plans
by Lin FreestoneIt is speculated that Virgin Media has scaled back plans to make its television services available over Cable and Wireless copper via IPTV in areas outside its addressable area. Virgin had been planning to offer linear and on-demand content on a service broadly comparable to its TV proposition on cable to households not cabled by the operator. The first phase of the off-net plan has already launched an offer of ...
November 30, 2007
There is a new head at UKTV Gold and UKTV Drama the group that is owned by both Virgin Media and the BBC. This will bring the two companies together under the management for the first time and it is believed that Paul Moreton is the man for the job although he will be reporting to the controller of the channels, Matthew Littleford. Paul Moreton join the company in 2004 when ...
UKTV Gold and Drama gets new boss
by David AllenThere is a new head at UKTV Gold and UKTV Drama the group that is owned by both Virgin Media and the BBC. This will bring the two companies together under the management for the first time and it is believed that Paul Moreton is the man for the job although he will be reporting to the controller of the channels, Matthew Littleford. Paul Moreton join the company in 2004 when ...
Sky news advances into Europe
by David AllenWhile other satellite operators are struggling to gain a larger market share or in some cases keep their existing market share but bucking the trend is Sky News they continue to advance into territories that most people would have thought to be closed to them. The most recent expansion is into France where Sky News is now available in around six million homes across the country. Sky news will be available via ...
Setanta starts a news buzz
by David AllenThe sports newcomer, Setanta is out to launch a major attack on the one main sports news channel Sky Sports News. This is a joint venture between Virgin Media and Setanta and is launched today into a world where Sky have been dominant for virtually as long as anyone can remember, never before have they had competition at this level and it will give them something to think about. This 24 hour ...
Viewers want more standard Freeview channels
by Lin FreestoneIn a recent survey, Ofcom questioned 1,000 people to find out what was preferred amongst several options. The options were extra standard definition Freeview channels, local television, high definition, wireless home networks, better mobile phone and mobile broadband services and mobile television. The response indicated that more Freeview channels and better mobile and mobile broadband services were preferred. They were both rated seven out of ten for their value, compared to ...
Virgin will launch 50Mbps broadband in 2008
by Lin FreestoneVirgin Media has confirmed that it will launch 50 megabits per second broadband across its network in 2008. Recent trials of the service have proved successful, and will be expanded. A Virgin spokesman has said that they’ll never know exactly what demand there'll be for super-fast broadband until it's in people's homes and workplaces up and down the UK. Virgin does acknowledge, however, that its cable network has a unique potential ...
