BeyonDSL markets SES Broadband to consumers in the UK and Ireland

BeyonDSL markets SES Broadband to consumers in the UK and Ireland:

SES announced today that it has signed an agreement with BeyonDSL for the distribution of SES Broadband in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The new satellite internet service is marketed by BeyonDSL under the brand name “Satellite Internet” and offers download speeds of up to 20 Mbit/s.



Satellite Internet can be ordered on www.satelliteinternet.co.uk. The service uses Ka-band capacity on SES’ ASTRA 2F satellite located at the orbital position 28.2 degrees East. The end-user terminals are provided by Gilat Satellite Technologies.



“We are delighted to extend our new high-speed satellite internet service to consumers in the UK and Ireland together with our long-standing partner BeyonDSL,” said Patrick Biewer,” Managing Director of SES Broadband Services. “We are convinced that our new Ka-band solution presents a great alternative to users who do not have access to terrestrial broadband offers.”



“Our service, ‘Satellite Internet’, with up to 20 Mbit/s download speeds is another step in our continuing mission to offer competitive and affordable high-speed satellite internet packages for customers throughout the UK and Ireland,” said Mike Locke, Managing Director of BeyonDSL. “Both SES Broadband Services and BeyonDSL are committed to the further development of high-speed satellite internet for customers with limited or no access to this indispensable technology.”

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StarHub TV revamps Sensasi channel

StarHub TV revamps Sensasi channel:

StarHub TV revamps Sensasi channel



Louise Duffy | 30-04-2013





StarHub TV’s Malay general entertainment channel, Sensasi, will be given a new lease of life from 1 May with a revamp.



It will bring on fresher content, more titles with shorter windows, introduce a round-the-clock broadcast, and new programming stunts like daily themes and new time-belts. The channel will also take on a bolder and more vibrant outlook with a new tagline “Detik Detik Sensasi”, which means “Sensational moments”.

With the revamp, Sensasi will broadcast 24 hours a day, up from 18. There will be six hours of fresh content every day, compared with 3.5 hours previously. The channel will showcase more new drama titles and magazine shows within a shorter window from its broadcast in Malaysia.

It will also incorporate a theme for each day of the week - Music Monday, Gossip Tuesday, Action Wednesday, Horror Thursday, Funny Friday and Weekend Midnight Movies. As part of its move to introduce a more dynamic scheduling, new time belts will also be introduced. These include Ekspresi Pagi, a lifestyle & drama segment from 10.30am to 12.30pm, Skrin, which showcases primetime dramas from 8pm to 11.30pm, Jangan Tidur Lagi, which features blockbuster movies from 1am to 3am on Saturdays, and Seleksi Sensasi, a variety show segment from 4.30pm to 6.30pm on weekends.

Lee Soo Hui, vice president of StarHub’s Media Business Unit, said: “As part of our constant quest to provide our customers with the freshest content and the best value, we are pleased to announce that this timely revamp on Sensasi will offer more current and exciting titles with a more dynamic programming, injected with an increase in fresh content. The revamped channel outlook which takes on a more vibrant and colourful background with a new tagline, rightly reflect this enhancement.”

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BT to take Sky Sports wholesale price judgement to appeal court

BT to take Sky Sports wholesale price judgement to appeal court:

BT to take Sky Sports wholesale price judgement to appeal court


Editor | 27-04-2013





In another twist to a case that shows no likelihood of ending any time soon, BT has been given leave to appeal a UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruling on how much it has to pay BSkyB to offer Sky Sports.



The issue dates back to 2010 when UK regulator Ofcom ruled that BSkyB had to discount the price it charged other UK pay-TV platforms, notably Virgin Media cable TV and the BT Vision IPTV service, to offer the key Sky Sports packages. Indeed Ofcom set a wholesale price 23.4% cheaper than the then current benchmark.

Not surprisingly Sky took Ofcom to court and on 8 August 2012 the CAT ruled that Ofcom’s competition concerns in relation to the wholesale supply of Sky Sports were unfounded. Moreover the CAT concluded that the commercial terms of supply of the time, particularly in relation to Sky’s wholesale rate card, did not obstruct fair and effective competition in the retailing of Sky Sports across platforms.

Commenting on the new judgement, a BT spokesperson told Rapid TV News: “We are pleased that the Court of Appeal has granted BT permission to appeal the CAT’s pay-TV judgment and we look forward to explaining in the forthcoming trial why BT believes that the CAT’s judgment on this matter was incorrect.”

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Ofcom weighs up TV white space options

Ofcom weighs up TV white space options:

Ofcom weighs up TV white space options



Editor | 27-04-2013





Showing exactly where the value is in wireless spectrum in the UK at least, national broadcast regulator Ofcom has revealed plans to pilot technology to exploit so-called ‘white space’ frequency bands.



Said to be among the first of its kind in Europe, the plan centres on frequency bands that have been reserved for digital terrestrial TV (DTT) broadcasting and wireless microphones. Ofcom added that use of these white spaces will allow devices to transmit and receive wireless signals for applications such as broadband access for rural communities, Wi-Fi-like services or machine-to-machine (M2M) networks.

Ofcom is inviting industry to take part in the pilot, which is intended to take place in the autumn. The locations for the trial will be chosen once trial participants have been identified. Under the terms of its plans, Ofcom said that a TV white space device will not be able to start transmitting until it gets clearance from a database qualified by Ofcom and listed on a dedicated Ofcom website. This database will provide updated information on where the TV white spaces are and the power level that devices would need to be restricted to if they wanted to use them. It says the regulator will help ensure that there is no undue interference with the existing spectrum users.

“Ofcom is preparing for a future where consumers’ demand for data services will experience huge growth. This will be fuelled by smartphones, tablets and other new wireless applications,” explained Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards. “White space technology is one creative way that this demand can be met. We are aiming to facilitate this important innovation by working closely with industry.”

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TalkTalk claims first with new YouView on demand digital theatre channel

TalkTalk claims first with new YouView on demand digital theatre channel:

TalkTalk claims first with new YouView on demand digital theatre channel



Editor | 27-04-2013





In what it calls a ‘mission’, TalkTalk has launched a digital theatre channel for its customers of the YouView service for which it is one of the founder partners.



In launching the service, the UK telco cites research showing that while West End box offices might be booming, just a fifth of the British public attend the theatre each year.

To address this need, TalkTalk is working in partnership with one of Britain’s leading theatre companies to capture live performance using multiple camera angles and high-definition technology.

The Digital Theatre Channel claims to be currently the only on demand TV service dedicated to delivering the best of British theatre captured authentically on-screen.

The repertoire of the Digital Theatre Channel includes some of the best works of Shakespeare as well as modern playwrights. The service will launch with King Lear starring Jonathan Pryce; Long Day’s Journey into Night, starring David Suchet; Much Ado About Nothing with David Tennant and Catherine Tate; Ibsen’s A Doll’s House; and Arthur Miller’s All My Sons.

TalkTalk has also teamed up with the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts to provide the public with what the IPTV operator calls the first on-demand pop-up theatre.

Content will be updated regularly with full productions available for purchase on demand through the TalkTalk Player. Customers will be able to browse the Digital Theatre Channel by finding it in either the “All Channels” section of the TalkTalk Player or within the YouView user interface.

Commenting on the launch, TalkTalk’s Tristia Clarke said: “Our unique on demand theatre channel, brought to our customers via the TalkTalk Player, marks an important milestone in our drive to make great content affordable and accessible for all. We are taking to the streets with our launch day pop-up theatre performances to reinvigorate the public’s love affair with live theatre and celebrate the launch of this great channel.”

Added Digital Theatre’s co-founder and CEO Robert Delamere: “We’re delighted to partner with TalkTalk and bring the best of British theatre to living rooms across the UK via the TalkTalk Player and our new Digital Theatre Channel. This is a unique opportunity for us to gain new audiences for our productions and the world class talent working in the British theatre scene.”

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Ads soar as online video market bounces back

Ads soar as online video market bounces back:

Ads soar as online video market bounces back



Parent Category: 26-04-2013





After three months of decline in views and engagement, the online video market has surged back, with ads hitting a new high in March 2013, according to comScore.



In the comScore Video Metrix for the month in question, 182.5 million Americans watched 39.3 billion online content videos, with video ad views breaking the 13 billion barrier for the first time. This compared with three previous months of decline in terms of the absolute number of users.

In all, 84.5% of the US Internet audience viewed online video with the duration of the average online content video being 5.6 minutes. Driven by YouTube Google sites’ dominance was maintained as the top online video content property grabbing 153.9 million unique viewers. This was a rise in around three million for the month and this uptick was reflected across the board for the following pack with the ever-rising Facebook taking 63.8 million, VEVO with 52 million, Yahoo! Sites with 50.3 million and Viacom Digital with 43.8 million.

These viewers made more than 39 billion video content views during the month, with Google Sites generating the highest number at 12.8 billion and Facebook reaching an all-time high for the second consecutive month with nearly 706 million. Google Sites had the highest average engagement among the top ten properties.

Yet the big story was the spike in monetisation, with Americans viewing a record 13.2 billion video ads in March 2013 with the traditional big five for ads improving their performance in what was actually a strong February 2013. Video ads accounted for just over a quarter of all videos viewed, reaching just over half (52%) of the total US population an average of 82 times during the month, representing 2.2% of all minutes spent viewing video online for a total of five billion minutes. The average online video ad was 0.4 minutes in length.

Google Sites ranked first with 2.3 billion ads; BrightRoll Platform second with 2.2 billion; Adap.tv, 1.8 billion; LiveRail.com, 1.6 billion; and Hulu, 1.6 billion. BrightRoll Platform delivered the highest duration of video ads at 1.2 billion minutes. Hulu over-the-top (OTT) delivered the highest frequency of video ads to its viewers with an average of 66.

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Sony kicks off largest ever 4KTV trial

Sony kicks off largest ever 4KTV trial:

Sony kicks off largest ever 4KTV trial



Editor | 26-04-2013





As the pace of its development ramps up, 4KTV has received a further boost from Sony which is to launch what it calls the largest scale technical trial for live sports broadcasting in the new format.



In conjunction with FIFA, the world governing body for football, Sony will use the occasion of the 2013 Confederations Cup in Brazil in June to deliver what it calls “the ultimate immersive viewing experience” in Ultra HD.

Sony has been a long-term technology partner of FIFA and worked on the world’s first 3D World Cup broadcast in 2010. During the Confederations Cup tournament, Sony will be stationed at the Belo Horizonte football stadium to produce three matches utilising the world’s first purpose-built 4KTV mobile production unit supplied by UK-based production company Telegenic.

Even though the content will not be screened to an external audience, the trial will test the process involved in capturing and delivering live 4K content, focusing on the technical and creative aspects of using 4K technology for live sports production and production workflow process. By testing the full workflow, Sony says it will have the opportunity to determine the precise skillsets, staffing and technical requirements to ensure the best possible experience for viewers. The footage produced will be used by Sony and FIFA to explore the possibilities of bringing 4K broadcasts to future sporting events.

“We’re tremendously excited about the FIFA Confederations Cup trials,” explained Mark Grinyer, head of business development - 3D, 4K & sports at Sony. “We’ve got a long history of working with FIFA to ensure fans get the very best experience when watching sport. Sony is proud to be a pioneer of 4K solutions, and we’re keen to see the benefits this exciting new technology can bring to the sports world. While various aspects of 4K broadcasting have been built and tried before, this trial will be a first in terms of the scope of production for live sports production. The FIFA Confederations Cup is going to be an important milestone for the future of 4K.”

Added Niclas Ericson, director of FIFA’s TV Division: “Building on a number of highly successful partnerships in the past, including the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, we are very excited to be working with Sony again to stretch the boundaries of live sports production. The FIFA Confederations Cup is a perfect opportunity to trial new technology and production approaches to 4K, and we look forward to seeing how this tournament will help to shape the future of sports broadcasting.”

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Blinkx upgrades fiscal 2012 revenue outlook to $196Mn

Blinkx upgrades fiscal 2012 revenue outlook to $196Mn:

Blinkx upgrades fiscal 2012 revenue outlook to $196Mn



Parent Category: 26-04-2013





blinkx revenues for the year are expected to be about $196 million, ahead of the previously upgraded range of $180 to $185 million, and an increase of 71% from the year ended 31 March 2012. Profit should come in at $15 million, up from just $1.9 million one year earlier.



The online ad company has issued brief trading update for the financial year ended 31 March 2013, showing that adjusted EBITDA is expected to be about $26 million, an increase of more than 200% from $12.8 million for the year ended 31 March 2012.

“This has been an exceptional year for blinkx,” said S Brian Mukherjee, CEO of blinkx, in a statement. “Widespread broadband adoption, proliferation of connected devices and the accelerating consumption of video content online continue to fuel the growth of the industry. This sector momentum, along with one-time events, strengthening fundamentals of the business and the effective integration of the acquisitions have been critical to our success and growth this year.”

Basic earnings per share are expected to be approximately 4.4 cents, a 400% increase from 1.1 cents for the year ended 31 March 2012. And net cash at year-end is expected to be approximately $55 million, an increase from $38.4 million.

The outperformance during the financial year can be attributed to strong growth in the broader online advertising industry in general and the video advertising sector in particular, the company said, especially driven by the Summer Olympics and the US presidential elections, which delivered a one-time boost to revenue.

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FremantleMedia extends the Pet Collective online TV content to Blip

FremantleMedia extends the Pet Collective online TV content to Blip:

FremantleMedia extends the Pet Collective online TV content to Blip



Parent Category: 26-04-2013





FremantleMedia North America is partnering with digital network Blip to develop a brand new pet-related entertainment destination on Blip powered by FremantleMedia’s digital programming site, The Pet Collective.



The Blip pet vertical will be available to viewers on Blip.com and across the Web via Blip’s distribution partnerships.

Launched online in April 2012, The Pet Collective is a digital producer of animal-friendly content that celebrates the connection between animals and their human companions. “It’s designed as a celebration of our furry friends and the enriching effect that pets have on our lives through informative and adorable features,” the company said. The programming has more than 153,000 subscribers and 28 million views on YouTube. Some of the most popular series include The Litter with Sharon Osbourne and Petodies.

“Extending our digital reach with a fantastic new partner like Blip allows us to build our audiences and to work with talent we have developed on traditional platforms, such as the 2012 winner of America’s Got Talent, The Olate Dogs,” said Thom Beers, CEO at FremantleMedia North America.

“Blip is developing and distributing topic-specific content for the millions of viewers out there looking to discover and share content they love,” said Blip CEO Kelly Day. “As the only premium animal-related brand online produced by industry leaders, The Pet Collective is a natural partner to develop a Blip pet vertical.”

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GSMA: privacy concerns could hamper mobile apps, video in Latin America

GSMA: privacy concerns could hamper mobile apps, video in Latin America:

GSMA: privacy concerns could hamper mobile apps, video in Latin America



Gabriel Miramar-Garcia | 26-04-2013





Despite thirst for mobile video and other high value services, a lack of trust in how personal data is collected and shared is acting as a barrier to the widespread take-up of mobile apps in Latin America, a market that is globally worth $29 billion and growing at 36% per annum.



This is according to the GSMA, which studied 4,500 mobile users across Brazil, Colombia and Mexico, and found that consumers want better privacy safeguards to be put in place.

Overall, users believe that mobile operators are the natural guardians of their privacy on mobile devices. About 88% of mobile app users are concerned that apps might collect personal information without their consent; half of those consumers who have concerns would limit their use of apps unless better safeguards are put in place; and 60% of respondents would turn to their mobile operator if they suffered a serious invasion of privacy while using an app, regardless of who was responsible. Only 31% would turn to their app store, and 34% would go direct to the app developer.

Without taking action to protect consumer privacy, Latin America risks falling behind other parts of the world in the adoption of new mobile services. Mobile operators recognise the need to work closely with governments and wider industry to address these issues. They are calling on policymakers to increase their level of engagement with the mobile ecosystem as new consumer protection laws are being drafted, the GSMA found.

“It’s not the case that legislators can simply cut and paste old-world data protection rules into the modern mobile apps market,” said Tom Phillips, chief government and regulatory affairs officer at the GSMA. “They need to consider solutions that reflect the new market realities, such as the privacy icons currently being developed in the USA, which will provide consumers with simple ways to understand their privacy choices and control their data.”

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Nexstar boosts TV station consolidation with $270MN CCA acquisition

Nexstar boosts TV station consolidation with $270MN CCA acquisition:

Nexstar boosts TV station consolidation with $270MN CCA acquisition



Michelle Clancy | 26-04-2013





Nexstar Broadcasting Group is expanding its stable of local TV affiliates with the addition of 11 stations from Communications Corporation of America and White Knight Broadcasting (CCA). Nexstar will also have a services agreement with Mission Broadcasting, which is acquiring eight stations from CCA.



The $270 million deal will boost Nexstar’s portfolio to 91 stations in 48 markets, reaching about 13.9% of all US television households.

The planned acquisition of the CCA stations further broadens Nexstar’s local television broadcasting platform with stations that are geographically complementary to Nexstar’s operating base while also presenting significant financial and operating synergies with the company’s existing portfolio, it said.

In 2014 – the first fiscal year following the closing of the transaction – the 19 acquired stations are expected to contribute approximately $100 million in incremental net revenue. Giving effect to approximately $12.5 million in projected synergies, the acquisition is expected to generate over $50 million in additional broadcast cash flow and to provide free cash flow accretion in the first year of approximately 20% over the levels expected to be generated by Nexstar’s existing operations. The purchase price represents a multiple of approximately 5.7 times the average 2012/2013 broadcast cash flow of the acquired stations after giving effect to anticipated operating improvements and synergies identified by Nexstar.

“The transaction announced today again highlights Nexstar’s role in the industry as a leading consolidator of stations in mid-sized markets through accretive transactions,” said Perry Sook, chairman, president and CEO of Nexstar, in a statement. “The acquisition significantly expands our revenue and operating base with stations where we can quickly apply our operating and management disciplines to meaningfully improve their performance which we believe will result in significant free cash flow accretion immediately upon closing. The addition of the CCA stations builds further scale and operating leverage and represents another excellent opportunity for Nexstar to expand our footprint and portfolio in attractive and highly complementary markets.”

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Airtel Digital TV courts investors in bid to raise $200MN

Airtel Digital TV courts investors in bid to raise $200MN:

Airtel Digital TV courts investors in bid to raise $200MN



Rebecca Hawkes | 26-04-2013





India’s Bharti Airtel is in discussions with US-based private equity firm Carlyle, KKR and Bain Capital to sell a 20% stake in its direct-to-home (DTH) arm Airtel Digital TV, according to Business Standard.



With a reported valuation of US$1 billion for the business, the sale of this minority stake is expected to raise around $200 million.

Rival DTH operator Videocon d2h is also seeking funding through a proposed 7,000 million rupee initial public offer (IPO), a route Tata Sky is also reported to be exploring, says Business Standard.



New research from Media Partners Asia suggests the Indian DTH satellite TV market will grow threefold to reach $5.3 billion by 2020, due to the Government’s mandatory cable TV digitisation program. The group also forecasts that India’s active DTH subscriber base will grow from 32.4 million in 2012 to 63.8 million by 2017 and 76.6 million by 2020.

Revenues for India’s DTH market – shared by six private players including Airtel Digital TV, Videocon d2h and Tata Sky – were thought to have reached around $1.5 billion in 2012.

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EC to probe online TV’s ‘unfair advantages’ Parent Category: News | 26-04-2013 Reco

EC to probe online TV’s ‘unfair advantages’ Parent Category: News | 26-04-2013 Reco:

EC to probe online TV’s ‘unfair advantages’



Parent Category | 26-04-2013





Recognising that there may be regulatory problems regarding the online TV sector, the European Commission has launched a consolation to assess whether such broadcasters are subject to the same rules and regulatory oversights as traditional players.



The consultation follows complaints from broadcasters that they may be at an unfair advantage compared with their digital rivals. Before making proposals, the EC is canvassing public opinion through its paper “Preparing for a fully converged audiovisual world: growth, creation and values ”. The Commission says that even though it is clear that video streaming over the Internet has given people more choice of TV programmes and movies, it needs thoughts on an EU approach so everyone can benefit.

In its paper, the EC said: “Lines are blurring quickly between the familiar twentieth-century consumption patterns of linear broadcasting received by TV sets versus on-demand services delivered to computers. Moreover, with every smartphone enabling converged production as well as consumption, there might be a future shift from ‘lean-back’ consumption to active participation.”

The commission stressed that a common EU approach is needed, one that also helps provide consumers with better services and more choice at fair prices. It warns that the various debates in place across the different countries in the region could result in a patchwork of different rules across the EU, dampening market growth and not providing consumers with the best possible access.

Issues to be discussed in the consultation include helping EU broadcasters become more competitive with international companies (especially those based in the US); upholding European values and principles – media freedom, protecting children, accessibility for users with disabilities, etc; promoting common standards so users can access digital broadcasts and audiovisual content from anywhere in the EU; financing of films, TV shows and other audiovisual content; public regulation to foster an open and diverse broadcasting industry.

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Vanilla Ice heads to Amish country as part of Scripps' big content push

Vanilla Ice heads to Amish country as part of Scripps' big content push:

Vanilla Ice heads to Amish country as part of Scripps’ big content push


Michelle Clancy | 26-04-2013





Scripps Networks, owner of basic cable stalwarts like the Cooking Channel, DIY Network, Food Network, GAC, HGTV and Travel Channel, is planning to up the content ante in the 2013-14 season by adding 52 new series across the six channels.



Perhaps most interestingly, Vanilla Ice will be getting his horse-and-buggy on with the new show, Vanilla Ice Goes Amish on the DIY Channel.

According to the New York Times there will be five new series on Travel Channel and GAC, 20 new shows on Cooking Channel and Food Network, and 27 new series on DIY Network and HGTV. Most of these will be a return to form for aging stars. The DIY Network in particular is following the Vanilla Ice theme by bringing back former celebs like Bronson Pinchot, rapper Joseph Ward Simmons (known as Rev Run) and Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates.

The media company is also plotting a TV everywhere launch this summer, with mobile apps and Web access for on-demand content streaming for authenticated cable viewers.

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iPad enhancement for Al Jazeera English

iPad enhancement for Al Jazeera English:

iPad enhancement for Al Jazeera English



Rebecca Hawkes | 26-04-2013





Al Jazeera English has refurbished its iPad app, adding what it terms a ‘social second screen’ alongside its subscription-free live TV feed.



While watching live news, users will be able to view the channel’s official Twitter feeds, as well as their personal Twitter feeds and hashtags. Content can also be shared with friends, family and followers through Twitter, Facebook and email.

“We want to encourage ever more interaction with our content, and this development enables that interactivity to take place. This feature will especially come into its own during major breaking events,” said Moeed Ahmad, head of new media, Al Jazeera.

“We held workshops with viewers before building the apps. Twitter traffic went up exponentially during major events such as the Arab Spring and the Japanese earthquake where events were changing by the minute. Viewers were glued to TV coverage and social media. This app makes checking both so much easier,” he added.

Will Thorne, head of online, Al Jazeera English, said: “We’re especially pleased with the app’s user interface. Some news apps concentrate more on text, others on video. We think we’ve got the balance right. This new app takes advantage of the tendency to consume longer form content on the iPad in a more lean-back experience.”

The iPad enhancement follows the recent launch by Al Jazeera English of an Android tablet app.

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3D still kicking as CAMERON | PACE earns Emmy nominations

3D still kicking as CAMERON | PACE earns Emmy nominations:

3D still kicking as CAMERON | PACE earns Emmy nominations

Editor | 25-03-2013



Reports of the death of 3DTV may be somewhat exaggerated as the CAMERON | PACE Group (CPG) has won nominations along with ESPN 3D and CBS for two Sports Emmys.



Receiving its nomination from the 34th Annual Sports Emmy Awards in the Outstanding Technical Team (Remote) category, CPG, formed by Hollywood legend James Cameron and Vincent Pace, was recognised for its work on ESPN 3D’s Winter X Games 16 and the 2012 PGA Masters Golf Tournament, a joint production between CBS and ESPN 3D.



The 2012 Winter X Games in Aspen required the deployment of 34 camera systems in six different event locations, some reaching higher than 9,000 feet. Five different rig variations, ranging from handhelds to robotic cameras, were used to capture the action.



CPG’s coverage of the 2012 Masters featured 28 systems. Coverage included the telecast of the Par 3 Contest, which took place the day before the start of the official golf tournament. The addition of a second location to the five-day shoot required strategic repositioning of seven different rigs around the Augusta course.



“Our thanks to the National Television Academy for its recognition,” commented Vincent Pace. “Both the ESPN Winter X Games and the Masters Golf Tournament are internationally recognised for excellence in sports broadcast. CPG is proud be a part of that tradition to innovate the sports experience for the viewer.”

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HBO CTO: 3DTV is 'dead'

HBO CTO: 3DTV is 'dead':

HBO CTO: 3DTV is ‘dead’

Michelle Clancy | 25-03-2013



A top executive with premium cable net HBO has gone public with the opinion that 3DTV and 4K ultra HD TV are essentially dead in the water.



Bob Zitter, executive vice president and CTO at HBO, is due to leave HBO at the end of March but took the opportunity of a speaking turn at the TV Connect event in London to note that 3D with glasses was a failure, and that ultra HD has a very hard road ahead in order to succeed.



“We never thought that 3D with glasses was ever going to get off the ground,” Zitter told show attendees. “Consumers have shown they do not want to wear glasses in the home. 3D with glasses is dead.”



As for stereoscopic, glasses-free 3D technology, he added that it is likely to be many, many years before it becomes the norm in residential 3D systems.



When it comes to 4K TV content, Zitter was equally unenthused: “I’m very sceptical that consumers are going to want to buy it,” he said.



He said that because screens need to be at least 60” in order for the viewer to tell the difference between HD and ultra HD, and only about 25-30% of homes have the living room space for that size, the addressable market is automatically limited. Also, 4K sets are out of the price range of most consumers, costing from $15,000 to $40,000.



“Zitter’s comments on 4K should concern TV makers who are increasing their investment in new 4K sets,” said analysts at TV Predictions. “If channels such as HBO are reluctant to produce in 4K — and there is already a dearth of programming available in the format — it will be increasingly difficult to persuade consumers to buy the sets, regardless of price.”

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MENA's OSN adds ABS-CBN to Filipino bouquet

MENA's OSN adds ABS-CBN to Filipino bouquet:

MENA’s OSN adds ABS-CBN to Filipino bouquet

Rebecca Hawkes | 25-04-2013



OSN is teaming up with Filipino TV network ABS-CBN to deliver more Filipino entertainment to viewers of its pay-TV platform across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).



The announcement comes days after another broadcaster from the Philippines, GMA Network, announced it was moving its MENA offering from OSN to rival high definition television (HDTV) platform My-GMA, and lowering its subscription fee by 22% (from $32 to $25) from 1 May.



The Arab world plays host to somewhere in the region of 2.5 to 3 million Filipinos – the second largest amount of Filipinos abroad after the United States, and a considerable number of viewers for the pay-TV networks to woo.



Four ABS-CBN channels will now be carried by OSN: flagship entertainment channel TFC (The Filipino Channel); Bro, a sports and entertainment channel; premium film channel Cinema One Global; and ANC (ABS-CBN News Channel), a 24-hour news channel featuring chat shows and documentaries from the Philippines and around the world.



“Our partnership with ABS-CBN, the largest provider of entertainment to Filipinos globally, is a clear demonstration of our network’s strength in reaching out to the widest cross-section of the region’s Filipino community,” said David Butorac, chief executive, OSN.



“Both OSN and ABS-CBN focus on quality content, and the addition of four new world-class channels complements our existing Filipino channel line-up, further strengthening OSN’s choice and variety proposition for the segment,” he added.



The new channels will be available without extra cost to subscribers of OSN’s Pinoy packages, which boast over 40 Filipino channels.



TFC carries localised versions of the huge international formats Pilipinas Got Talent, The Voice, and Minute to Win It, while the series Maalaala mo Kaya, Be Careful with My Heart and Apoy Sa Dagat will also be on the new channel roster – along with ABS-CBN’s flagship news show TV Patrol, and collegiate basketball from UAAP. Cinema One Global, meanwhile, shows Filipino films exclusively from Star Cinema, Regal Entertainment, and Viva Films six months after their theatrical release.



“We are delighted to offer through OSN our four channels to cater to the diverse viewing preferences of Filipinos in the Middle East,” said Edgardo Garcia, managing director, ABS-CBN Middle East. “With this partnership with OSN, the leading mainstream pay-TV network in the Middle East and North Africa, ABS-CBN through TFC fortifies its already strong presence in the region built over the past 15 years through its own direct-to-home platform and its carriage partnerships with the major cable operators.

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Red Bee Media scores playout, management deal with BT Sport

Red Bee Media scores playout, management deal with BT Sport:

Red Bee Media scores playout, management deal with BT Sport

Editor | 25-04-2013



As the launch date for its flagship offering looms, BT Sport has revealed that it has engaged Red Bee Media to provide playout, channel and media management services.



BT Sport has the rights to show 38 live Barclays Premier League football games a season, including 18 of the top clashes, and will also show up to 69 live rugby union games a season from the Aviva Premiership and up to 800 hours of live tennis, including the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships. The channels, which will be available 24 hours a day in HD and SD, will be available across the UK via various platforms including satellite, fibre broadband and pubs/clubs.



BT says that it chose Red Bee, with whom it has worked previously, for the exclusive multi-year deal because of its “impressive expertise” in supporting such live event broadcasting. “We are delighted to have teamed up with Red Bee Media for playout, channel and media management services,” commented Grant Best, senior channel executive producer, BT Sport.



“It’s vitally important that we have complete confidence in our ability to deliver the amazing live sports coverage we’ll be offering to customers of BT Sport … We are happy to extend our relationship with Red Bee Media, having already chosen them to help us with the design the BT Sport logo.”



Added Red Bee CEO, Patrick Tillieux: “We are delighted to be chosen by BT to provide these critical services for the eagerly awaited BT Sport channels. This is a significant win for Red Bee Media and is testament both to our excellent track record in delivering high quality, reliable and cost-effective media distribution solutions, and our expertise and experience in managing the demanding nature of high profile live events and sports programming.”

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Singapore regulator kicks SingNet to cross-carry Barclays Premier League

Singapore regulator kicks SingNet to cross-carry Barclays Premier League:

Singapore regulator kicks SingNet to cross-carry Barclays Premier League

Editor | 25-04-2013



In what will surely be celebrated in a football-loving country, the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) has issued a direction to SingNet to cross-carry live Barclays Premier League football matches on rival platforms.



The mandate will cover the 2013/2014, 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 seasons and will mean that SingNet is required to commence the process set out under the country’s Media Market Conduct Code to enable the cross-carriage of the Premier League programme on arch rival StarHub’s platform.



Under the Cross-Carriage Measure, pay-TV retailers who have acquired any exclusive content on or after 12 March 2010 must widen the distribution of such content by offering it to other subscribers through the set-top boxes of qualified pay-TV retailers.



After what it called a thorough examination of the agreement between SingTel and the Premier League, MDA concluded that the agreement contained certain clauses which prevent or restrict or are likely to prevent or restrict the same content from being acquired or otherwise obtained for transmission on selected platforms in Singapore by other pay-TV retailers.



The regulator noted that move is similar to the arrangement for UEFA Euro 2012, the first piece of exclusive content to fall under the Cross-Carriage Measure. StarHub had acquired the rights to UEFA Euro 2012 exclusively last year, and the 64 matches were cross-carried on SingNet’s mio TV service.

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2013 tipping point as smart devices change media delivery models

2013 tipping point as smart devices change media delivery models:

2013 tipping point as smart devices change media delivery models

Joseph O’Halloran | 25-04-2013



The emergence of the smart mobile device platform as a preferred means to access digital media could change fundamentally the traditional business model of media and entertainment companies, according to new research by MRG.



Such a dynamic, says MRG, may mean that media companies will be forced to enter the over-the-top (OTT) services business or establish relationships with OTT service providers to control content access in order to profitably accommodate these new consumer behaviours.



The analyst says that 2013 will be the first year in which smart mobile device shipments surpass those of computing and digital media devices combined, leading to a new reality in media distribution.



In its analysis of the home of the future, MRG stresses that what makes smart devices so important is the fact that they are at the intersection of industries that have to date remained separate. That is computing, media and entertainment, and wireless mobile services.



MRG calculates that by 2017, shipments of smart mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets will reach about two billion while computing and digital media devices combined will barely reach 900 million, representing a CAGR of 20.7%. Moreover, 2013 is set to be the first year in which smart mobile device shipments surpass the total shipments of computing and digital media devices combined.



Driving the trend, according to MRG, is that that these devices’ operating systems — that is Apple iOS, Google Android and Windows RT — have been developed for smart mobile devices and are creating a platform upon which media and entertainment companies can build media applications that provide significantly more value to end consumers while fundamentally changing the relationship between consumers, their pay-TV service providers and digital content access.



Yet the analyst warns that such proliferation will also lead to a number of challenges to the value of traditional media and entertainment digital content delivery business models. For one, MRG argues that media companies can no longer use their delivery assets (i.e., broadcast technology) and customer premise equipment (CPE) to control consumer access to digital content since smart mobile devices access content directly from the distribution channel.



Additionally, MRG cautions that since smart mobile devices are generally linked to individual consumers, and consumers are using these devices to access digital media content directly from the distribution channel, the relationship between the pay-TV service provider and the consumer is fundamentally changing.

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Digital video viewing hit over 500 billion views in 2012

Digital video viewing hit over 500 billion views in 2012:

Digital video viewing hit over 500 billion views in 2012

Michelle Clancy | 24-04-2013



Digital video viewing occurring across professional, user-generated content (UGC) and social networking channels cleared the 511 billion-view mark in 2012, a 20.3% annual increase, according to AccuStream Research.



Professionally produced, hosted and managed video advanced 17.9% to 104.4 billion views, while UGC/social networking channels, which are increasingly populated with pro and semi-pro publisher branded channels, saw total volume rise 21% to 406.8 billion.



The research firm’s analysis also found that mobile, tablet and connected device-related views averaged 13.2% across the professional realm of sites, while UGC, led by YouTube’s channelized and thematic content ecosystem tallied an estimated 22.2% mobile total.



“Whereas growth rates across digital video channels are synching as they converge, audience viewing patterns surrounding self-selected, personal preference programming also diverge,” the firm said.



The report indicated that TV everywhere and branded sites (defined as professionally managed sites publishing episodic programming content published by broadcasters, cable networks and syndication partners) captured a 22.5% cumulative viewing share, up from 8.3% in 2006.



Pro site audiences, which outnumber their UGC brethren by a wide margin, are opting to click and then lean back, and those longer programme selections are being monetised against greater allocation of in-stream video inventory. Movie and television content combined accounted for 30% of total views launched in 2012.



UGC counterparts are short-form specialists, however, and averaged 84.4 views per site per month per user, up 4.4% for the year. “There, audience appetite for music, comedy and entertainment video is predominate, and consumption patterns stimulated by lean forward search, discovery, sharing, snacking and library grazing activity,” AccuStream found.

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Aereo wings into Beantown

Aereo wings into Beantown:

Aereo wings into Beantown

Michelle Clancy | 24-04-2013



Barry Diller-backed controversy magnet Aereo has announced plans to launch its over-the-top (OTT) online television service in the Boston metropolitan area beginning 15 May.



Consumers who have pre-registered with Aereo will receive a special invitation to join and be one of the first to experience Aereo’s technology. After 30 May, Aereo will make membership available to all eligible consumers across the Boston area, which includes more than 4.5 million consumers in 16 counties in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont.



Boston is the second city to launch as part of Aereo’s expansion announced in January.



“Aereo is simply the easiest, most convenient way for consumers to access broadcast television online using an antenna,” said company CEO and founder Chet Kanojia. “Consumers deserve more choice and flexibility in how they experience television, and Aereo provides them a high quality, rationally-priced alternative. This is an exciting step forward for the company. Today’s announcement is even more meaningful and special for our more than 60 employees who call the Boston area home, including me. I’m proud of our team and what we’ve accomplished in such a short period of time.”



For $8 per month, Aereo will offer live viewing and cloud-based DVR services online for 28 over-the-air broadcast channels in Boston, including major networks such as WGBH (PBS), WBZ-TV (CBS), WCVB (ABC), WHDH (NBC), WLVI (CW) and WFXT (FOX), special interest channels such as The Country Network, PBS Kids, Ion and Qubo, and Spanish-language broadcast channels such as Univision and Telemundo. In addition, consumers can also add Bloomberg Television.



Aereo can be streamed to a range of connected tablets, phones and laptops, plus AppleTV (via Airplay) and Roku devices.

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Digital TV Labs Becomes DLNA Independent Certification Vendor

Digital TV Labs Becomes DLNA Independent Certification Vendor:

Bristol, UK – 24th April 2013: Digital TV Labs, global leaders in specialised digital media conformance tools, test services and professional services, has today announced that it is now a DLNA accredited Independent Certification Vendor (ICV) for products wishing to comply with the increasingly popular home networking standard.



Established in 2003 and having grown in importance since, DLNA – Digital Living Network Alliance – was set up to define interoperability guidelines to enable sharing of digital media between multimedia devices. Based on published standards, DLNA’s tight Guidelines allow CE manufacturers and software vendors to ensure interoperability of home networked devices.



Keith Potter, CEO of Digital TV Labs, says, “Of course to guarantee DLNA interoperability, the industry requires a rigorous test and certification program, which has been established. Digital TV Labs is very pleased to now be offering DLNA Certification services to further broaden the wide range of testing services covering multiple consumer electronics standards currently provided by our lab.”



DLNA technology enables multi-branded digital products to interoperate and share digital content, making it easier for consumers to connect and enjoy their digital content. The DLNA Certification is beneficial to all technology companies, from chipset vendors and consumer electronics (CE) manufacturers to application providers and service operators. CE manufacturers and application providers benefit from DLNA Certification as consumers increasingly look to purchase devices and software with the DLNA Certified logo. Service operators look to DLNA Certification as a way to ensure their subscribers can maximise the accessibility and portability of their content and therefore its value within the home.



Andi Hall, Director of Technical Operations at DLNA, said, “More consumers are embracing a fully connected, digital lifestyle, where they expect seamless interoperability between products. The high service levels and technical competence provided by Digital TV Labs as an accredited ICV will enhance the DLNA Certification Program as it continues to grow.”



Potter says, “We see the importance and changing trend in consumer consumption of content via home networked devices. Appointment as a DLNA ICV builds on our growing reputation as a provider of testing services, tools and test suites for connected devices and enables us to enter new markets such as mobile, tablet and gaming devices, including software/app development community that cater to these segments.”



Achieving DLNA ICV status builds on work that Digital TV Labs has done for DLNA in developing test streams to be used as part of the latest DLNA test suite utilised for Certification.



With offices in Asia and Europe and test services covering Europe, Australasia, ASEAN, Africa and South America, Digital TV Labs’ international reach is unrivalled.

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Info Zhang empty into the team's first day

Info Zhang empty into the team's first day:

Other teams run into a good fight, regardless of the play inside or an outside line or! Chosen this style restraint Pacers Pacers some of the side like a dog biting a hedgehog, no way under the mouth feeling! End of the third, Cheap nfl jerseys， the Bobcats to lead their leading Pacers. Minutes into the last one, the last one when the Pacers still did not give up their ninth game winning streak, the Bobcats attack is very stable at this time, as long as they want to play the Pacers can always find the fight the location, air anti-Wallace is not right, nor anti-Christian Dior, nor anti-Jackson, nor anti Felton.



Such defensive play is a sewage because in addition to the fifth one, the remainder of their position, players can attack the ball, three, four, rotation, transposition, whether it is Jackson, Dior or Wallace, can play three positions, and so forth interspersed transposition, the Pacers defense collapsed directly, of course, the most direct reason is because the Pacers feel, with really empty not into the third, the end of the Pacers Eighth in Charlotte end.



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Gerald Wallace hit double-double. Rebounds, coach outlet online，Dior mouth of the old points of Jackson, old points Mohammed, Ronald Murray old score points, Derek Brown, regardless of the main or reserve, are extremely balanced score.



Game winning streak end in such a case, there is not much to say, the postgame news conference, Jim O’Brien also shows the last game with the Knights fight is too exhausting a walk now by the physical strength and feel not very good.



Zhang empty passing level, the game only accounted for eight assists, rebounds and steals old points and eight assists blocked shots.



This may be empty Zhang joined the Pacers play the ugliest game, after the game Zhang empty only shook his head helplessly. They’ll have time to rest a long time, then empty they will fly to Toronto to go, where the Raptors are waiting for them this season, the Raptors may have been in shock, have been the beginning of the season when the special Ke Gelu, they also think they have a hope to fight for the playoffs, but the hit of the season now, almost a month, the Turks has yet integrated into the team’s offensive system which came, the team headed core Chris Bosh has been complaining about the team, Nfl jerseys wholesale，why not give his teammates got more to the force, and can only be regarded in the field of his performance in general, the Raptors record also came in the eastern contention eight ranks of But if so crushed that the Raptors playoff away from them farther and farther away.



Toronto side of things related empty does not matter, he was not kindly to poison worry about the opponent.



Early the next morning to finish the match with the Bobcats, air came to the before Mike Dunleavy room. He needs to talk to him.



“Who are you? Mike that Levy has dressed up, and this time he has removed the protective gear, the status of his recovery is quite good, a conservative estimate and then a week’s time, he can play ball, he has been involved in the team’s practice, but did not carry out joint training, just like Zhang empty. doing to resume practicing in the distance.



“Hey, Mike!” Zhang empty remember correctly, it should be added to the Pacers after the second active play with him trick worship



Zhang empty into the team’s first day, of course, just to say hello, and then he went to the next play went.



“Ah” something? Mike Dunleavy looked at the front of the empty, some unexpected asked how it all feel a tired face. Filled the top puzzled, Nike elite jerseys，because inside his impression, empty is the kind of definitely not guy take the initiative to talk to anybody.



“Have the time? Walk out together?” Empty Zhang pointed out, then smiled and asked Mike Dunleavy.

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Info do not have to fight this guy get on the ground

Info do not have to fight this guy get on the ground:

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Looking at the score of the field, the Pacers team full of hope, and the Nuggets are hit Mongolia.



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The first penalty, Hyde firmly hit, the second penalty when he suddenly looked back and Zhang empty one, Zhang the air looked Hyde nodded his head, throw in Hyde, significantly increased the shot, basketball directly hit the bomb on the basket down.



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M6 Group selects Mesagraph to measure its social audience

M6 Group selects Mesagraph to measure its social audience:

M6 Group selects Mesagraph to measure its social audience

Pascale Paoli-Lebailly | 19-04-2013



French commercial group M6 has selected Mesagraph’s Meaningly technological solution to measure and analyse the social audience of its three FTA DTT channels: M6, W9 and 6ter.



The solution automatically analyses the social interactions on Twitter and Facebook and gives qualitative and quantitative feedback on the social impact of each TV show broadcast.



“To keep enriching the TV experience, including on second screens, we need to know more about social talks,” Nicolas Capuron, marketing and business director at M6 Web explained.

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beIN Sport launches app

beIN Sport launches app:

beIN Sport launches app





beIN Sport, the US sports network has unveiled a new beIN Sport app with exclusive video, news and scheduling content available on Android and iOS platforms with free downloads on either the Google Play Store or iTunes App Store.



The beIN SPORT app gives fans exclusive sports news and videos from the football events around the world such as La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, World Cup Qualifying, Copa Del Rey, Coppa Italia and much more. In addition, beIN Sport offers a wide variety of international sports including horse racing, motor sports, handball, tennis, volleyball, boxing, FIBA basketball and rugby.



The app features three separate tabs where users can access videos, news or the ability to check the programme schedule for both beIN Sport HD and beIN Sport en Español HD. The app includes the ability for users to filter the news and videos to choose their favourite leagues and sports.

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SES to pioneer first Ultra HD transmission in new standard at SES Industry Days

SES to pioneer first Ultra HD transmission in new standard at SES Industry Days:

SES announced today that, together with its partners Harmonic, the worldwide leader in video delivery infrastructure, and Broadcom Corporation, a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions, it has pioneered the first Ultra HD transmission in the new HEVC standard live from an ASTRA satellite at 19.2 degrees East. The HEVC standard features an up to 50 percent encoding efficiency improvement, compared to previous test broadcasts in MPEG-4 AVC (H.264).



The end-to-end demonstration which was presented at the SES Industry Days in Luxembourg used Harmonic’s ProMedia Xpress and a HEVC decoder reference-design system based on Broadcom’s BCM7445 device for receiving HEVC encoded Ultra-HD television transmission. The signal was broadcast in DVB-S2 using a data rate of 20 Mbit/s.



The live demonstration for the first time broadcasts a full 3840x2160 pixel Ultra HD picture in HEVC, while previous demonstrations were either broadcast in H.264 or using 4 HD pictures in parallel. SES first live-broadcast a full 3840x2160 pixel Ultra HD picture using the MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) standard at IBC 2012.



Thomas Wrede, VP Reception Systems, SES, said: “We are very proud to present the first Ultra HD demo in the HEVC standard on satellite. SES has once again taken a leadership role in the industry by broadcasting the first real Ultra HD picture in a commercially realistic bandwidth. We are convinced that the HEVC standard will become the option of choice for TV operators broadcasting Ultra HD content and expect the industry to develop prototype Ultra HD receivers in the coming months. With this initiative SES will be significantly driving the Ultra HD ecosystem forward and provide a 24/7 test channel to its industry partners.”



Ian Trow, Senior Director of Emerging Technology and Strategy, Harmonic, said: “SES has achieved an important industry first with Harmonic and Broadcom. This DVB-S2 transmission clearly demonstrates the benefit of HEVC encoding using the Harmonic ProMedia in a live to air Satellite application. A significant compression improvement has been achieved using HEVC when compared to previous Ultra HD deployments using MPEG-4 AVC (H.264).”



“Broadcom is working to advance the adoption of HEVC technologies - and ultimately the distribution of UltraHD content - with SES,” said Joseph Del Rio, Broadcom’s Associate Product Line Director, Broadband Communications Group. “HEVC is the catalyst that will drive UltraHD television with its telepresence-like resolution to consumers.”

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Italian satellite TV breaks eight million homes barrier

Italian satellite TV breaks eight million homes barrier:

Italian satellite TV breaks eight million homes barrier

Editor | 19-04-2013



Said to show the consolidating role of satellites as a core broadcast infrastructure serving a third of TV homes in the country, research from Ipsos and Eutelsat has revealed that 8.2 million Italian households have a DTH antenna.



The bi-annual TV Reception Barometer found that Italy’s satellite TV universe continues to expand and is the second most popular route to multichannel viewing. A third of the nationwide base of 24.7 million TV homes has opted for satellite reception of pay or free-to-air channels, with 16 million homes watching TV via the terrestrial network. Only 250,000 homes, confined to highly urban districts, are IPTV subscribers.



In addition, the survey on TV reception modes and trends across a global footprint as well as the Italian broadcasting landscape showed that Eutelsat’s HOT BIRD satellites account for 7.3 million homes, a gain of over 200,000 homes in the 24 months since the last survey. A further 700,000 homes are equipped to watch satellite TV from other Eutelsat neighbourhoods, including Eutelsat 16A, Eutelsat 9A and Eutelsat 7 West A. In all, over nine-tenths of satellite homes in Italy are served by a Eutelsat satellite, making the platform, said the company, the reference for multichannel viewing across Italy.



HOT BIRD broadcast satellites host 378 Italian TV channels across free-to-air and pay-TV channels. The Sky Italia pay-TV platform accounts for 4.8 million homes with three-quarters watching over 50 HDTV channels in HD. A total of 2.4 million Italian households are watching free-to-air channels, of which over 1.5 million are equipped for DTH reception of TivùSat, the satellite DTT platform, up from 1.3 million homes since the switch-off of Italy’s analogue broadcasting network in July 2012.



“Satellite continues to make inroads in Italy’s digital broadcasting landscape and we believe that the move to higher quality in the form of HD, 3D and for the future, 4KTV, will further consolidate its place as a core infrastructure,” commented Jean-François Leprince-Ringuet, Eutelsat’s chief commercial officer.

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Saudi media prince tops Forbes richest Arab register

Saudi media prince tops Forbes richest Arab register:

Saudi media prince tops Forbes richest Arab register

Rebecca Hawkes | 18-04-2013



Saudi media mogul, Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal, has topped the 100-strong Forbes list of the world’s richest Arabs, shortly after being crowned ‘The World’s Most Influential Arab’ by Arabian Business magazine for the 9th consecutive year.



The billionaire prince, whose net wealth is put by Forbes at US$20 billion, is the second largest voting shareholder of News Corporation and has significant stakes in Twitter and Apple. He also owns the Rotana Group, the Arab World’s largest entertainment group, and 90% of the first private TV station in Lebanon, the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International.



Kingdom Holding Company, which Al Waleed formed in 1980, is now one of the largest and most diversified private investment companies in the world. In addition to media assets, Kingdom’s investments include iconic landmarks and luxury hotels – such as London’s Savoy – as well interests in banking, retail, healthcare and tourism.



Forbes calculates the net worth of those appearing on its rich list based on shares held, rather than personal wealth. In globally inclusive terms, Forbes this year ranked Al Waleed as the 26th richest person – a position the prince reportedly feels is beneath his real worth.

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Dolly Buster TV - £ 0.00

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Digitalb selects push VOD services from Quadrille

Digitalb selects push VOD services from Quadrille:

Digitalb selects push VOD services from Quadrille

Pascale Paoli-Lebailly | 17-04-2013



Albanian digital pay-TV provider Digitalb has chosen the push VOD QuadriFast solution from French company Quadrille to deploy on-demand video and catch-up TV services to its subscribers.



Quadrille’s solution allows video content to be pushed over satellite and terrestrial networks to Digitalb STBs equipped with an external hard disk.



“With the Quadrille solution, we offer VOD to all of our subscribers, connected or not, and make it as easy as watching TV. This is a real key benefit of our new set-top box, the Flybox,” says Digitalb’s general manager, Alban Jaho.

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73.3% of Arab satellite channels are privately-owned

73.3% of Arab satellite channels are privately-owned:

73.3% of Arab satellite channels are privately-owned





The proportion of Arab satellite channels which are privately owned has reached 73.3%, with 25.8% being government-owned, according to a report released by media research company Discover Digital Arabia.



The remaining channels, roughly 1%, are jointly-owned ventures.



The report also stated that 78.6% of all stations are broadcast in Arabic, with 4.6% broadcasting in English, 4.4% broadcasting in both languages, and the remaining 12.4% in other languages.



The report further stated that since October 2012, 4G telecommunication networks were most commonly used in Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.



Fibre optic cables were set up last November in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Kuwait, Oman, Jordan, Algeria, Iraq, Bahrain, Libya, Tunisia, Qatar, Mauritania, Palestine and Yemen.



The report also found that 3G network service use increased in the Arab region from 69.8% at the end of November 2011 to 73.6% by the end of November 2012.

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Sky Germany to show all Bundesliga games in HD

Sky Germany to show all Bundesliga games in HD:

Sky Germany to show all Bundesliga games in HD

Jörn Krieger | 17-04-2013



German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland will expand its HD offering at the kick-off of the football season 2013/14 and will transmit all games of domestic league Bundesliga and the UEFA Champions League individually and as a conference feed live in high definition.



From 15 July 2013, Sky will also screen all matches of Bundesliga’s second division league and the DFB Cup in HD quality. Furthermore, Sky will transmit all matches of the German and Austrian teams in the UEFA Europa League in HD. This will also comprise the conference feeds.



The expansion of the HD line-up will initially take place for DTH satellite and IPTV customers. Sky plans to make the extended service available to cable subscribers in future.

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Syfy's Defiance launches with TV-gaming second-screen convergence app

Syfy's Defiance launches with TV-gaming second-screen convergence app:

Syfy’s Defiance launches with TV-gaming second-screen convergence app

Michelle Clancy | 17-04-2013



The Dodge brand has partnered with Syfy and Trion Worlds for Defiance, a convergence of television and online gaming featuring an interconnected world and storylines that co-exist throughout the Defiance scripted drama TV series and online game.



As the exclusive automotive sponsor, the Dodge brand partnership includes vehicle integrations in the TV show (Dodge Charger) and online video game (Dodge Challenger), as well as custom co-branded advertising and promotions crossing multiple media platforms, including television, digital, social media, mobile, gaming and on-demand.



“Dodge has a long history of innovation, and this new partnership with SyFy is the latest example, as it represents the first-ever merging of TV and online gaming,” said Tim Kuniskis, president and CEO for the Dodge brand. “While Defiance is set in the year 2046, the featured Dodge Charger stays true to its DNA. It has timeless performance and technological capabilities needed to survive in a futuristic world, while the Challenger video game integration allows enthusiasts to interact with the iconic muscle car in ways they might not have imagined possible.”



Both the television series and game are standalone experiences that unfold concurrently in one world, however, they also intertwine to create an interactive experience in which the show impacts the game, and the game influences the show.



“We couldn’t be more thrilled by Dodge’s partnership with Defiance, Syfy’s biggest, boldest and most ambitious project in our 20-year history,” said Chris Czarkowski, Syfy’s vice president of ad sales. “As a forward-thinking brand, Dodge was able to leverage the innovative opportunities with this groundbreaking experience to completely and organically engage our valuable consumers with their brand.”

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Oman to launch new TV channel

Oman to launch new TV channel:

Oman Live channel approved

Mon, 17 April 2013



MUSCAT — The Public Authority for Radio and Television (PART) Board yesterday approved launching TV channel under the name (Oman Live) to cover various local activities and events, such as celebrations, conferences, seminars among other official and traditional activities, besides various civil community activities. This comes in line with the PART strategy, represented in covering the local news through opening news offices in different governorates. PART Board also viewed the quarterly report for PART budget 2013, in addition to discussing a number of topics pertaining to PART administrative and regulatory aspects as well as employees training. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Dr Abdullah bin Nasser al Harrasi, PART Chairman. — ONA

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