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Jan 19, 2012 5:15 AM
UK TV video news producer ITN is unifying its online ad sales platform as it expands into a burgeoning number of online destinations.
Posted In: Advertising, Entertainment, Media & Publishing, TV, Broadcast, Social Media, Video, Companies, AOL, Channel 4, Facebook, Google, YouTube, ITV, NBC Universal, NBC, Portals, Countries, Europe, UK, itn, rightster
Jan 12, 2012 6:11 AM
Six Hollywood studios have urged the UK’s competition watchdog to throw out its assertion their Sky Movies deals are anti-competitive. But some of them are warming to its suggestion BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) should offer rival services like Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) over its own set top boxes.
Posted In: Entertainment, Movies, Legal, Regulatory, Companies, Disney, ABC, NBC Universal, News Corp., BSkyB, Fox, Sony
Jan 9, 2012 6:59 PM
Samsung, on a high after releasing some strong mobile numbers last week, today became the latest consumer electronics brand to hang its name on to some of the more buzzy trends in TV this year: gesture-controlled television, apps, 3D and cloud-based content. In a presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show…
Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Games, Movies, Gadgets, Tablets, Media & Publishing, TV, Mobile, Events, CES, Companies, Apple, Google, Android, HTC, NBC Universal, NBC, Samsung, angry birds, gesture, gesture technology, kinect, rovio
Nov 4, 2011 3:49 PM
Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) has made a takeover bid for Endemol, the debt-laden Dutch production company behind Big Brother and Deal or No Deal.
Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, Companies, Channel 4, ITV, NBC Universal, Time Warner, Countries, Europe, UK, endemol
Oct 6, 2011 3:00 AM
After years of effort and speculation, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has pieced together nearly 40 broadcast services from around the world to boost the on-demand programming available through Xbox Live. It took a shift in strategy to make room for broadcasters like the BBC, the trend toward authentication to bring on…
Posted In: Entertainment, Media & Publishing, TV, VOD, Companies, BBC, Channel 4, Comcast, Google, YouTube, Microsoft, xBox, NBC Universal, NBC, Verizon, Countries, Europe, UK, Sweden, Spain, Russia, Norway, Italy, Ireland, Germany, France, Finland, Denmark, Belgium, Canada, Asia, Japan, xbox live
Sep 1, 2011 7:36 AM
Big news for mobile TV pioneer MobiTV: the company has filed for an IPO worth up to $75 million, as it looks for funds to expand internationally, develop its products and potentially size up acquisitions.
Posted In: Entertainment, Gadgets, Tablets, Media & Publishing, TV, Broadcast, Mobile, Money, IPO, Companies, Amazon, Apple, AT&T, CBS, Disney, ABC, ESPN, Hulu, NBC Universal, NBC, Netflix, News Corp., Fox, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, charlie nooney, mobitv
Sep 1, 2011 5:26 AM
Connected TV is about to explode. That means a big new over-the-top opportunity for content owners. Now CNBC (NSDQ: CMCSA) is bringing its video, news, stock portfolios and real-time market data to several such devices in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, IPTV, VOD, Companies, NBC Universal, CNBC
Sep 1, 2011 12:25 AM
Hulu’s first offering outside the U.S. is live: Hulu Japan, a subscription service with “hundreds” of films and thousands of hours of TV. For ¥1,480 a month or roughly $18.50, Japanese subscribers can watch across an array of devices just like U.S. subscribers of Hulu Plus with one exception—Hulu Japan…
Posted In: Social Media, Video, Companies, CBS, Disney, ABC, Hulu, NBC Universal, NBC, News Corp., Fox, Time Warner, Warner Bros., Countries, Asia, Japan
Jul 6, 2011 5:00 AM
Novak Dkojovic and Petra Kvitova weren’t the only winners at Wimbledon this year. Fans who thinking watching sports live matters won big when the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club went with ESPN (NYSE: DIS) as the exclusive rights holder and its massive live schedule for the next 12…
Posted In: Entertainment, Sports, Media & Publishing, TV, VOD, Mobile, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, Companies, Apple, iPhone, Disney, ESPN, Google, Android, NBC Universal, NBC, Time Warner, ian ritchie, john skipper, wimbledon
May 1, 2011 6:33 PM
The numbers are coming in on just how many people tuned in to watch the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton. While some are highly skeptical that the event pulled in the 2 billion viewers that the UK government predicted, the event—especially if you count not just the live,…
Posted In: Entertainment, Features, Tweets, Legal, Regulatory, EC, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, TV, Broadcast, Mobile, Social Media, Video, Companies, Apple, iPad, iPhone, BBC, CBS, Disney, ABC, Facebook, Google, Android, YouTube, Microsoft, MSNBC, NBC Universal, NBC, Telegraph, Twitter, Yahoo, Countries, Europe, UK, akamai, kate middleton, prince william, royal wedding
Apr 26, 2011 1:40 PM
Two PE firms—Summit Partners and TA Associates—have purchased a controlling stake in online games company Bigpoint for $350 million. NBCU’s Peacock Equity and UK PE firm GMT Communications had bought a 70 percent stake in Bigpoint three years ago for $110 million. Peacock Equity, which is now part of Comcast…
Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Venture Capital, Companies, Comcast, NBC Universal, NBC, Countries, Europe, UK, Germany, bigpoint, summit partners, ta associates
Apr 21, 2011 12:29 PM
There are several moves in digital commercial sales positions… —CNBC: The news channel is adding Yahoo’s advertising senior manager Warren Dias as its head of digital sales and strategy for the EMEA region.
Posted In: Industry Moves, Industry Moves Roundup, Companies, AOL, NBC Universal, NBC
Apr 19, 2011 5:37 AM
Our look at some of the big stories in mobile today: the EU opens GSM frequencies for 4G services; Sony* Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) reports earnings; Mobile Content Venture details launch plans for its mobile TV service in 32 U.S. markets; the first white iPhone 4 finally “on sale”; Nokia (NYSE:…
Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, Broadcast, Mobile, Technologies / Formats, 3G, 4G, Broadband, WiMax, Companies, Apple, iPhone, Gannett, Hearst, Microsoft, Bing, Windows Phone, NBC Universal, NBC, News Corp., Fox, Nokia, Scripps, Sony, Countries, Europe, UK
Feb 6, 2011 8:27 PM
With a value of $3 million and a reach that can’t be matched, an ad on the Fox broadcast of Super Bowl XLV is one of the biggest marketing weapons in the News Corp (NSDQ: NWS). arsenal. Getting one of the house spots is a great opportunity for The Daily—and…
Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Sports, Media & Publishing, TV, Broadcast, Companies, Apple, iPad, Disney, Hulu, NBC Universal, NBC, News Corp., Fox, super bowl, the daily
Jan 27, 2011 4:15 AM
One of the reasons I love my job is there is always something new going on. Given the volume of new business ideas and trends that I have to evaluate on a day-to-day basis, it’s absolutely necessary to be rigorous. For every Google (NSDQ: GOOG), there are a hundred Pets.coms.
Posted In: Advertising, Features, Guest Voices, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Women-Centric Content, Social Media, Community, Companies, NBC Universal, iVillage
Dec 7, 2010 5:45 AM
Posted In: Companies, Best Buy, Cablevision, Comcast, Disney, ABC, Playdom, Microsoft, MSN, NBC Universal, CNBC, News Corp., News International, Playboy, Spotify, jon mitchell
Nov 1, 2010 12:09 PM
Ad optimizer The Rubicon Project has announced its acquisition of the Fox Audience Network from News Corp. (NSDQ: NWS), along with an $18 million financing. The funding brings Los Angeles-based Rubicon’s total amount raised to $60 million since its founding just three years ago by CEO Frank Addante.
Posted In: Advertising, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Venture Capital, Companies, NBC Universal, News Corp., Fox, Fox Interactive Media, fox audience network, rubicon project
Oct 27, 2010 11:00 PM
Naysayers continue expressing suspicion Spotify will launch in the U.S.. But Spotify’s not alone in discovering the challenge of an overseas launch. Here’s a newsflash for the sceptics: the list of U.S. services which haven’t found their way out of America is also long…
Posted In: Entertainment, Companies, Best Buy, Cablevision, Comcast, Disney, ABC, Playdom, Microsoft, MSN, NBC Universal, CNBC, Playboy, Spotify
Sep 2, 2010 6:07 AM
Spotify has given itself one more, small reason why people might subscribe to Spotify Premium - a hook in to Sonos’ wireless music systems around the home.
Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Companies, Best Buy, Cablevision, Comcast, Disney, ABC, Playdom, Microsoft, MSN, NBC Universal, CNBC, Playboy, Spotify
Aug 25, 2010 1:00 PM
Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA) is forming a new video game label this year as part of a wider digital strategy to make its brand more mainstream, Paul H. Lee, the company’s managing director for new digital ventures, told paidContent. The company hasn’t decided on a name yet, but it already…
Posted In: Advertising, Entertainment, Adult, Games, Features, Exclusive, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Magazines, Social Media, Companies, Best Buy, Cablevision, Comcast, Disney, ABC, Microsoft, MSN, NBC Universal, CNBC, Playboy, Countries, Europe, Germany, bigpoint, paul lee
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