The BBC announced, on March 6, plans, subject to the approval of the BBC Trust, to close BBC Three as a broadcast TV channel in autumn 2015. The plans would mean: The BBC saving over £50 million a year £30 million of that going into drama on BBC One BBC Three being reinvented as a new and innovative online service The freed-up spectrum being used to extend CBBC by an hour a night and to provide a BBC One +1 service In an email to BBC staff, BBC Director-General, Tony Hall said: … [Read more...] about BBC announces plans to close BBC Three as a TV Channel in 2015
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Hulu appoints new Head of Distribution
Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins announced on March 2 that Tim Connolly has joined the Hulu team as Head of Distribution. In a statement released on Hulu’s blog, Hopkins said: “Finding ways to penetrate new distribution channels is key to our future growth. Tim’s wealth of experience and passion for Hulu will be instrumental as we continue to grow our subscriber base and roll out Hulu Plus across even more devices and with more distribution partners.” For the past seven years, … [Read more...] about Hulu appoints new Head of Distribution
China Digital TV partners with Jishi Media
Beijing – China Digital TV Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STV) ("China Digital TV" or the "Company"), provider of conditional access ("CA") systems and comprehensive services to China's expanding digital television market, announced on February 27 that it has reached a strategic agreement with Jishi Media Co., Ltd. ("Jishi Media") to cooperatively develop value added services ("VAS") in Jilin Province. According to the agreement, China Digital TV and Jishi Media will … [Read more...] about China Digital TV partners with Jishi Media
CASBAA OTT Summit 2014: On Top of OTT
Hong Kong – CASBAA’s first ever event focusing solely on the fast evolving over-the-top (OTT) services is to take place on March 25, 2014 at the Grand Hyatt, Singapore. The CASBAA OTT Summit 2014: On Top of OTT will bring together some of the region’s leading experts from across the broadcasting industry to share their experiences and insights into the exciting evolving world of OTT content delivery, technology, and revenue streams. “While traditional, linear TV … [Read more...] about CASBAA OTT Summit 2014: On Top of OTT
Hulu sells Japan subsidiary to Nippon TV
Mike Hopkins, CEO of Hulu, released the following statement on Hulu Japan on February 27: Today, I have an important announcement regarding the Hulu service in Japan. Hulu launched in Japan just under three years ago, a first-of-its-kind subscription video on demand service in the market. The Hulu service in Japan is now accessible across more than 90 million devices in the Japan market, including connected TVs and Blu-ray players, gaming consoles, smartphones, tablets and other mobile … [Read more...] about Hulu sells Japan subsidiary to Nippon TV
Fashion One expands into new markets
New York – Fashion One LLC, an international fashion, entertainment and lifestyle television broadcaster, has strengthened its hold overseas with the announcement on February 27 of ten new carriage agreements in nine countries. In Southeast Asia, Fashion One began broadcasting a localised feed in Thai with pay TV operator TrueVisions in Thailand. The channel also announced the launch of the channel in BigTV, the latest entrant and one … [Read more...] about Fashion One expands into new markets