Bollywood's latest offerings in living rooms via DTH

11/19/09 MUMBAI (Reuters) - Danny Boyle's Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" didn't just garner rave reviews and worldwide acclaim, it also triggered a change ...Read More »

MTV, RealNetworks to rework Rhapsody JV: filing

11/19/09 NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. digital media company RealNetworks Inc is in talks with partner MTV Networks to restructure the ownership of their two-year old Rhapsody America joint venture, according to a regulatory filing ...Read More »

Starz Entertainment's Clasen Dishes on Netflix Pact

11/19/09 On the eve of becoming a separate publicly traded company, Starz Entertainment CEO Bob Clasen cleared the air regarding its online agreement with Netflix, adding that he plans to stick with the service despite objections from some cable operators.Clasen, on a conference call with analysts Thursday, the eve of the debut of Liberty Starz stock (which will include Starz, WildBlue, Picks..... ...Read More »

A Comcast-Backed Telemundo Could Grow Hispanic TV Marketplace

11/19/09 Comcast’s imminent deal to acquire a majority stake in NBC Universal may change the balance of power in the Hispanic TV world and possibly give a boost to the operator’s efforts to sell its services to the Hispanic community. NBC Universal owns Telemundo Communications Group, which encompasses not only a Spanish-language broadcast network, youth-oriented cable channel Mundos, a..... ...Read More »

TV Execs Agree On Urgent Need For Online Model

11/17/09 One size does not fit all was the message from executives discussing the future of TV's business model at a B&C / Multichannel News event Nov. 17 in Los Angeles. In a breakfast panel discussion moderated by B&C Editor-in-Chief Ben Grossman and entitled "Free Streaming: K..... ...Read More »

Netflix Goes Live On Sony's Bravia HDTVs, Blu-ray Players

11/17/09 Netflix's video-streaming catalog is now available directly through Sony's Bravia HDTVs and Blu-ray Disc players. The partnership between Netflix and Sony was announced in July. The Netflix "Watch Instantly" streaming feature, available for no extra charge to most of the company's 11.1 million DVD-by-mail subscribers, now provides some 17,000 tit..... ...Read More »

Brightcove Releases New Video Platform

11/16/09 Web video specialist Brightcove has announced the latest generation of its online video platform, Brightcove 4, which has new features including higher-quality video encoding, compatibility with Apple's popular iPhone, and live streaming capability. The Cambridge, Mass.-based firm is also offering a low-priced entry level version, Brightcove Express, which is targeted at small co..... ...Read More »

MaxPreps, Comcast Team Up

11/15/09 High-school sports leader MaxPreps.com is teaming with Comcast to bring football highlights and other segments to the operator's Houston-area subscribers on a video-on-demand basis. Over the course of the 2009-10 school year, MaxPreps, a division of CBS Interactive that supplies the latest high-school sports news, analysis, rankings and streaming content from around the country..... ...Read More »

3 Reasons Why Cable Should Cheer the Marriage

11/13/09 The announcement of the marriage of Comcast, the largest U.S. cable operator, and NBC Universal, the cable, film and broadcasting powerhouse, is expected within days. If it comes to pass, the deal would offer a huge stable of content at a fair price for Comcast and help NBCU’s parent, General Electric, to unwind its stake in the entertainment business. And as the deal ..... ...Read More »

Dish's Ergen Down on Discounts

11/13/09 Dish Network is trying to wean itself from heavy discounting, despite the fact that it may have been a major factor in the second-largest satellite-TV service provider's third-quarter subscriber gains. “I hate giving away programming. I hate the discounting we do today; in part, it does cause you problems on the back end,” Dish chairman and CEO Charlie Ergen said on..... ...Read More »

FLO TV Makes Retail Push

11/13/09 Mobile television provider FLO TV, which uses UHF spectrum nationwide to deliver a subscription service with major network programming, is officially expanding its distribution beyond wireless carriers Verizon Wireless and AT&T into general retail stores and selling its product exclusive of wireless voice and data plans. The San Diego-based company, a subsidiary of cell..... ...Read More »