TV on Al-Quds Mobile Site Goes Live With RAPID MobileLONDON - Al-Quds newspaper, formed six decades ago by the Al-Zulf family, is one of the oldest newspapers in Jerusalem. With the launch in July 2009 of its rich-media mobile site, with TV news bulletins on mobile, Al-Quds becomes the first Arabic publication to launch such an advanced mobile application. Siano Debuts Ultra-Integrated CMMB Receiver Chip, With On-Chip Conditional Access and Descrambling Compliant With China MobileBEIJING - - Siano’s SMS1186 Leads the CMMB Industry by Combining Best-in-Class Performance With the Entire Conditional Access Flow - all in one Chip WorkWorld Media Awards 2009: Call for EntriesLONDON - Entries are now invited for the 2009 WorkWorld Media Awards. The prestigious WorkWorlds seek to recognise outstanding written and broadcast journalism covering the fields of work, management, business and economics. This year marks the 23rd year of the independent and peer-reviewed awards. Opera “Aida” on the Worlds Largest Floating Stage (Bregenz, Austria)BREGENZ, Austria - - TV Pictures Available by Satellite - Satellite Broadcast Directly After the Opening of the Festival on Current Media Names Mark Rosenthal to CEOSAN FRANCISCO - - Current Board Member and Media Veteran Brings 25 Years Experience and Leadership to Company Co-Founded by Al Gore and Joel Hyatt Weil Gotshal’s Dubai Office Advises Showtime/Orbit on Pay-TV Mega-MergerDUBAI, UAE - The Dubai office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges has advised KIPCO and Showtime Arabia in one of the largest cross-border mergers in the UAE region. The KIPCO Group is one of the largest diversified holding companies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), with consolidated assets of US$ 19 billion. PharmaTelevision Launches New Premium Content ServiceOXFORD, England - - Senior Executives at Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, and Other Big Pharma use New Media to Bring Fresh Exchange Fox Latin American Channels Launches Online VOD Service With Brightcove Online Video PlatformCAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - - More than 800 hours of high quality, premium, advertising-supported video content available The Moscow Business Community Looks at Crisis in ArtsMOSCOW - Outside its borders, Russia was always famous for its creative achievements in arts and sciences. Plays of Russian writers still fill up theatres around the world. Novels by Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky continue to affect minds in many languages. Tchaikovsky and Rakhmaninov are known and played in all countries. Mendeleyev and Tsiolkovsky are quoted in all leading universities. The Soviet 20th century gave the world Gagarin, Sakharov, Shostakovich, Nabokov, Pasternak, Tarkovsky and many others. The new, barely understood, 21st century is unsure as it struggles through economic crisis, a crisis of minds and generations - generations of the past, present and future. During the few years since the collapse of the USSR the world saw the new Russia as a land of suddenly appearing billionaires, aggressively claiming their world recognition, and a land of vast territories with an abundance in natural resources and a rapidly shrinking population. KyLinTV Partners with Phoenix TV to Debut in EuropePLAINVIEW, New York - KyLinTV, the world’s leading Chinese IPTV platform, announces the launch of its new strategic partnership with Phoenix China News and Entertainment (Phoenix CNE), aimed at delivering the latest and best in Chinese television programming to viewers in Europe. Regional Business Excellence RewardedBIRMINGHAM, England - - National Business Awards 2009 Regional Programme Sponsored by Orange JLTV Announces First-Ever Global Broadcast of Maccabiah GamesLOS ANGELES - - World’s First 24-Hour Jewish-Themed TV Channel Makes History JLTV becomes the world’s first 24-hour Jewish-themed television channel when it expands globally to over 100 million homes on July 12th, adding Hot Bird satellite coverage across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East to its American distribution. Concurrent with its global expansion, JLTV will broadcast the 18th Maccabiah Games, from July 12-23, as part of its special sports programming. This marks the first broadcast to audiences outside of Israel. Middle East’s Home-Grown Fashion Destination ‘Salam Stores’ Hosts Paris Hilton in DubaiDUBAI - - An Episode of Paris Hilton’s ‘My New BFF Dubai’ was Filmed at Salam Stores, Wafi, Dubai Keisense and DiviNet Partner to Jointly Deliver Interactive TV ServicesHARTFORD, Connecticut and PUNE, India - DiviNet, a leading provider of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) solutions, and Keisense, an innovative provider of user interface technologies for consumer electronic devices, today announced the successful integration of Keisense’s ConnecTiVi into DiviNet’s IPTV network. The combined solution will enable a range of interactive services over legacy television sets. DQE and its Affiliates to Develop an All-New Animated TV Series Based on Lassie(R) - the World’s Most Famous DogLONDON - DQE, (AIM : DQE) the Animation, Gaming and Entertainment production and distribution group, with its affiliates announced today the co-development for a multi-million Euro proposed animated TV series based on the legendary Lassie(R). Partners include Classic Media, Inc.-the owner of the Lassie brand-DQ Entertainment’s affiliate in France and Ireland, M6/France, and ZDF/Germany, resulting in a UK-Eire-German-French-Indian co-development endeavor. Secret to Multiplay Success in Latin America Requires Mass Market Appeal, Finds PyramidCAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - As operators continue to exhaust the high-income consumer segments in Latin America, the bundling strategies with the best chance of success involve broadened offerings that will attract lower-income households to broadband and pay-TV, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). TV5MONDE is Launching TIVI5MONDE PLUS, the First Worldwide Online TV Station for Children in French http://www.tivi5mondeplus.com.PARIS - Aimed at French-speaking children aged 3-12, TIVI5MONDE PLUS is the first entirely free, fun and educational Online TV station accessible in non-French-speaking Europe, Africa, Latin America, Asia and in the Arab world. Microsoft Corporation and Vivaki/Publicis Groupe Announce Broad Strategic AgreementPARIS and REDMOND, Washington - - Companies Pursue More Engaging Digital Content, Increased Marketing Performance and Sharply-Defined Audiences Massteknik UK Wins Tender to Screen Cricket’s Most Action-Packed Year Ever!ROMSEY, England - With Photo Leading European events technology supplier Massteknik has beaten off stiff competition to supply the England and Wales Cricket Board with large outdoor video screens for the 2009 season. “Stars of Science”: 2 Projects Will Compete for the $300,000 PrizeDOHA, Qatar - Friday’s Prime-Time Show Revealed the Two Finalists of the Contest DOHA, Qatar, June 21 /PRNewswire/ – Wide Applications and High Local Demand Make it the Most Opportune Time for LCD Panel Manufacturing in India, Says Frost & SullivanMUMBAI, India - Television sales have been rapidly surging; the Indian mobile handset market continues to grow despite turbulent economic conditions and the usage of industrial displays is also on the rise. Thus, the applications of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels and awareness about it have drastically increased in India. Commonly used applications including the television, monitor, and mobile handset use thin-film transistors LCD (TFT-LCD) panels, whose penetration rate is growing substantially compared to the traditional displays. Prince Albert of Monaco Says Luxury Brands Should be More Socially ResponsibleMONACO - Prince Albert II, ruler of the principality of Monaco, revealed his views on sustainable luxury to Fiona Sanderson of The Luxury Channel this week at the FT Business of Luxury Summit. Sylvie van der Vaart’s Operation was SuccesfullAMSTERDAM - One month ago, Sylvie van der Vaart was diagnosed with breast cancer in the early stages. Sylvie has since undergone a successful operation. There is no evidence of the cancer having spread to anywhere else in the body. Her oncologist has assured her that she will have a complete recovery. Starting in July, Sylvie will undergo preventive chemotherapy. Sylvie and Rafael are currently on holiday. They would appreciate being able to recover from this difficult period in private. I would like to ask the press and other media to give Sylvie and her family the time and space to come to terms with this news and work on her recovery. Canada’s Perimeter Institute “Quantum to Cosmos” Festival to be On-site, Online and On TVWATERLOO, Ontario - For 10 exciting days this October, Canada’s Perimeter Institute’s 10th anniversary science celebration “Quantum to Cosmos: Ideas for the Future” will take a global audience from the strange subatomic world to the outer frontiers of the universe. Union TV Goes GlobalLONDON - In a feature to be screened on The Community Channel Sky 539, Union TV will highlight how British, American and Canadian workers are joining forces to create the first global union - Workers Uniting. Bundling Strategies, Broadband Penetration will Shield Europe’s IPTV Service Adoption in Economic Downturn, says PyramidCAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - The ongoing economic downturn will impact IPTV adoption and service revenue growth differently across Europe during the next year due to varied broadband penetration levels, the availability of cheaper alternatives, and telcos’ response to competition, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). Telesat Appoints New Vice President, International SalesOTTAWA, Ontario - Telesat Holdings Inc. (Telesat), the world’s fourth largest satellite operator, announced today the appointment of Nigel Gibson as the company’s Vice President, International Sales. Based in London, UK, Mr. Gibson will report to Telesat’s President and CEO and also will serve on the executive management committee of the company. He brings to Telesat deep experience in the satellite and broadcasting industries. ‘Stars of Science’ Has Kicked Off on 17 Arab ChannelsDOHA, Qatar - The Groundbreaking Projects of Innovation From the 16 Candidates are Now Revealed ActiveVideo Networks Acquires Avinity Systems, Creates Powerful Interactive Platform to Redefine iTV on Global ScaleCOLOGNE, Germany - ActiveVideo Networks(TM) (www.activevideo.com/) announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire Avinity Systems BV, bringing together the two leading providers of cloud-based interactive TV platforms and applications, and expanding the reach and availability of the Web-based user experiences that are redefining interactive television (iTV 2.0). Great Uncle Bulgaria Launches Campaign to Save British Kids’ TVLONDON - Great Uncle Bulgaria, leader of the Wombles and one of British kids’ TV’s greatest icons, is leading a campaign to save British-made children’s television in the UK. Matt’s Business 2 Years Ahead of Schedule After Dragons’ Den RejectionPETERBOROUGH, England - An entrepreneur says the growth of his businesses is nearly two years ahead of schedule, after he was spurred on by rejection in the Dragons’ Den. Myleene Klass to Open the Ultimate Make-Over Show 10 Years Younger Live, 3-5 July 2009LONDON - www.10yearsyoungerlive.co.uk for Info and Tickets - Myleene Klass, Presenter of the Hit TV series Will Open the New Beauty and Fashion Event, 10 Years Younger Live from Earls Court 2, London Goodwood Productions Announces New Reality Show ‘Just Norwood’ Premiering in the UKLOS ANGELES - Meet Recording Artist Norwood Young as He Invites You into His Life and into His World blinkx Takes on TV; Patented Technology to Power Search, Recommendations and Ad Targeting on Miniweb’s Pioneering Interactive TV PlatformSAN FRANCISCO and LONDON - World’s most advanced video search engine available through the television Jamie & Jules Oliver Crowned UK’s Favourite Famous Family Beating ‘Set-To-Split’ Katie & PeterLONDON - According to a poll from Bounty, the UK’s favourite parenting club, TV Chef and champion of children’s healthy eating, Jamie Oliver and his supportive wife Jules have been named as the famous family that British parents would most like their own family to be like. Surprisingly, despite announcing their split yesterday and winning a libel trial over an article portraying them as bad parents, Katie Price & Peter Andre were only just beaten to the top spot by 6% of the votes. |
