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News Corp./NBC Universal Video Venture Signs New Content Deals

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 30, 2007 - 4:47pm.

New York - News Corporation and NBC Universal said on Wednesday that their as-yet-unnamed digital distribution joint venture has signed a raft of deals with new content partners, including Fuel TV, Oxygen, Speed, Sundance Channel and TV Guide. The video destination and distribution network, set to launch this summer, will offer full-length shows, clips and movies through distribution partners including AOL, MSN, MySpace, Yahoo, Comcast and CNET.

EU Urges Member States to Speed Up Digital Switchover

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 24, 2005 - 6:47am.

Brussels -- The European Commission issued a report on Tuesday urging EU member states to speed up the switchover from analog to digital broadcasting. The report proposed a deadline of early 2012 for phasing out traditional analog terrestrial broadcasting and called for a coordinated approach to making freed-up spectrum available across the EU. The Commission said digital broadcasting provided improved picture quality, better sound, better portable and mobile reception, more TV and radio channels and enhanced information services. What's more, digital broadcasting uses spectrum more efficiently and would free up capacity for other uses, such as new broadcasting and mobile telephony services, the Commission said.

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