Consumers Confused Over DTV Transition

Eighty-eight percent of Americans have heard of the DTV transition, but significant numbers don’t understand what they must do to prepare, nor do they know why the transition is occurring, according to the findings of a poll from consumer electronics retailer Best Buy, as reported in Broadcast Engineering.
Additionally, the survey found that [...]

NBC Universal, Bain Capital & Blackstone Close Weather Channel Deal

According to Broadcast Engineering, NBC Universal, Bain Capital and The Blackstone Group have signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Weather Channel properties from Landmark Communications.
The Weather Channel will be operated as a separate entity, based in Atlanta, with management services to be provided by NBC Universal. Financial terms of the transaction [...]

PLYmedia Raises $6 Million for Interactive Video Web Ads

PLYmedia has allegedly obtained approximately $6.5 mlllion in new financing. PLYMedia is based in Palo Alto with R&D in Tel Aviv, Israel and is an interactive Web video developer that allows posting of ads, subtitles, pop-up bubbles and other content on existing video clips or feeds, TechCrunch reported. This report is based on an [...]

Welcome to the Digital Entertainment Alliance!

Welcome to the Digital Entertainment Alliance! 
 
The Digital Entertainment Alliance (DEA) is a global networked alliance of leading organizations dedicated to maximizing the business benefits of digital entertainment across the entire spectrum of the globally-morphing converging entertainment industry. 
The DEA’s mandate is to inform executives on the business opportunities for products and services in the $300 billion global marketplace for digital [...]