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Blogs > Broadband
Lycos launches online video portal
By Chitti on July 20, 2009
Lycos, the entertainment and communications portal, has launched Lycos TV, a video portal linked to Lycos.co.uk that will offer a variety of online video content to users. Powered by Internet video specialist ROO, the new online platform will deliver up-to-date videos, along with archive content, covering news, music, movies, travel and sports arenas. Lycos TV will also offer advertisers pre-roll spots in the new channel and new formats will be developed as the channel establishes itself.
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ITV to launch its broadband portal at the end of March 2007
By Chitti on July 20, 2009
UK commercial broadcaster ITV will launch its broadband portal, which will feature a significant amount of ITV programming for viewers to access mostly for free. As per ITV, most of the viewers are reluctant to pay to keep most programmes, and its content will be available on a streamed basis, although there will be some exceptions, principally in sport. ITV already broadcasts a handful of Champions League football matches online, charging $1.99 (E2.95) a match.
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Nigerian TV channel signs an agreement with Jump TV
By Chitti on July 20, 2009
Jump TV has signed an exclusive Internet-broadcast agreement with Silverbird TV, television channel broadcasting from Lagos, Nigeria's second largest city. Silverbird TV will be available at a price of 9.95$ per month when launched commercially and will likely be included in a bundle of Sub Saharan African channels later.
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