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  • Sky News signs interactive TV deal

    Sky News signs interactive TV deal

    MUMBAI: Australia’s Sky News has signed a two-year deal with interactive TV player Two Way TV to enhance viewer interaction. This arrangement will help viewers to vote on issues via their mobile phone.

    Simcast, the mobile technology which Two Way TV has licensed to Sky News, handles incoming mobile phone messages and voting and broadcasts voting results and messages live on air in real time, stated Australian media reports.

    Two Way TV and Sky News will share the revenue from the mobile messaging on a 50/50 basis.

    Two Way TV also offers an interactive games channels via Australian pay TV operators Foxtel and Austar.
     

  • ESPN expands presence in Australia through Foxtel

    ESPN expands presence in Australia through Foxtel

    MUMBAI: ESPN has extended its metropolitan presence in Australia by launching on leading subscription television company Foxtel.

    The sports broadcaster will join the two Fox Sports networks– the Fox Footy Channel and Sky Racing – in providing sports coverage for Foxtel subscribers. ESPN will be made available to subscribers on two different tiers the Fox Footy Sports Plus package and the Entertainment Plus package.

    While continuing its relationship with its current affiliates, including Optus and Austar, ESPNs agreement with Foxtel will make the sports network available to nearly one million Australian subscribers, says the release. ESPN features a variety of the premier international sports leagues and events, such as the NBA, ATP Tennis Masters Series and UEFA Champions League. Specific programmes this month include ESPNs X Games and original productions like The History of Cricket and The Great Footy Debate, as well as entertainment specials such as The ESPN Action Sports and Music Awards and The Worlds Sexiest Athlete.