Netflix has hiked monthly prices for customers who use both its mail and online services, a move that will probably steer users toward its growing Internet streaming service. It is raising by 60 per cent the monthly price of a plan that lets subscribers watch unlimited movies and video online and get DVDs by mail. […]
To gather views on how Europe can seize opportunities created by advances in digital technology and the Internet, and move towards a digital single market, the European Commission has published a Green Paper on the initiative of Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier, in agreement with Vice-President for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes and Androulla Vassilliou, […]
Four out of ten Europeans households are buying ‘bundled’ Internet, phone and TV services from a single provider, a Eurobarometer survey shows. The survey also found that 65 per cent of people limit their mobile phone calls because of cost and that calls over the Internet are becoming increasingly popular. The E-Communications Household Survey was […]
Sony Europe has confirmed the launch of “3D Experience”, a new, free of charge on-demand streaming service offering a range of promotional video clips and trial content in 3D. The service is available to owners of 3D capable Sony Bravia LCD TVs immediately after purchase and without registration, and plans to expand to Sony’s 3D […]
Virgin Media has released its own-brand TiVo app for Android, allowing its customers to remotely record their favourite shows on the go. The Virgin Media TV Guide app is available as a free download to Virgin Media customers via the Android Marketplace. As well as the ability to control which shows the user’s home system […]
Solaris Mobile, the JV between SES Astra and Eutelsat, has signed an agreement with Italian publishing giant Class Editori to launch a preliminary pay-radio service over Italy. The system will debut this year (in October) in Milan, hopefully rolling out to the rest of Italy during 2012. The service will comprise satellite-delivered and terrestrial transmission […]
Croatian private broadcaster Nova TV has launched a VoD portal called Oyo. For a fee, customers can view over 100 movies , as well as various TV series, before they are broadcast on terrestrial TV. After registration, Oyo users can also access a variety of video content, shows and series from the archives of the […]
Online DVD rental company Quickflix has signed a digital distribution deal with Sony Australia, as it moves to roll out a subscription streaming service. The deal will allow Quickflix to steam movies to every Sony Bravia compatible device. These also include some Blu Ray players and home theatre centres, as well as Sony VAIO computers […]
Channel 4 News has launched a free app across iPhone, iPad and iTouch devices. The apps will include the most popular features from the website. Users will also be able to read the complete catalogue of news blogs available on the site, and read news stories updated in real-time via the apps, which integrate with […]
ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has announced its five-year partnership with Dorna Sports to broadcast the MotoGP World Championship on multiple distribution platforms in 24 countries across its footprint in Asia, continuing its coverage of the premier motorcycle road racing Championship to 2016. ESS has been broadcasting the MotoGP World Championship for 16 years, and the […]