Research from global technology research and advisory firm Ovum shows that Western Europe’s pay-TV markets continue to grow, successfully fighting off the challenge posed by OTT video and the region’s free-to-air TV offerings. There were 98 million pay-TV subscribers in Western Europe at mid-2016 and Ovum is forecasting that seven million more will be added […]
UK quad-play operator TalkTalk has stepped up its continued commitment to TV with a renewed deal to offer its customers premium Sky content. The new multi-year agreement will give TalkTalk TV customers continued access to Sky entertainment channels such as Sky 1 and Sky Living. In addition, TalkTalk will continue to offer live and on-demand […]
Having announced at the end of April 2016 its intention to develop its first direct-to-consumer product in the US, global media company Turner is to launch FilmStruck, the company’s first domestic SVoD service, on October 19th. Developed and managed by Turner Classic Movies (TCM) in collaboration with the Criterion Collection, FilmStruck will feature the largest […]
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, Cllr Darren Rodwell, are exploring plans to build what could be the capital’s largest film studios, based in Dagenham. The Mayor has teamed up with Film London, the London Local Enterprise Panel and the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham to commission […]
US luxury movie-watching brand iPic Entertainment and Netflix are partnering to release select original Netflix films at iPic Theatres. The partnership is set to launch on October 7th with the war thriller, The Siege of Jadotville starring Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades of Grey, The Fall) and Guillaume Canet (Joyeux Noël, Love Me If You Dare) […]
Streaming device specialist Roku has revealed a major update to the Roku Publishing Platform allowing content owners to quickly reach its 10 million + households. Content owners can now use a new solution called Roku Direct Publisher to launch streaming channels without entering a single line of code. With a few simple steps, including providing […]
Sky is introducing new features to its next-generation Sky Q box which it says will make it easier for customers to catch up on their favourite sports and enjoy even more of the action and never miss any of the action again. The updates will give sports fans new ways of making the most of […]
Two fraudsters who supplied illegal broadcasts of Premier League football to commercial premises have been ordered by the court to pay close to £1 million (€1.14m) – which will go back into the ‘public purse’. The individuals behind the company Digicams, Simon Hopkins and Leon Passlow, were found guilty of supplying a variety of systems […]
An alliance between LG Electronics and Paymentwall means that developers now have the opportunity to create apps that enable LG webOS Smart TVs in the US to support scores of different online payment methods. LG’s global Paymentwall alliance, bringing more than 140 payment options to more than 200 countries, will give consumers easier access to […]
Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel has unveiled a new look for its Foxtel Play streaming service, set to roll out from December 2016. Low prices and flexible packages are designed to offer consumers greater choice and ease of access to Foxtel’s premium content, without the need to sign up to a fixed term contract. The initiative […]