Following earlier deals to add linear channels to its BT Vision IPTV service, the operator has added a fourth linear channel in a fortnight by signing a contract to stream the popular FX UK service. BT Vision customers will soon be able to watch FX hit shows such as zombie drama The Walking Dead and […]
Roly Keating, the BBC’s Director of Archive Content, has suggested that the corporation’s ‘Project Barcelona’, which would see a significant expansion of the range of BBC content available in the UK on a download-to-own (DTO) basis, could result in a situation where it became the norm, not the exception, for BBC shows to be available […]
BBC Director-General Mark Thompson has confirmed that the corporation intends to offer a download service of archive content over and above the seven-day catch-up service available via iPlayer. Addressing the Royal Television Society in London, Thompson noted that after the seven day public service window, a large proportion of what the BBC makes and broadcast […]
ITV has reported a 14 per cent increase in pre-tax profits to £327 million in 2011 as chief executive Adam Crozier hailed a turnaround in its TV production business. The UK commercial broadcaster, which reported adjusted pre-tax profits up 24 per cent to £398 million said that total revenues increased 4 per cent to £2.1 […]
Australia is the biggest market for global iPlayer to date and is providing some unique consumer insight, according to Matthew Littleford, General Manager for BBC Worldwide’s global BBC iPlayer. Launched in Australia in September 2011 as part of a pilot, the global BBC iPlayer is available on iPad, iPod and iPhone in 16 markets in […]
KIT digital, a cloud-based software solutions and technology services provider, has deployed Irish broadcaster RTÉ’s RTÉ Player app for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. KIT digital is also involved in the ongoing development of RTÉ Connected Device apps. RTÉ is leveraging KIT digital’s Connected Device Framework and software platform to bring its programming alive in […]
Roku has added BBC iPlayer to its UK service. “This is among the first of many significant content partnerships for Roku in Europe and we look forward to making additional announcements in the coming weeks,” said Clive Hudson, general manager for Europe at Roku. In the UK, Roku’s STB retails at £49.99 (€60) and £99.99 […]
Channel 4 is targeting a June launch for a new TV service that would allow viewers to catch repeats of its best shows, if it can hammer out its differences with Virgin Media to secure the final deal needed for maximum distribution on digital platforms. The new channel, referred to internally as Project Shuffle, will […]
The BBC’s iPlayer received 1.94 billion requests for TV programmes last year. Two thirds of requests are from PCs but the number from connected devices is growing, in December, seven million programmes were requested on connected devices, a 1000 per cent year-on-year increase. Smartphones accounted for 13 million requests, up 163 per cent year-on-year, and […]
The BBC is considering charging viewers for watching TV shows from its archive of online content. It would introduce a pay-per-view scheme to charge viewers who want to watch BBC programming after it has appeared on the iPlayer’s seven-day catch up TV service. The scheme is one of a number of ideas the corporation is […]