Broadpeak, a leading provider of content delivery networks (CDN) and video-on-demand (VoD) servers for cable, IPTV, OTT and hybrid TV operators worldwide, today announced that Cablenet, the cable operator in Cyprus, has deployed Broadpeak’s BkM100 Mediator content delivery network manager and BkS100 on-demand video servers to power its new digital cable service. Using Broadpeak’s highly […]
Carlos Slim-owned America Movil MSO cable giant is to launch NOW Cube – a new on-demand service – throughout Latin America. The service will commence operations in September. Two types of content packages are offered: One bundle is described as offering “more than two thousand productions, including TV series, movies, children series, documentaries, extreme sports […]
Netflix, the Internet subscription service for TV series and films, has hit the one million member milestone in the UK and Ireland within seven months, faster than in any other territory it has launched. “This membership milestone is evidence that Netflix has rapidly gained popularity in the UK and Ireland,” said Netflix Chief Executive Officer […]
Reed Hastings, Netflix’s founder and CEO, says he will “invest heavily” in film rights in the UK as a direct challenge to BSkyB’s dominance. “We will be really aggressive in our bidding,” he told London’s Sunday Telegraph newspaper. The story reports that Netflix is in direct contact with the six Hollywood ‘major’ studios, and that […]
An internal memo from Hulu purportedly obtained by show business trade paper Variety indicates that the company’s CEO Jason Kilar may be on his way out. The three-page memo is said to cover “a range of sensitive issues pertaining to how two of Hulu’s parent companies, News Corp. and Disney, plan to transform the streaming […]
On Demand Group (ODG), a division of Avail-TVN, has been chosen by Qtel to launch VoD services, including transactional and subscription services. Qtel is the leading provider of both fixed and mobile telecommunications services in the state of Qatar, and is part of the Qtel Group which has a presence in 17 countries in the […]
The Authority for Television On-Demand (ATVOD), the body designated by overarching communications regulator Ofcom in relation to the regulation of on-demand programme services, has been cleared to continue in its role, also being released from a number of significant obligations. Ofcom, in accordance with the 2010 Designation, had undertaken a Review as part of a […]
FilmFlex Movies has appointed Jonathan Steel to the role of Chief Technical Officer, Nazneen Hassam as Chief Alliance Officer and Hayden Punter as Finance Director as the company eclipses 75 million movie buys from over 5,000 film titles since the company’s inception in 2005. As Chief Technical Officer, Jonathan will play a critical role, responsible […]
The BBC has updated its BBC iPlayer app for iOS to include support for the iPad 3’s Retina Display. Retina Display is a brand name used by Apple for displays the company claims to have a high enough pixel density that the human eye is unable to notice pixelation at a typical viewing distance. The […]
Netflix has confirmed the availability of ‘Just for Kids’ on Xbox 360, further expanding the availability of the section popular with kids and their parents. Netflix ‘Just for Kids’ makes it easier and more fun for youngsters to browse and instantly watch a large selection of child-friendly TV programmes and films. Now members who use […]