Rakuten, the world’s third largest e-commerce company, has acquired Spanish streaming and VoD business, Wuaki.tv. The acquisition will see Rakuten further extend its global reach as it enters the Spanish market for the first time. Founded in 2009, Wuaki.tv is headquartered in Barcelona and offers premium content over the Internet directly to Smart TVs. The […]
comScore has released insights on the US tablet market from comScore TabLens, its forthcoming monthly syndicated service providing insights into tablet ownership and usage. The report found that tablets have quickly reached a critical mass in the US with 1 in every 4 smartphone owners using tablets during the three-month average period ending April 2012. […]
iROKOtv, the world’s largest online distributor of Nollywood films, will launch its new subscription service on 1st July. Under the new service, iROKOtv viewers will retain free access to over 4,800 Nollywood films, and will also be able to watch exclusive Nollywood releases, uploaded weekly, for $5 per month. Jason Njoku, founder and Chief Executive […]
Italian DTH operator Sky Italia is set to launch its new Internet-based service Sky On Demand on July 1st, after a period of tests with a limited number of subscribers. Initially, Sky On Demand should be available to a wide range of customers, before being expanded to the entire subscriber base by November. Sky On […]
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM has confirmed the launch of HD streaming. The HD functionality will allow members of LOVEFiLM – Europe’s largest subscription service instantly streaming films and TV series over the internet and sending DVDs and games by post – to stream films and TV series on demand and for no extra charge in HDTV resolutions […]
Quickflix has confirmed that its WatchNow streaming service is now available in New Zealand on all Panasonic Viera Connect TVs. The new service allows users to stream movies and TV shows over the Internet directly to their Panasonic TV. Viera Connect users are now able to access Quickflix streaming and watch unlimited movies and television […]
SeaChange International, a global multi-screen video software specialist, has announced that Estonia’s leading cable television and digital terrestrial television operator, Starman, will roll out a nationwide VoD service based on the open SeaChange Adrenalin video back office. Planned for subscriber availability later this year, Starman’s offering to its digital cable households will include VoD, catch-up […]
LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company, has announced a multi-year digital licence agreement with NBCUniversal International Television Distribution, providing LOVEFiLM members in the UK with exclusive streaming access to titles from Universal Pictures during the second pay window. Recent and new release Universal Pictures titles can be accessed through the LOVEFiLM Instant service, available from £4.99 a […]
BBC iPlayer has seen a very strong and stable performance throughout the beginning of 2012. Total requests between January and April have averaged around 190 million per month – with over 140 million for TV and around 46 million for Radio programmes – up 24 per cent on the same period last year. Mobile and […]
British Eurosport has joined Sky Go to complete the sports line-up across all Sky Go supported mobile devices. This summer, British Eurosport will carry live coverage of major sporting events including the French Open, the Tour De France and Le Mans, all available on the move to Sky customers through Sky Go. British Eurosport, the […]