YouView, the much-delayed Internet TV venture, will finally be put to the test by members of the public this week after three years in development – and should launch nationally this summer. An initial trial of some 350 homes was confirmed by YouView’s board, which is chaired by Lord Alan Sugar. While about 100 employees […]
The BBC iPlayer application is set to launch on Microsoft’s platform within the next two weeks. The application is already available for Android, Apple and Blackberry devices, so adding support for the Windows Phone platform was inevitable. The iPlayer app enables users to catch up on BBC programming through their smartphone, and also view the […]
Chellomedia’s premium Dutch movie channel Film1 and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios have signed an exclusive agreement on Pay TV and SVOD. The multiyear partnership allows Film1 Pay TV viewers access to MGM’s latest movie releases and the famous Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer library. As the sole provider in the Netherlands, Film1, Netherlands’ leading film channel bouquet, will offer titles such […]
During a CIO panel discussion at The Cable Show, Sandvine’s chief technology officer, Don Bowman asserted Netflix has hit its peak and other video services are gaining traction. As documented in Sandvine’s Global Internet Phenomena report, Bowman revealed that Netflix represents 33 per cent of peak downstream traffic on US cable networks but projects a […]
UPC has unveiled its on-demand TV service for Ireland, offering catch-up television for free. Customers of the digital TV provider will be able to watch programmes that have been broadcast on Irish channels on demand, as well as more than 1,300 hours of archived programming from the UK and US for free. Movies will also […]
Seventy-five per cent of viewers still prefer to watch some TV live according to a survey by Digital Spy, the UK entertainment news site. The research also shows that despite being keen to watch shows live, nearly two-thirds (59 per cent) multi-task, viewing a second screen while they watch a TV, surfing the web, checking […]
Advanced digital video services global provider Avail-TVN has secured $100 million of new investment funding from global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group enabling it to acquire UK-based On Demand Group, a provider of video on demand services to some of the biggest television brands outside of the United States. Avail-TVN paid $27 million on […]
Shares in TalkTalk rose more than 20 per cent on after the telco boosted its full-year dividend by almost two-thirds and reiterated its bullish outlook. The company said it had turned a corner after more than doubling annual pre-tax profit and slowing the rate of customer departures. The figures encouraged TalkTalk to commit to raising […]
Topfun Media, Internet based VoD service in Czech Republic and Slovak Republic and SeaChange International’s On Demand Group (ODG) have announced a multi-screen deal to provide transactional video-on-demand (TVOD) and subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services in Czech Republic, Slovak Republic and other countries in the region. On Demand Group VoD services will provide Topfun’s Internet, mobile […]
IMD, the media logistics specialist, has published an independent research paper outlining the shortcomings of current VoD advertising workflows and setting out its vision for helping the market as it grows. This follows an in-depth review undertaken amongst major media owners, including Channel 5 and Sky. As the number of connected platforms and the audience […]