Marking the 50th anniversary of the franchise, the entire James Bond film catalogue, from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, will be available on Sky Movies from October 2012. Customers will be able to enjoy all of the titles from the iconic franchise, as well as upcoming releases, in HD and without commercial interruption. The twenty-two official Bond titles […]
The BBC is planning a considerable increase in its 3DTV output. An – as yet – unnamed drama shot in 3D is being planned. This could refer to the widely anticipated 3D version of Doctor Who, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2013 and where ‘multiple specials’ are known to be under consideration. The BBC’s […]
The Global BBC iPlayer has secured the rights to its first ever sporting event – the Xchanging Boat Race. Subscribers around the world can share in the drama of the one of world’s oldest sporting rivalries, the annual race on the River Thames between the crews of Oxford and Cambridge Universities. This year’s event – […]
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 […]
Blinkbox has signed a deal with Disney UK & Ireland to offer Disney Film and TV titles for rent or purchase in the DVD window. Michael Comish, CEO and co-founder of blinkbox said: “We are excited to be working with Disney to bring even more current and classic entertainment instantly to our blinkbox customers, from […]
YouTube has announced a movie rental partnership with Viacom’s Paramount Pictures despite the media company’s $1 billion copyright violation suit against the video website. YouTube said it would offer online rentals of nearly 500 Paramount films, adding to its growing catalogue of feature-length movies. Viacom is currently appealing a court ruling against its $1 billion […]
The world online movies market is forecast to reach $4.4 billion by the year 2017. Prime growth factors instrumental in driving demand for online movies include skyrocketing popularity of movies, rising Internet penetration, increased prevalence of TV and DVD players, and higher digital downloads. In addition, factors such as escalating movie ticket prices, increasing credit […]
HBO Central Europe, the leading provider of premium TV in central and eastern Europe is offering HBO GO to all HBO MAXPAK subscribers with a broadband Internet connection on the Dolce Romtelecom network starting April 2nd; the service is available on all Internet-connected devices. HBO GO service allows subscribers to watch their favourite shows directly […]
The UK’s Video-on-demand (VOD) co-regulator ATVOD has cut its rates for the second consecutive year, driven by the arrival of new VOD entrants. All broadcasters and publishers of VOD services will have their fees, each paid according to turnover, cut by 3.58% from 1 April. Non-commercial providers including charities will pay an annual of £96 […]
Channel 4’s VOD platform 4oD had 45 million views in February, bringing total year-to-date views to 93 million, 10 per cent year-on-year, says the broadcaster. There were 4.3 million unique 4oD users during the month, each spending an average of two hours watching content. Most watched was Skins, Hollyoaks, Desperate Housewives and Shameless all featuring […]