According to a new report released by TDG, Making Ad-Supported VoD Work, video-on-demand services provided by PayTV operators should be generating significantly higher viewing and advertising revenue. The failure to accomplish this is a reflection of VoD’s inadequate advertising support and awkward programme guides that limit availability and viewing of ad-supported video-on-demand content. According to […]
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset has announced that its Premium Play service will be available for the iPad from April. The service provides access to over 2,000 TV programmes that can be watched on a TV, a computer or an Xbox console. Launched in November 2011, the Premium broadband service has now been running for 100 […]
B.net, Croatia’s leading cable and Internet operator and SeaChange International’s video-on-demand aggregator subsidiary On Demand Group (ODG) have confirmed the launch of subscription on demand (SVOD) services. The service builds on the successful launch of the transactional video on demand movie service launched by B.net in December. The new SVOD service will allow B.net consumers […]
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 […]
Voddler, a next-generation VoD provider, and Dolby Laboratories have launched a mobile movie streaming service for smartphones using Dolby Digital Plus audio. The new app from Voddler delivers cinematic surround sound to Nokia smartphones. The Voddler implementation of Dolby Digital Plus audio provides high quality movie streaming with cinematic Dolby surround sound to select Nokia […]
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 […]
Netflix will be available on Sony’s new game console Playstation Vita from launch. The Vita is the successor to the Playstation Portable and the carriage agreement will initially cover Netflix’s subscribers in the US, Canada and Latin America. “We are very excited that Netflix is available on PS Vita at launch,” said Greg Peters, vice […]
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 […]
US cable communications giant Comcast is taking on online movie and TV service Netflix by launching Xfinity Streampix, a new subscription video service that enables the operator’s Xfinity video customers instantly to view favourite movies and TV shows in and out of the home, including numerous past seasons of current hit shows and full series, […]
The UK advertising regulator has banned a TV ad by BSkyB aimed at users of its Anytime+ service after almost 100 complaints claimed it was misleading and unfair because Sky refused to offer the deal to all customers. The TV ad campaign, which ran with the line “welcome to the world of better offers”, targeted […]