Hulu should more than double revenue this year to $240 million, its chief executive Jason Kilar has said, as rumours of an IPO grow. Kilar said Hulu delivered videos to 30 million viewers in the past month and has more than 235 content partners. Launched three years ago, Hulu is now the second-largest Web video […]
Espial MediaBase has brrn selected by Otelco to provide premium VOD services to its IPTV customers in Alabama,. Using Espial MediaBase Otelco is now providing pay-per-view and video-on-demand (VOD) services to its IPTV and cable users. Since the initial launch of the new services, they are averaging 3 VOD sessions per subscriber per month. This […]
VOD in the form of catch-up has been the growth curve of recent years. But the uphill struggle to make it pay was confirmed by speakers at Westminster Media Forum. David Cockram of Oliver & Ohlbaum said research showed UK public broadcasters will make only a combined £46 million (E53.3m) with a gross margin of […]
From December 11th, 3D VOD will be available on Orange TV. In partnership with Studiocanal and Warner Bros.Digital Distribution, Orange will be offering 3D VOD exclusives on movies “Around the world in 50 years” and “The Clash of the Titans.” This service is available to Orange broadband customers with High Definition TV, equipped with a […]
AT&T’s U-verse has launched the AT&T U-verse Mobile app for Windows Phone 7 devices and is allowing any AT&T Windows Phone user to use the app watch hit TV shows for free for 30 days. Customers will be charged $9.99 a month once the free trial ends. The application will be initially available on the […]
John Smith, the chief executive of BBC Worldwide said the international iPlayer would open up the “under-exploited” market for UK shows but executives have yet to decide whether to include advertising or charge for access. The BBC estimates that global audiences would pay up to $10 for an episode of its most popular shows. Luke […]
Time Warner has said it will be one of the first studios to run a VoD platform providing films at the same time as the theatrical release. It says it may launch as soon do so by next summer, charging $30-$50 per film in the US. “We’re near agreement with our distributors on the right […]
Logiways, a digital TV software expert, has announced the successful integration of a Light Internet access solution powered by MOBINCOM’s technology in VodAccess, its Push-VoD 2.0 solution. This integration gives access to all technologies of Telecommunication, TV, VoD and Internet to all Africans, in a cheap and simple way. “Our customers demand rich and flexible […]
Foxtel and Hybrid Television Services have both reached landmark agreements with a number of Hollywood studios to start bringing forward movie release dates in line with DVD releases in Australia. Commencing immediately, selected titles on Foxtel’s existing pay-per-view movie service, and Hybrid Television Services’ Caspa On Demand service, will be released within the DVD window […]
Channel 4 has teamed up with FilmFlex to launch a video-on-demand digital film rental service for Film4 with more than 500 titles available at launch. Film4oD will offer a 48-hour rental service with titles priced from 50p to £3.99 (E4.56). C4 claims it will have more films available than rivals such as Lovefilm and Blinkbox, […]