Ofcom has officially handed responsibility for the regulation of editorial content of video-on-demand services to the Association for Television on Demand. Ofcom first designated ATVOD as co-regulator for on-demand editorial content in March. Last month the independent regulator revealed it would jointly regulate the VOD ad market with the Advertising Standards Authority once new codes […]
Neovia Financial, the alternative payments business, has confirmed that FilmFlex is to use the Neovia Payment Network to process all online payments for its recently launched broadband VOD service. FilmFlex is using the NetBanx gateway, part of the Neovia Payment Network, to process all payments for its new packaged streaming service. The win builds on […]
Oregan Networks, a developer of media browsing technologies for television, has announced imminent launch of the Onyx STB manufactured by Korea-based Consumer Electronics brand Digital Streams. The new device offers a simple way for consumers to stream UK’s popular Internet video services and music, as well as accessing photo sharing and social networking sites on […]
Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav said that he would embrace online delivery of content if it could be monetised. Discovery has been slow to embrace online content delivery, instead opting to use its web sites to deliver snippets of video aimed at driving viewership of its TV channels. “Our deals provide that distributors have the […]
Bell has announced the launch of Bell TV On Demand, the first national VOD service available to Canadian satellite TV subscribers. Bell TV On Demand is also the first to offer satellite customers on-demand access to select titles in HD resolution. Movies cost $6.99 per title for up to 48-hour access, and are available instantly […]
The new-look BBC iPlayer has attracted thousands of posts to the catch-up service’s message boards, with a huge number claiming the new version is riddled with bugs that are causing problems, particularly with those who download programmes on the service.
Following its incorporation as YouView TV Ltd at the end of last week, Project Canvas, the proposed joint venture between the BBC, ITV, BT, Channel 4, Channel 5, Talk Talk and Arqiva to build a standards based, open Internet-connected TV environment, is being rebranded as YouView, and has launched a new website – www.youview.com – […]
Communications infrastructure and media services company Arqiva has confirmed that it will begin licensing to third parties the VOD technology that powers its SeeSaw online TV service. The online video aggregation platform will be offered internationally as a bespoke solution configured to meet customers’ specific requirements, or as a more standard product closely aligned […]
BBC Worldwide is appointing an iPlayer exec from the BBC itself to drive through its plan to launch an overseas version of the VOD service. Global iPlayer Launch Director is to be Mark Smith, who has been filling the role of general manager for programmes and on-demand. It means BBC Worldwide will have an exec […]
Project Canvas responded to recent criticism claiming that ‘dozens of manufacturers’ had pledged support for the venture. More than 40 companies, including connected TV makers and STB providers, had expressed interest in making devices based on the Canvas software, according to the project. Equipment branded YouView is planned for sale next year. “The response from […]