A study into the state of Video-on-Demand (VOD) in the UK, from the perspective of the viewer, has revealed that fragmented delivery technologies, confusing rights restrictions and expensive download charges risk driving viewers away from legitimate VOD services. Many viewers are keeping their use of VOD to a minimum, while others are turning to illegal […]

Comcast together with Disney-ABC Domestic Television, has announced the launch of the subscription video on demand service, Disney Family Movies. The service, which showcases classic and contemporary Disney family movies from one of the world's largest film libraries, is now available to Comcast digital customers. Disney Family Movies gives customers unlimited access to approximately 20 […]

From Branislav Pekic in Rome Portugal's Zon Multimedia has launched a Video-On-Demand service, called ZON Videoclube, for the clients of TV Cabo in Lisbon and Porto. The VOD service features hit movies from various genres, with some content also available in high definition. It also includes series, concerts, documentaries, kids titles, as well as a […]

3 UK is adding video-on-demand to its mobile TV offering, offering pay-to-download shows for between £1.29 (E1.37) and £1.99 for a week's access. Shows come from MTV, Comcast and Turner. It's a partnership with Mobix, whose Adrenalin platform is powering the new "3 On Demand" section of the operator's mobile portal. Three's other TV initiatives […]

Lloyds TSB is providing £10.5 million (E11.5m) in debt funding to European DVD and games rental service Lovefilm, designed to repay existing debt and invest in VOD technology. Amazon is Lovefilm's largest shareholder after putting its European and German DVD rental ops in to the business last year. Lovefilm announced record sign-ups over the Christmas […]

Fetch TV, the IPTV platform from IP Vision, has signed content deals with the National Geographic and Baby TV to create branded environments within its EPG listings. The deals, which are the first since Fetch TV launched last November, will see users directed through to fully branded pages that include VoD content when selecting either […]

Virgin Media is bringing sport on demand to its 3.5 million TV customers. The immediate launch of Setanta Replay on Virgin Media offers a range of football content, including Barclays Premier League games, FA Cup matches, England home friendlies and World Cup qualifiers. Setanta Replay on Virgin Media will offer top sporting fixtures on demand […]

Babelgum has called for the scrapping of the BBC/C4/ITV JV Kangaroo declaring any other option would breach Competition Commission rules. In its written response to the Commission's suggested remedies to keep the JV legal, Babelgum says only one of the proposed options – banning the project – is realistic. Last month Kangaroo made its compromise […]

Blockbuster, the largest U.S. movie rental chain, is open to collaboration with telecom companies such as Verizon and AT&T as it expands into the video-on-demand business, chief executive officer Jim Keyes said. “As we move toward video-on-demand and pay-per-view, Blockbuster is well positioned not only to compete on our own, but also to partner with […]

The BBC announced that iPlayer has delivered record end of year figures. December 2008 saw 41million requests to view BBC TV programmes via BBC iPlayer, the biggest month since launch in December 2007. This compared to just over 35 million requests in November 2008. The total number of requests for the year now stands at […]