In a deal that marks a first such foray into exclusive programming, UK quad-play operator Virgin Media has brought cult US TV show and highly anticipated Starz Original series – Ash vs Evil Dead – to the UK, exclusively for its TV customers to watch on demand. Virgin Media has signed an exclusive licensing deal […]
Disney is taking on Netflix with the launch of its DisneyLife app in the UK, which lets up to six family members stream Disney content on their iOS and Android devices, and also via Airplay and Chromecast. Available immediately for £9.99 a month (with the first month free), users can stream movies such as The […]
Media content distribution and IPTV specialist Vision247 has created a bespoke VoD screening platform designed to enable content distributors to share and stream media assets with partners and clients around the world securely and without the risk of piracy. Vision247 has created a technology that transcodes content at source before leaving a dedicated server, stamping […]
The British Video Association (BVA) and the pro-copyright consumer education body the Industry Trust for IP Awareness have launched The Guide to Screen Entertainment, an online guide designed to equip consumers with the knowledge they need to navigate new and emerging entertainment formats with confidence. Created as a direct response to insight from recent BVA […]
Sky and HBO have extended their relationship by agreeing a new deal that will make Sky Atlantic the home of Home Box Office (HBO) for 21 million Sky customers across Europe. The agreement – the first pan-European content deal covering all Sky territories that Sky has negotiated – means that Sky will have the exclusive […]
Software-defined video solutions for multiscreen content delivery specialist Elemental Technologies, has confirmed that African pay-TV provider MultiChoice is using Elemental for live streaming and video-on-demand (VoD) delivery of its DStv online service, which makes sports and entertainment content available on smart phones and tablets to more than 10 million subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Rapidly expanding […]
Driven by double digit growth in key digital categories, US consumer spending on home entertainment remained stable in the third quarter of 2015, according to the initial findings from the Digital Entertainment Group’s Third Quarter 2015 Home Entertainment Report. Consumers continued to embrace the convenience and accessibility of purchasing and collecting digital content, with studios […]
Windows 10 users are set to get an exclusive BBC Store app. Launched last week, BBC Store makes it easy for UK audiences to buy and keep digital copies of their favourite BBC shows including recently broadcast programmes; television favourites and lost gems from the BBC archive. Using the BBC Store app Windows 10 users […]
Marcus Arthur, the BBC executive in charge of BBC Store, has confirmed that the download-to-own (DTO) service will launch in November. Speaking at the PEVE Entertainment Business Futures 2015 Conference in London, Arthur, Director BBC Store as well as President, BBC Worldwide UK and ANZ, was unwilling to divulge an exact date in advance of […]
In the lead up to Halloween, illegal peer-to-peer downloads of current and classic scary movies increased by 21 per cent worldwide from October 14th to October 23rd, according to digital platform security specialist Irdeto. Irdeto investigated piracy trends of some of the most popular horror movies and TV shows released in the past 45 years. […]