A deal has been agreed between Endemol Worldwide Distribution (EWD) and Amazon Prime Instant Video for the exclusive SVoD rights in the UK to the acclaimed drama series The Fall. Season 1 of the series is available to stream immediately. ”We’re delighted to secure another high quality drama exclusively for our customers,” said Chris Bird, […]
According to findings from the British Video Association, the UK video entertainment market is buoyant, with total spending just under £2.2 billion, similar to 2013. Digital continues to boost the video entertainment market with a 30 per cent growth in 2014. Consumers prefer to own their videos Buying videos to own and keep is overwhelmingly […]
DISH Network subsidiary Sling TV has confirmed the anticipated launch of Sling TV, a live, over-the-top television service, to US customers nationwide in the first quarter of 2015. Sling TV will deliver live sports, lifestyle, family, news and information channels, VoD entertainment and the best of online video to broadband-connected devices at home and on-the-go. […]
To ring in the New Year, Netflix has added all 10 seasons (236 episodes) of popular US sitcom Friends to its VoD service. Friends is available in HD and widescreen through Netflix. To remaster the show, Warner Bros had to rescan all of the episodes in HD from its original 35mm film. The images then […]
Sony Pictures Entertainment has made its provocative comedy, The Interview, available through US pay television operators and it has doubled the number of independent theatres to show the movie. The film will also be sold through Wal-Mart on-demand service, Vudu, and on Sony’s PlayStation Network, Sony said. It was already on Google Play and YouTube. […]
At the end of a week that saw it agree deals with ABC and Fox to bolster its content exclusivity, US online entertainment streaming service Hulu has revealed that as part of a broader deal with MGM, it has acquired the exclusive subscription streaming rights to breakout hit Fargo. In a blog post, Lisa Holme […]
Hot on the heels of agreeing a deal for exclusive ABC content, US online entertainment streaming service has revealed what it describes as a landmark agreement with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution for FX Networks’ Original Series Produced by FX Productions. The agreement will make Hulu the subscription video on-demand (SVOD) home to the largest […]
Jason Kilar, former CEO of online entertainment streaming service Hulu, has revealed further details of web video operation Vessel which aims to provide early access to the web’s best short-form videos through a low-priced subscription service. In a blog post, The First Window for Web Video, Kilar notes that over the past few months, there […]
As 2014 comes to a close, Strategy Analytics thoughts begin to turn towards the trends and events that will shape the digital media landscape in the coming year. In a new report, Top Ten Digital Media Predictions for 2015, Strategy Analytics Digital Media Strategies (DMS) service highlights the trends and events that will shape OTT […]
HBO GO is now available on Amazon Fire TV with an HBO subscription through participating affiliates, with integration of its full catalogue into Fire TV’s voice search. HBO GO will also be available on Fire TV Stick this spring. “Since launch we’ve increased the number of services available on Amazon Fire TV by more than […]