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Warner Bros content for Amazon Prime UK

Amazon and Warner Bros International Television Distribution have agreed  a UK instant video subscription deal to bring five hit US TV series to Amazon Prime Instant Video, which launches in the UK on February 26th. The multi-year agreement sees Amazon Prime Instant Video acquire the UK on demand subscription streaming rights to multiple seasons of […]

February 24, 2014

Netflix will pay more for content in 2014

Netflix will pay more this year for content with increasing competition from incumbent pay TV operators and new OTT service operators. “After convincing much of Hollywood to buy into its disruptive business model in 2013, Netflix will find it harder

February 18, 2014

Sky adds to box sets on demand

Sky customers can now access even more TV box sets on demand, including full series of 24, Modern Family, Girls and Bones. This builds on the rapid expansion of the service throughout 2013, during which time the number of hours of TV box sets available on Sky has more than doubled. TV fans are now […]

February 13, 2014

Warner Bros movies for Comcast Xfinity

Comcast has signed an agreement with Warner Bros to start selling the studio’s titles through the Xfinity On Demand digital store. Effective immediately, Xfinity TV customers in the US will be able to purchase Warner Bros. movies and TV shows to own and access anytime, anywhere, on any device, often several weeks ahead of DVD […]

February 13, 2014

LOVEFiLM, Warner Bros SVoD for Germany

LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company, and Warner Bros International Television Distribution have announced a German subscription video on demand (SVoD) deal to bring several popular kids shows from Warner Bros Animation to stream instantly. Among the newly added SVoD titles are cartoon classics like Tom and Jerry and The Sylvester and Tweety Show as well as […]

February 12, 2014

Comcast adds Warner Bros to Digital Store

Comcast has signed an agreement with Warner Bros to start selling the studio’s titles through the Xfinity On Demand digital store. Effective immediately, Xfinity TV customers in the US are able to purchase Warner Bros movies and TV shows to own and access anytime, anywhere, on any device, often several weeks ahead of DVD release. […]

February 12, 2014

YOU On Demand expands Disney deal

YOU On Demand, the multi-platform entertainment and VoD company in China, has announced the expansion of its deal to offer feature films from Disney via YOU On Demand’s mobile service. YOU On Demand will now make available Disney’s library titles including Alice in Wonderland and Pirates of the Caribbean, as well as popular Marvel library […]

January 31, 2014

Hulu catches Pokemon content

Pokemon and Hulu have struck a deal to bring animated titles based on the popular video game franchise to the free Hulu service and the subscription Hulu Plus. All visitors to Hulu.com in the US can now watch the Pokemon Origins animated special, which tells the story in the first videogames, as well as five […]

January 31, 2014

CBS, Amazon expand content deal

CBS and Amazon have signed an expansion and extension of their content licensing agreement to continue to bring classic series and hit TV shows from CBS Television Distribution and Showtime Networks to Amazon’s Prime Instant Video service. As a result of the extension, a vast catalogue of CBS content will be made available for Prime […]

January 30, 2014

LOVEFiLM expands kid’s content

Amazon’s LOVEFiLM has bolstered its selection of kid’s content with the addition of iconic TV shows such as Thomas & Friends, Fireman Sam and Where’s Wally to the service, whilst retaining the streaming rights for other classic characters such as He-Man and Postman Pat. Made possible through three new deals with independent children’s entertainment producers […]

January 27, 2014