Amazon’s LOVEFiLM has made a content deal with Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN). The new shows will allow members of LOVEFiLM Instant in the UK access to VIMN’s broadcast portfolio – which includes MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central. Chris Bird, Director of Content Strategy at LOVEFiLM, said: “We’re thrilled to announce the arrival of hundreds […]
Online entertainment service Netflix and The Weinstein Company (TWC) have agreed a new multi-year licensing deal – described as probably the biggest in Weinstein’s history – that will make Netflix the exclusive US subscription television service for first-run films from TWC beginning in 2016. Starting with its 2016 theatrically released feature films, new TWC and […]
Lionsgate’s forthcoming movie release Bachelorette will August 16 become the biggest mainstream film ever to be released simultaneously across cinemas nationwide, video-on-demand and download to own. The studio is offering what it says is the first multi-platform blockbuster title released in partnership with on-demand services including Sky Store, Virgin Movies, Xbox Video, Film Four, BT […]
The English Premier League and digital sports media group PERFORM have renewed their mobile and Internet clip production partnership, for a further three years. The renewal, which starts at the beginning of the 2013/14 football season, extends the relationship between the two companies, with PERFORM producing and distributing ‘near live’ match highlights and features for […]
Comcast Corporation, owner of the largest cable network in the US, as well as NBCUniversal, is developing an new approach to fighting content piracy in the US, reports Variety, suggesting that the initiative is seeking to convert illegal downloads into legal transaction opportunities. The entertainment trade publication suggests that the company has begun preliminary discussions […]
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM has announced the launch of a wide range of children’s programming from NBCUniversal that will enrich the slate of kids entertainment already available on LOVEFiLM Instant Streaming Service. As a result of the partnership, LOVEFiLM members can now stream television series and films featuring beloved characters from the NBCUniversal library, including Curious George, […]
Following the positive response to its first set of TV pilots, Amazon Studios has confirmed it will produce five more original pilots for kids, including the first pilots for ages 6-11. The new pilots come from Emmy Award-winning creators as well as a Hollywood newcomer discovered though Amazon Studios’ open-door submission process. The pilots will stream on […]
Digital content ownership ecosystem UltraViolet is set to receive a boost to its adoption in the UK, according to research specialist YouGov. Discussing industry dynamics during a London briefing on ‘Content on Demand’ organised by the Digital Television Group, Shaun Austin, associate director for media consulting at YouGov, suggested that moving forward, supermarket group Tesco […]
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM has confirmed a deal with Scripps Networks Interactive will see range of TV content from Food Network and Travel Channel become available on LOVEFiLM Instant. LOVEFiLM’s UK members can now stream hundreds of food-related shows from a host of culinary enthusiasts, including British favourites Andy Bates and Reza Mahammad, and many from the […]
Subscribers to major subscription video services watch four times as many TV shows as movies – and they are just as likely to gravitate to old Star Trek episodes as something from the past year. These are among the findings of a new GfK report that defines the actual viewing habits and preferences of subscribers […]