Turner Broadcasting System, The Warner Bros. Television Group and Netflix, have signed licensing agreements bringing to US Netflix members complete previous seasons of animated and live-action programming from Cartoon Network, Warner Bros. Animation and Adult Swim, as well as the TNT serialised drama Dallas. From March 30th, complete past seasons of such great Cartoon Network […]
A day after announcing a major deal with Disney, Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos said they were determined to secure more exclusive programme rights and develop additional original content. With the Disney deal, Netflix beat out Starz, which currently has the pay-TV rights, for new titles from Disney. Harvey Weinstein, cofounder of The Weinstein […]
Mediaset’s on-demand offer, Premium Play, has surpassed one million users, of which 750,000 are active via an Internet connection. Premium Play, which launched in February 2011, is providing over 3,000 content (including football channels and HD) for subscribers of the pay-TV service Mediaset Premium, at no extra cost. The service has been averaging 10,000 new […]
Telia, TeliaSonera’s subsidiary in Sweden, now includes HBO in its TV offering. Telia’s near 500,000 TV customers can watch new episodes of the channel’s popular series subtitled in Swedish within one day after the original broadcast. The price for HBO is 79 SEK per month and users can watch it on TV as well as […]
A new range of LG and Samsung and Smart TVs will come pre-loaded with KnowHow Movies, the digital entertainment service from Dixons Retail, enabling users to enjoy an extensive library of new and classic films and TV shows with Dolby Digital Plus surround sound. Having debuted on PCs and Macs earlier this year, the subscription-free […]
Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda, has suggested that the European film industry should consider a single market that takes advantage of economies of scale, and reconsider release windows. Offering her thoughts on ‘Helping European films thrive’ as part of a Round Table on ‘Financing and distribution of European […]
Toy and juvenile products retailer Toys“R”Us has become the latest US outlet to add video to its product portfolio with the launch of Toys“R”Us Movies, a digital entertainment service that provides families instant access to the movies and TV shows kids love. Available at ToysrusMovies.com, the service features more than 4,000 titles, specially selected to […]
In a deal that includes ‘TV Everywhere’ initiatives and new service launches, US media and communications group Cablevision and The Walt Disney Company have announced a comprehensive distribution agreement to deliver Disney’s line-up of top quality sports, news and entertainment content to Cablevision TV customers across television, Internet, tablets and hand-held devices. The new agreement […]
In a deal it suggests provides significant advertiser opportunity across nearly 20,000 premium videos, AOL has revealed that its entire original video content library is to be distributed and monetised on YouTube. The deal brings some 20,000 high-quality videos from leading AOL brands, including The Huffington Post, TechCrunch and Moviefone, to YouTube’s audience. According to […]
C More has renewed its agreement to offer select Paramount Pictures and MGM films via its linear television pay television channel and on demand service, C More Play. The multiple-year first pay agreement includes the studios’ new releases as well as a number of films from MGM’s and Paramount’s renowned libraries on an exclusive basis. […]