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 […]
The BFI, the UK’s lead organisation for film, has launched its brand new subscription service, BFI Player+. It launched the BFI Player in October 2103 with a mix of free (approximately 60 per cent) and pay-per-view (40 per cent) content. Costing just £4.99 (€6.95) a month, with a 30-day free trial for all users, BFI […]
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. […]
The traditional TV channels business is entering a period of flux, according to new analysis from critical information and insight source IHS. “The core concept of the channel is fragmenting, as audience behaviour is changing and broadcasters are adapting to meet evolving viewer needs,” said Ted Hall, research director at IHS Technology. “The traditional linear […]
YouTube has released details of its widely-anticipated ad-free subscription service. Writing in the YouTube blog, Matt Leske, Product Manager, says that for years, YouTube’s fans have been telling it they want more—more choice when watching their favourite content, more ways to support their favourite creators and, above all, the option to watch their favourite videos […]
Italian broadcasting group Mediaset has announced it has reached a partnership agreement with Google/YouTube. The deal opens up new prospects for relations between the two companies and at the same time brings to an end nearly eight years of legal disputes. The agreement is aimed at developing the digital presence of Mediaset’s content in through […]
A technical failure hampered the launch of Netflix in Spain with users through Vodafone being connected to the French version of the streaming service instead of the Spanish one due to misidentification. Vodafone’s subscribers were wrongly redirected to the French website of Netflix. Apparently, Netflix website identified the IPs associated to the operator as if […]
Disney is to launch a subscription service next month in the UK. The SVoD service – DisneyLife – will also stream books and music alongside movies and TV shows. Classic titles such as Snow White, Jungle Book, and Cinderella, along with Pixar’s entire catalogue and the archive of Disney Channel shows will all be available. […]
Netflix has launched in Spain with the hope of reaching a third of Spanish households over the next seven years, according to CEO Reed Hastings. There are more than 6 million homes in Spain’s pay-TV market with around 5 million pay TV subscribers where its biggest rival, Telefonica’s OTT service Yomvi, currently has 1 million […]
The global VoD market is expected to reach $263 billion (€ 231.2bn) by 2016, up from $207 billion in 2014 according to Future Market Insights. Rising popularity of on-demand services among consumers and proliferation of internet in emerging nations is expected to fuel the global VoD market. Demand for pay-TV services will continue to remain […]