WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) has confirmed that the WWE Network will finally launch in the UK and Ireland on January 19th. WWE chairman Vince McMahon made the announcement in a video on the company’s website, stating: “… the WWE Network is coming to the United Kingdom and Ireland, on Monday, January 19th, and this time […]
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. […]
YouView customers now have access to over 30,000 hours of on-demand films, box sets and TV series. The recent addition of Netflix adds to a collection of content that now makes up more than 40,000 titles. Other options include films from Sky Store, Sky Movies on NOW TV, plus free-to-air on demand films as well […]
Netflix will not arrive in Spain next year. The Communications Director of the company, Jonathan Friedland, has reportedly denied that the company is going to break into Spain as despite reports. In stories sourced to smart TV makers, Netflix had reportedly planned to enter Spain by the end of 2015, reversing its decision not to […]
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 […]
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking views on the proposed subscription video on demand (SVoD) joint venture between pay-TV platform Foxtel and Seven Network. The pair propose to enter into a joint venture collectively to produce and supply a stand-alone service, marketed as ‘Presto Entertainment’. The ACCC’s investigation is focused on the […]
Numericable-SFR (Altice) has announced the launch of a pay to keep download service after signing agreements with five international studios and production companies. This service has been added to Numericable’s LaBox Fibre and offers 120 titles at launch, with movies from 20th Century Fox, francetv distribution, Gaumont, Dreamworks and Disney libraries. The films are accessible […]
Amazon Instant Video users can now watch blockbuster movies, hit TV shows and Amazon Original Series in Ultra-HD picture quality. Ultra-HD movies and TV shows are accessible through the Amazon Instant Video app on compatible Ultra-HD smart TVs. Available at no additional cost to their membership, Amazon Prime members can now binge watch Amazon Original […]
Wuaki.tv, the movie and TV series streaming service, saw significant company growth in the UK during 2014. Wuaki.tv now has over 400,000 registered users in the UK as of December 2014, a 220 per cent increase over the last 12 months. Company revenues have also increased 212 per cent during this period. Wuaki.tv has also […]