In a move that adds a consumer facing storefront to its AnyVU cloud service offering and extends its international reach and licensing capabilities, multiplatform video services provider Vubiquity has acquired UK-based FilmFlex Movies, one of the largest VoD and multiplatform providers outside the United States. FilmFlex, formerly a joint venture between Sony Pictures Television and […]
UK subscription- free digital TV service Freesat is launching the Curzon Home Cinema video On Demand service on Freetime, its connected TV service. Curzon Home Cinema is Freesat’s first film On Demand and pay-per-view player. The new player, created by Curzon Home Cinema, gives Freetime viewers the opportunity to watch the latest cinema releases on demand […]
ATVOD, the independent co-regulator for the editorial content of UK video on demand services, has published determinations that six ‘adult’ video on demand services operating across 29 websites had breached statutory rules requiring UK video on demand providers to keep hardcore pornographic content out of reach of children. The findings bring to more than 30 […]
Looking to boost digital developments and forecasting 20 million views (vs 14 million now) for its GulliReplay service by the end of this year, Lagardère Active’s DTT family channel Gulli has revealed plans that include the launch of its first SVoD app on June 26th. Available for €4.99 a month on iOS, Androïd, Windows 8 […]
Last year, the information and communication technologies sector saw a 3.2 per cent growth worldwide reaching revenues at €3,478 billion, following a 2012 year at +2.8 per cent growth. However, Europe is the only continent to show a
HBO content is now available on Amazon Prime. Subscribers in the US can stream a number of HBO library titles including The Sopranos, The Wire, Deadwood, Six Feet Under and Flight Of The Conchords. Under the multi-year deal, more content will be added in the future. However, no HBO shows that have been made recently […]
Internet entertainment streaming company Netflix has announced a significant expansion of its operations in Europe, with plans to offer the service in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium and Luxembourg in late 2014. The continued European expansion follows the launch of Netflix in the UK and Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (2012) and the Netherlands (2013). […]
Quickflix, the Australian movie and TV-show streaming company, has confirmed that its service had launched on Microsoft’s Xbox One console. Stephen Langsford, Quickflix founder and CEO, says, “We’re delighted to extend our partnership with Microsoft Australia enabling us to be the first Australian movie and TV streaming subscription service available on the new Xbox One […]
Online streaming platform Netflix is set to launch its service in France in mid-September with a monthly subscription fee of €10, reports daily Le Figaro. Operating from Luxemburg, the platform, which has already met all the main French TV production and distribution companies, is reported to have signed up for a first original TV series […]
Amazon has revealed that since premiering on its streaming service in May 2013 (then LOVEFiLM), Michael Hirst’s epic Norse action drama Vikings has gone on to become the most watched TV show of all time on Prime Instant Video in the UK. With its second season premiering in February to 3.6 million viewers in the […]