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Amazon launches first-ever original kids series

Amazon has announced the premieres of its first-ever original kids series coming exclusively on Prime Instant Video in the UK. The first six episodes of each show will debut this summer, beginning with animated series Tumble Leaf on May 23, followed by Creative Galaxy on June 27, and live-action series Annedroids on July 25. Additional […]

May 16, 2014

French entertainment spend to reach €7.9bn by 2018

Overall TV and video entertainment spend in France is expected to reach €7.9 billion by 2018, averaging 1 per cent annual growth between 2014 and 2018, according to research from Futuresource Consulting. “In 2013 consumer spend on video in France – which includes subscription pay-TV, box office, packaged home video, pay-TV VoD and paid-for online […]

May 15, 2014

Telecom Italia relaunches on-demand service

Telecom Italia is the changing the name of its TV on-demand service from Cubovision to TIMvision and adding new and exclusive content. The rebranded service, initially available on smartphones and tablets and later on Smart TVs, PCs and dedicated decoders, will include new sports events, movies and TV series, in addition to the existing offer […]

May 13, 2014From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Netflix subscription up £1 in UK, €1 in Europe, $1 in US

Netflix has revealed details of its previously announced price hike, with new UK customers set to pay an extra £1 per month, with prices in Europe increasing by €1 and US prices increasing by $1. Existing customers will pay nothing extra for 24 months. In an email sent to UK Netflix customers, the online streaming […]

May 9, 2014

NBCU content for Amazon Prime Video

Amazon and NBCUniversal have finalised a UK instant video subscription deal that will make hundreds of episodes of popular US TV series available on Prime Instant Video. As part of its continued investment in content for its members, Amazon is bringing multiple seasons of hit NBCUniversal shows such as Suits, Grimm and Parks and Recreation […]

May 8, 2014

24 a hit for Amazon ahead of new season

On-demand views of US drama series 24 have increased by 37 per cent on Amazon Prime Instant Video in the past month ahead of the show returning on Sky this week with 24: Live Another Day. The research, carried out by Prime Instant Video – the UK’s largest movie and TV streaming service – to […]

May 7, 2014By Nik Roseveare

Netflix: 5 years until 4K is mainstream

Netflix is now streaming content in 4K with the second season of its original drama House of Cards. In a blog post, Netflix said that although its catalogue of Ultra-HD content is currently small, it expects to add more 4K content and increase the number of devices it can be accessed on later this year. […]

May 6, 2014

Over half of US broadband homes have Netflix

Parks Associates research shows Amazon has made significant gains in the OTT video market as nearly 20 per cent of all US broadband households now have an Amazon Prime Instant Video subscription. The Q1 2014 survey of 10,000

May 2, 2014

VoD and DVD sales to pass $43bn in 2019

Worldwide VoD rentals (OTT and pay-TV operator), electronic sell-through (EST), and DVD/Blu-ray disc sales are expected to grow 40 per cent from 2013 to 2019 – growing from $30.6 billion in 2013 to over 43 billion in 2019. Physical media sales will continue its decline, while OTT VoD services and ad-based viewing take significant market […]

May 2, 2014

Sky Go and Now TV coming to PS4

Sony has confirmed a deal with Sky that will see the Sky Go and Now TV services become available on the PlayStation 4. Now TV will launch this summer and Sky Go ‘later this year’. Now TV offers live streaming and on-demand content from a selection of Sky channels and has been available on PlayStation […]

May 1, 2014By Nik Roseveare