Netflix will pay more this year for content with increasing competition from incumbent pay TV operators and new OTT service operators. “After convincing much of Hollywood to buy into its disruptive business model in 2013, Netflix will find it harder
Sky customers can now access even more TV box sets on demand, including full series of 24, Modern Family, Girls and Bones. This builds on the rapid expansion of the service throughout 2013, during which time the number of hours of TV box sets available on Sky has more than doubled. TV fans are now […]
Comcast has signed an agreement with Warner Bros to start selling the studio’s titles through the Xfinity On Demand digital store. Effective immediately, Xfinity TV customers in the US will be able to purchase Warner Bros. movies and TV shows to own and access anytime, anywhere, on any device, often several weeks ahead of DVD […]
LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company, and Warner Bros International Television Distribution have announced a German subscription video on demand (SVoD) deal to bring several popular kids shows from Warner Bros Animation to stream instantly. Among the newly added SVoD titles are cartoon classics like Tom and Jerry and The Sylvester and Tweety Show as well as […]
Comcast has signed an agreement with Warner Bros to start selling the studio’s titles through the Xfinity On Demand digital store. Effective immediately, Xfinity TV customers in the US are able to purchase Warner Bros movies and TV shows to own and access anytime, anywhere, on any device, often several weeks ahead of DVD release. […]
Netflix has confirmed it is seeking to offer $400 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2024 to institutional investors – funds it expects to use for acquiring original content and expanding into Europe. The online streaming giant had disclosed plans to raise the additional debt when it reported fourth-quarter 2013 earnings last month. […]
YOU On Demand, the multi-platform entertainment and VoD company in China, has revealed that C Media, a mobile video service provider in China, and certain additional investors, have investe $19 million in the Company in exchange for shares of the Company’s Series E Convertible Preferred Stock. C Media’s purchase of Series E Shares represents the […]
YOU On Demand, the multi-platform entertainment and VoD company in China, has announced the expansion of its deal to offer feature films from Disney via YOU On Demand’s mobile service. YOU On Demand will now make available Disney’s library titles including Alice in Wonderland and Pirates of the Caribbean, as well as popular Marvel library […]
Pokemon and Hulu have struck a deal to bring animated titles based on the popular video game franchise to the free Hulu service and the subscription Hulu Plus. All visitors to Hulu.com in the US can now watch the Pokemon Origins animated special, which tells the story in the first videogames, as well as five […]
CBS and Amazon have signed an expansion and extension of their content licensing agreement to continue to bring classic series and hit TV shows from CBS Television Distribution and Showtime Networks to Amazon’s Prime Instant Video service. As a result of the extension, a vast catalogue of CBS content will be made available for Prime […]