Amazon’s LOVEFiLM has made a content deal with Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN). The new shows will allow members of LOVEFiLM Instant in the UK access to VIMN’s broadcast portfolio – which includes MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central. Chris Bird, Director of Content Strategy at LOVEFiLM, said: “We’re thrilled to announce the arrival of hundreds […]
Online video service Netflix has reached 1.5 million paying subscribers in the UK. Exclusive series such as The House of Cards and Arrested Development, as well as bought-in TV shows including the hit Breaking Bad, have helped the US-based company increase its paying UK audience to between 1.5 million and two million, according to a […]
The content licensing deal between Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), Lionsgate’s partner in Asia and one of Asia’s largest vertically integrated independent entertainment companies, and Youku Tudou, one of the leading Internet television companies in China, is off to a fast start as the highly-anticipated Lionsgate television series Orange is the New Black has generated nearly […]
Netflix is replacing its queuing system with “My List.” Outside the US, subscribers will notice the biggest change, as they will now be able to curate their own viewing lists instead of relying on just the search function or the service’s automatically generated genre lists. Michael Spiegelman, director of product innovation at Netflix, outlined how […]
Online entertainment service Netflix and The Weinstein Company (TWC) have agreed a new multi-year licensing deal – described as probably the biggest in Weinstein’s history – that will make Netflix the exclusive US subscription television service for first-run films from TWC beginning in 2016. Starting with its 2016 theatrically released feature films, new TWC and […]
Lionsgate’s forthcoming movie release Bachelorette will August 16 become the biggest mainstream film ever to be released simultaneously across cinemas nationwide, video-on-demand and download to own. The studio is offering what it says is the first multi-platform blockbuster title released in partnership with on-demand services including Sky Store, Virgin Movies, Xbox Video, Film Four, BT […]
The English Premier League and digital sports media group PERFORM have renewed their mobile and Internet clip production partnership, for a further three years. The renewal, which starts at the beginning of the 2013/14 football season, extends the relationship between the two companies, with PERFORM producing and distributing ‘near live’ match highlights and features for […]
RTL Netherlands has bought Dutch VoD service Videoland as it seeks to and take on Netflix in the Dutch market. RTL Netherlands has purchased 65 per cent of Videoland’s parent firm The Entertainment Group (TEG), with RTL Netherlands CEO Bert Habets commenting that the deal was a “logical next step in the development of our […]
Comcast Corporation, owner of the largest cable network in the US, as well as NBCUniversal, is developing an new approach to fighting content piracy in the US, reports Variety, suggesting that the initiative is seeking to convert illegal downloads into legal transaction opportunities. The entertainment trade publication suggests that the company has begun preliminary discussions […]
US online movie service Redbox Instant by Verizon is now available on Roku streaming devices. The pair announced their intention to team up June 6th. At the time, Shawn Strickland, CEO, Redbox Instant by Verizon, said the operator had received “overwhelming” demand from its customers for the service on their Roku devices. Both subscribers and […]