Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset is to launch a subscription-based VoD service before the end of the year, offering a catalogue of 5,000 movies and TV shows, which will also include titles soon after their cinema release. The new project was revealed by the deputy chairman of the Mediaset group, Pier Silvio Berlusconi, during the presentation […]
Netflix has signed an expanded multi-year licensing agreement with PBS Distribution, making a wide variety of great PBS programming available to Netflix members in the US and Canada. Commencing in autumn, Netflix members can enjoy exclusive subscription VoD access to all seasons of critically acclaimed The Bletchley Circle. In 2014, Netflix will become the exclusive […]
A study into how people watch TV has revealed some key differences between watching TV live and on-demand and between different types of VoD. It has also explained why live viewing continues to thrive alongside VoD. The study – Screen Life: TV in demand – was commissioned by Thinkbox, the marketing body for commercial TV […]
VoD and rental service Lovefilm has confirmed it is to stop offering video games to its customers, and will now focus solely on movies and TV. LOVEFiLM confirmed the news via a peculiarly low key entry on their FAQ. ‘We are no longer offering games rental packages to either new customers, or those who wish […]
Cyfrowy Polsat, Poland’s largest satellite platform, has entered an agreement with NBCUniversal International Television Distribution making numerous NBCU library titles, in addition to the studio’s popular new movies, available on Cyfrowy Polsat’s VoD service and on their ipla Internet platform. Through this deal, Cyfrowy Polsat’s subscribers and ipla users will now have access to a […]
Netflix engineers have revealed that they have been working with Microsoft to implement HTML5 video. They said in a blog: “We’ve previously discussed our plans to use HTML5 video with the proposed “Premium Video Extensions” in any browser which implements them. These extensions are the future of premium video on the web, since they allow […]
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM has signed a multi-year licensing deal with CBS Studios International that will expand the e range of TV content already available on LOVEFiLM Instant streaming service. Effective immediately, LOVEFiLM’s UK and German members will be able to stream popular US TV series from CBS and the premium television network Showtme. The shows available […]
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM has announced an exclusive deal with FOX International Channels that will bring one of the most-watched drama series in US cable history, The Walking Dead, to LOVEFiLM Instant. Series one of the award-winning zombie drama is available to LOVEFiLM Instant members in the UK immediately, with additional series scheduled to appear on the […]
Findings from Ooyala, the specialist in video publishing, analytics and monetisation, indicate that tablet and mobile video have attained new consumption records, with live video dominating video-on-demand. The company’s Global Video Index Q1 2013 reveals key trends that are transforming linear television into a personalised, online, mobile experience. Similar to previous quarters, Q1 2013 data […]
Netflix has confirmed it will expand into the Netherlands later this year. Subscribers will be able to stream Hollywood fare, local TV series and Netflix originals like “House of Cards” and “Arrested Development” on TVs, game consoles, computers and mobile devices. Netflix says it currently has more than 36 million members in 40 countries watching […]