Video-on-demand streaming service Wuaki.tv is partnering with UK commercial broadcaster ITV in a deal that will see hundreds of hours of fresh content added to Wuaki.tv’s UK service and made available to stream on-demand. Wuaki.tv users now have access to an extensive catalogue of TV series and movies from ITV, including primetime drama and comedy […]
YouTube is expected to launch a new subscription music service by the end of this year, competing with the likes of Spotify and other streaming music firms. YouTube’s new service will be “designed with mobile listening in mind” according to Billboard, which also reports there will be two tiers, with users able to choose between […]
Netflix has added more than 10 million subscribers in the last 12 months, taking it to 40 million overall, according to the company’s latest quarterly results. Netflix reported revenues of $1.1 billion and a net profit of $32 million for the third quarter of 2013. Around 31 million of its members are in the US, […]
Sky has reduced the monthly subscription cost of its NOW TV VoD service from £15 (€17.60) to £8.99, to more closely match rivals. The NOW TV website says the service will allow users to “Watch more of the latest and biggest movies 12 months before Netflix or Lovefilm Instant… Unlimited blockbusters whenever you want. No […]
Netflix will soon pass HBO in paid US subscribers, as the company prepares to reveal its third-quarter results. Already the world’s largest subscription-video service, Netflix is expected to have reached 30 million paying US customers. Cable providers are starting to see the $8-a-month subscription as an asset, and some are working to integrate Netflix with […]
Hulu has confirmed that the board has appointed Mike Hopkins as CEO, ending weeks of speculation. Hopkins, a Hulu board member since 2011 who has been serving as president of distribution for Fox Networks Group since 2008, starts immediately. Andy Forssell, who has served as acting CEO since March, will be leaving the OTT subscription […]
MediaBug – Decipher’s bi-annual media consumption tracker – have tracked a sharp rise in subscriptions to SVoD services such as Netflix and Lovefilm this year, but reveal that this is not having a significant effect on ‘cord cutting and cord shaving’ amongst Pay-TV homes, with many consumers opting for both. Mediabug Wave 3 shows that […]
Netflix has obtained rights to additional Disney titles for its just-launched streaming service in the Netherlands, starting in 2014. Netflix will have exclusive subscription VoD rights in the Dutch market for live-action and animated movies from Disney, including “The Avengers,” Pixar’s “Monsters University,” and “The Lone Ranger.” Deal also covers library titles including “The Pirates […]
Global online TV and video revenues (over fixed broadband networks) will reach $34.99 billion in 2018, a massive increase from the $3.98 billion recorded in 2010 and the $15.94 billion expected in 2013, according to the Online TV and Video Forecasts report from Digital TV Research. By 2018, 520 million homes in 40 countries will […]
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks will launch a UK version of its anime channel, Animax, as a subscription video on demand service. In line with the launch, SPT Networks UK has agreed a multi-year volume deal with anime content provider VIZ Media to secure exclusive content for the new service. Animax is SPT Networks’ global […]