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1 in 4 tablet owners pay for content

comScore has released insights on the US tablet market from comScore TabLens, its forthcoming monthly syndicated service providing insights into tablet ownership and usage. The report found that tablets have quickly reached a critical mass in the US with 1 in every 4 smartphone owners using tablets during the three-month average period ending April 2012. […]

June 11, 2012

iROKOtv launching SVOD

iROKOtv, the world’s largest online distributor of Nollywood films, will launch its new subscription service on 1st July. Under the new service, iROKOtv viewers will retain free access to over 4,800 Nollywood films, and will also be able to watch exclusive Nollywood releases, uploaded weekly, for $5 per month. Jason Njoku, founder and Chief Executive […]

June 1, 2012

LOVEFiLM adds HD streaming

Amazon’s LOVEFiLM has confirmed the launch of HD streaming. The HD functionality will allow members of LOVEFiLM – Europe’s largest subscription service instantly streaming films and TV series over the internet and sending DVDs and games by post – to stream films and TV series on demand and for no extra charge in HDTV resolutions […]

May 31, 2012

Quickflix for NZ Panasonic Viera TVs

Quickflix has confirmed that its WatchNow streaming service is now available in New Zealand on all Panasonic Viera Connect TVs. The new service allows users to stream movies and TV shows over the Internet directly to their Panasonic TV. Viera Connect users are now able to access Quickflix streaming and watch unlimited movies and television […]

May 31, 2012

LOVEFiLM, NBCU content agreement

LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company, has announced a multi-year digital licence agreement with NBCUniversal International Television Distribution, providing LOVEFiLM members in the UK with exclusive streaming access to titles from Universal Pictures during the second pay window. Recent and new release Universal Pictures titles can be accessed through the LOVEFiLM Instant service, available from £4.99 a […]

May 30, 2012

Eurosport joins Sky Go

British Eurosport has joined Sky Go to complete the sports line-up across all Sky Go supported mobile devices. This summer, British Eurosport will carry live coverage of major sporting events including the French Open, the Tour De France and Le Mans, all available on the move to Sky customers through Sky Go. British Eurosport, the […]

May 29, 2012

Film1 and MGM pay-TV partnership

Chellomedia’s premium Dutch movie channel Film1 and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios have signed an exclusive agreement on Pay TV and SVOD. The multiyear partnership allows Film1 Pay TV viewers access to MGM’s latest movie releases and the famous Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer library. As the sole provider in the Netherlands, Film1, Netherlands’ leading film channel bouquet, will offer titles such […]

May 25, 2012

Sandvine: “Netflix traffic has peaked”

During a CIO panel discussion at The Cable Show, Sandvine’s chief technology officer, Don Bowman asserted Netflix has hit its peak and other video services are gaining traction.  As documented in Sandvine’s Global Internet Phenomena report, Bowman revealed that Netflix represents 33 per cent of peak downstream traffic on US cable networks but projects a […]

May 23, 2012

Time Warner: Hulu should be pay only

Hulu should require viewers to have a cable subscription, Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes suggested at the company’s Q1 2012 earnings report. “We think Hulu authenticating makes sense,” he added. “We think Hulu is heading in the right direction now and it might continue to be viable.” HBO Go is having “a significant positive impact” […]

May 3, 2012

‘Shot in the arm’ for UltraViolet

Digital content ownership ecosystem UltraViolet has been boosted by the ‘disc-to-digital initiative’ launched mid-April by US retail giant Walmart, according to senior industry executives and Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes. Speaking at Digital Hollywood in Marina Del Rey, California, NBC Universal digital distribution VP Michael Aaronson admitted to having made his first Electronic Sell Through […]

May 3, 2012By Colin Mann