Netflix shares rose this week after an analyst said customer satisfaction is on the rise recovering from the price hike last year. Citi Research said that more customers are satisfied with the movie streaming service. It cited better sentiment in Citi’s quarterly survey of 3,800 US Internet users, including about half that either had a […]
In a deal it suggests provides significant advertiser opportunity across nearly 20,000 premium videos, AOL has revealed that its entire original video content library is to be distributed and monetised on YouTube. The deal brings some 20,000 high-quality videos from leading AOL brands, including The Huffington Post, TechCrunch and Moviefone, to YouTube’s audience. According to […]
C More has renewed its agreement to offer select Paramount Pictures and MGM films via its linear television pay television channel and on demand service, C More Play. The multiple-year first pay agreement includes the studios’ new releases as well as a number of films from MGM’s and Paramount’s renowned libraries on an exclusive basis. […]
Netflix has overhauled its service on Android-powered mobile phones. In a blog-post, the company outlined the update: “At the top of the new browse screen on Android phones is a row that lets you continue watching programmes or films that you previously started watching right where you left off is a very handy feature. Lower […]
WWE wrestling fans in the US can now access unlimited and instant streaming of WWE’s popular weekly programmes anywhere, anytime through Hulu Plus. Visitors can to the WWE Hulu portal can access a free trial, and unlock next-day access to current episodes of Monday Night Raw, SmackDown, WWE Superstars and WWE NXT, as well as […]
According to market research company The NPD Group, although renting movies through Internet video on demand (iVoD) is making inroads with a small but growing group of consumers, cable companies are consumers’ first choice when they order on-demand movies on a per-use basis. Led by Comcast in the first half of 2012, 48 per cent […]
Following advanced-television.com’s revelation September 10th that Twentieth Century Fox Home was seeking to revive consumers’ interest in the purchase of movies, the company has confirmed the launch of its Digital HD initiative that allows consumers to download or stream their favourite Fox movies on a variety of connected devices. More than 600 Fox films can […]
Responding to the increased competition in the online movies sector, UK quad-play operator Virgin Media is rebranding and relaunching its on demand movie pay-per-view service as Virgin Movies – having previously operated under the FilmFlex Movies On Demand banner – suggesting it already has the widest range of blockbusters available online to pay-per-view or download […]
In a bid to revive consumers’ interest in the purchase of movies, Fox is to give earlier access to films for about $15 each, down from a purchase price that is currently about $20. The initiative will begin later in September with Ridley Scott’s science fiction thriller Prometheus, and Fox plans to offer high-definition versions […]
Advanced video services provider Avail-TVN is to provide content for the Google Fiber broadband TV service. Launched in July 2012 in Kansas City, Google Fiber offers connection speeds 100 times faster than traditional broadband and delivers both Internet and TV into the home. Avail-TVN will provide a range of content including studio, broadcast and cable […]