Netflix has hired former Playtone exec Peter Friedlander ready for a move into original programming.. Netflix announced its first original series will be political drama House of Cards starring Kevin Spacey when it outbid broadcasters for the rights. Playtone is the production company run by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman
Google’s film rental service for Android has gone live in the UK, with users now able to rent films from the Android Market. Over 1,000 movies are available at launch through the Video app with prices starting from £2.49 (€2.9) per film. Users can watch a rented any time within 30 days of purchase, with […]
Forty-four per cent of TV households in the United States have at least one Digital Video Recorder (DVR), and one-third of DVR households have more than one DVR -representing 14 per cent of all households having multiple DVRs according to recent consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG). In 2005, just 8 per cent of […]
Time Warner Cable (TWC) is to offer its digital customers two new films the same day as their theatrical release, and a third before its theatrical release. The first – Trespass – was made available October 14, while the second – Marginal Call – will become available the same day as its theatrical release, […]
Following staunch opposition from cinema owners, Universal Pictures has abandoned its plan to make its movie “Tower Heist” available to consumers via VoD just three weeks after it opens in cinemas. “Universal Pictures today announced that in response to a request from theatre owners, it has decided to delay its planned premium home video on […]
ProSiebenSat.1 is signing an extensive VoD rights agreement for maxdome with Disney Germany. The cooperative arrangement will add over 500 titles to the portfolio of Germany´s largest online video rental service. The agreement includes kids and family programming and feature films which will be made available through maxdome both on a transactional basis and within […]
Movie studios, which in the past have engaged in half-hearted tests of premium video-on-demand (PVOD), ought instead to embrace it as both a potential driver of profits and a hedge against piracy, according to BTIG media analyst Richard Greenfield. PVOD allows viewers to rent movies from pay TV operators at a premium price while they […]
Blip.tv, one of the Internet’s largest independently owned and operated video properties, has published the results of a study focusing on original web video. Blip.tv commissioned the study with Dynamic Logic, a specialist in digital insights, to offer key insights into how, when and where Blip.tv audiences are watching online video. According to Dynamic Logic, […]
Mediapro, owner of pay DTT channel Gol TV, has launched a pay-per-view football TV channel online allowing viewers to watch up to 115 football matches a month through any Internet-connected device. From €1 to €14.99 viewers will be able to have access to the Spanish Football League, King’s Cup, Champions League and other International Championships. […]
CinemaNow, Best Buy’s digital entertainment service, and Intel are giving US customers the ability to enjoy a larger library of premium HD content on their PCs. For the first time, CinemaNow will offer 1080p HD movies for rental and purchase on 2nd generation Intel Core processor-based PCs with Intel Insider technology. Previously, only standard-definition movies […]