Modern Times Group (MTG), the international entertainment broadcasting group, has announced that Viasat Broadcasting is the first Scandinavian pay-TV operator to launch a 3D TV service. Viasat 3D is now made available to satellite subscribers through Viasat’s digital OnDemand set-top box and will feature live football matches from UEFA Champions League, as well as streamed […]
US digital satellite platform DISH Network has conformed the rollout of multiple 3D movies available from Dish Cinema On Demand. Dish Network is giving customers access to a variety of 3D movies including ‘Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore’,’ The Last Airbender’, ‘A Christmas Carol’ and ‘Step Up 3D’.” Forever After,” and “Saw: […]
Acetrax, the movie retailer on connected TVs from Samsung, LG and Panasonic, has revealed the most popular film streamed through its service this year in the UK has been Sherlock Holmes, closely followed by Clash Of The Titans and Harry Potter. The Acetrax Movies App allows users to register directly on their TVs and instantly […]
Arqiva’s TV catch-up website SeeSaw is now pitching to collect viewer data with a £0.001p charge. The site last recently started charging viewers £2.99 a month to remove the pre-rolls they are forced to watch as free users and now it’s already dropping that price to just one penny in a short promotion. The theory […]
Curzon Artificial Eye (CAE), owner of the UK’s Curzon art house cinema chain, is preparing to launch its new on-demand service which it hopes will boost audiences and help tackle digital piracy. The service goes live on December 10th with the debut on Iraq war film “In Our Name” The film will be streamed in […]
Argentine incumbent teleco Telefonica de Argentina (TdA) has launched a VOD service over its ‘Speedy’ ADSL broadband network. Subscribers of the ‘On Video’, service, will have unlimited access to a library of content, including a variety of television programmes and films. The service is priced at ARS39.9 ($10.2) per month, with no activation fee; subscribers […]
GetGlue, a social network that lets users “check in” to television programmes, films and sporting events, has attracted investment from Time Warner as it leads a $6 million round of financing. GetGlue allows users to signal what type of media they are consuming at any given moment. GetGlue has partnerships with 24 companies including television […]
KPMG’s Media Barometer surveyed a total 4,312 UK consumers from YouGov’s panel in September, for its Media and Entertainment Barometer. Among the main findings: —27 per cent own a smartphone. “This rose to 44 per cent and 43 per cent amongst the 18-24s and 25-34s respectively.” —35 per cent have downloaded paid apps in the […]
Marc Dorcel, a player in the European adult entertainment market, has confirmed the launch of its 3D subscription VOD service in Europe. The new service offers users a privileged access to more than 60 exclusive videos especially designed for 3D and produced with the latest recording technologies (3D cameras, side by side, full HD). The […]
Sony has brought its Qriocity online content rental service to Europe after a soft launch in Bravias and Blu-ray in the US. Sony says music and games will soon be added to the current movie menu as the service goes live in France, Spain, Germany, Italy and the UK. The eccentrically named Qriocity has European […]