A fall in shopper numbers continues to affect the sale of Blu-ray discs and DVDs in the UK, but it’s not all bad news according to Kantar Worldwide Data. A varied release slate has meant that shoppers are buying more frequently, helping to slow the decline: HMV, Sainsbury’s and Zavvi all managed to encourage consumers […]
Discovery Communications has announced the worldwide release of its scripted 360° VR production Haunted Castle, a short horror film shot at the famed Corvin Castle in Transylvania, Romania, one of the largest Gothic-Renaissance castles in Europe. The initiative is part of Discovery’s continuous investment in VR, with the purpose of engaging fans and immersing them […]
Apple has introduced the new TV app, offering a unified experience for discovering and accessing TV shows and movies from multiple apps on Apple TV, iPhone and iPad. The TV app provides one place to access TV shows and movies, as well as a place to discover new content to watch. Apple has also introduced […]
Vine, the six-second video app, is shutting down completely. Owner Twitter has decided to shut down its Vine mobile app, reportedly as part of its plan to rescue itself from its ongoing financial crisis. The Vine app and its looping, six-second videos helped define some of the aesthetic of the videos that now feature heavily […]
The UK’s Intellectual Property Office is calling for views on the European Commission’s draft legislation to modernise the European copyright framework. On 14 September 2016, the European Commission published draft legislation aimed at modernising the European copyright framework. This legislation includes: a draft Regulation on the exercise of copyright and related rights in certain online […]
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) – the international counterpart of the Motion Picture Association of America – has obtained UK High Court Orders requiring the five major UK ISPs to block access to thirteen websites dedicated to making copyright infringing material available for free on a large scale. The blocks are set to go live […]
All visitors to Sky Sports WiFi venues can now watch every single Premier League goal as well as key match highlights thanks to a new free service from Sky. Video clips of action and goals from every game in the Premier League – even those not shown live on Sky Sports – will be available […]
The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) – a trade grouping that supports and represents those who build the nuts and bolts of the Internet – has submitted a comment in the form of a letter for the 2016 Special 301 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets (a term used in the United States to describe […]
Optus has announced customers can now watch cricket action with the introduction of a 24/7 Optus Sport channel dedicated to cricket this summer. Paul Rybicki, Head of TV & Content at Optus said, “We know Optus customers love the growing range of sport content we have on offer and we wanted to make it easier […]
BT has added 63,000 TV customers in Q2, bringing its total to 1.7 million. The telco says that at BT Sport, it is benefiting from a new Saturday early evening slot for Premier League matches, with better viewing figures than last year. BT Sport programme rights charges were up 54 per cent mainly as a […]