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ESPN sees record-breaking UK traffic

ESPN enjoyed a record-breaking March in the UK boosted by the ICC Twenty20 World Cup and Asia Cup competitions – and an enthralling March Madness tournament on ESPN Player. According to data from independent research firm ComScore, cricket fans spent more time on ESPNcricinfo than the next nine major sites combined, and on average 14 […]

April 29, 2014

Hulu moves to block VPN users

Streaming video service Hulu has taken steps to clamp down on users accessing the site through VPNs in an effort to block international users from seeing videos available only in the US. VPN users, including Americans trying to access the Web legitimately, will receive an error message, which reads: “Based on your IP-address, we noticed […]

April 28, 2014By Colin Mann

Diller: ‘More confident of winning’

Barry Diller, the main backer of Internet TV streaming service Aereo, has reiterated his view that its chances of a successful outcome in the Supreme Court copyright case are 50-50, while admitting to being more confident of such an eventuality. He also suggested that for his IAC company, the investment was financially meaningless, but the […]

April 28, 2014By Colin Mann

Rabbit TV launches live TV channel streaming

With the Justices of the US Supreme Court deliberating on the evidence provided in the copyright case brought by the nation’s major broadcast networks against Internet TV streaming service Aereo, USB streaming dongle Rabbit TV has unveiled a similar feature added to its popular eMedia guide, giving its three million+ users easy access to nearly […]

April 28, 2014By Colin Mann

Spacey: India pirating House of Cards

Kevin Spacey has acknowledged that award-winning Netflix drama House of Cards is popular in India, but suggested that it is being viewed illegally, as Netflix does not yet offer its entertainment streaming service in the country. Spacey, who plays the drama’s leading character Francis Underwood, made the comments at the International Indian Film Academy Awards […]

April 28, 2014By Colin Mann

Youku Tudou partners with Smart TV, OTT devices

Youku Tudou, the China-based Internet television company, has signed strategic partnerships with most of China’s leading smart TV and OTT manufacturers, 8 of which are an exclusive integration of the pre-installed Youku Tudou App. In April, Youku announces four new partnerships with OTT companies. All four partnerships include the exclusively pre-installed Youku Tudou TV app. […]

April 25, 2014

FCC: ISPs can charge for speed

The Federal Communications Commission has said it will propose new rules to allow content companies such as Disney, Google or Netflix to pay ISPs like Comcast and Verizon for faster lanes to send video to their subscribers. The proposed changes effectively end the guarantee on net neutrality — the principle that no providers of legal […]

April 24, 2014

YouTube, Netflix boost global CDN market

TechNavio is reporting that unprecedented growth of streaming video is directly boosting the global video content delivery network (CDN) Market. The market is projecting a CAGR of 29.66 per cent from 2014-2018. “In 2013, the average video traffic over the internet was estimated at

April 24, 2014

Pokémon TV on Kindle Fire

The Pokémon Company International has confirmed the launch of the official Pokémon TV app on the Amazon Kindle tablet. The Kindle Fire launch adds another platform for the Pokémon TV app, which has had more than 2.5 million installations since its 2013 launch on iOS devices, including iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, and Android devices. […]

April 24, 2014

Aereo versus broadcasters: Early shots fired

The US Supreme Court has started its hearing as to whether Internet TV streaming service Aereo violates the broadcasters’ exclusive rights under federal copyright law to the public performance of their works, with initial oral arguments, being offered. After the first day, David Frederick, counsel to Aereo, said that from the company’s perspective, the issue […]

April 23, 2014By Colin Mann