Netflix will pay more this year for content with increasing competition from incumbent pay TV operators and new OTT service operators. “After convincing much of Hollywood to buy into its disruptive business model in 2013, Netflix will find it harder
Australian online entertainment service Quickflix has boosted its catalogue by securing deals with The Walt Disney Company Australia, NBC Universal and BBC Worldwide ANZ to license popular and award-winning TV series programming for its streaming service. Content licensed under these new agreements include seasons of Emmy Award-winning drama series Downton Abbey, Golden Globe Award-winning US […]
An exclusive licensing agreement with The Disney/ABC Television Group is bringing Star Wars content to Netflix streaming members for the first time. The Galactic Republic, Disney/ABC Television Group, Lucasfilm and Netflix have confirmed the highly-anticipated début of the sixth and final season of the Emmy Award-winning series Star Wars: The Clone Wars exclusively to Netflix […]
Arris has published the results of a study into consumer preferences during Valentine’s nights in. The survey of 1,000 UK consumers found that:
Following its recent deal with CBS which saw it secure subscription video on demand (SVoD) rights for the critically-acclaimed CBS drama Elementary, Hulu has agreed the expansion of a non-exclusive, multi-year licensing agreement with the broadcaster to stream programmes from CBS’s rich television library on the Hulu Plus subscription service. Terms of the deal were […]
Senator Chris Dodd, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), has called on the global film community to stand up for effective copyright protection to encourage cultural and technological innovation, job production and economic development. Addressing a gathering of of filmmakers, legislators and policy makers from the Produzenten Allianz (German film […]
As it seeks to differentiate its online entertainment content from market rivals, Amazon has revealed the latest round of TV pilots from Amazon Studios – an initiative that allows viewers to have a say in the shows they’ll be watching in the future. The first round of pilots resulted in the critically-acclaimed Garry Trudeau series […]
BT is claiming to be the the first pay-TV provider in the UK to offer movies to buy-to-keep as well as rent. Customers will now be able to buy many of the latest blockbusters from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, along with a selection of modern greats and classics, on […]
Internet television network Netflix has confirmed a third season of its award-winning drama series House of Cards in advance of the Season 2 premiere on February 14th. The news represents the first renewal for the political thriller, which Netflix originally commissioned with an upfront two-season order. “Our intent is that the show keep going for […]
Ramping up its content exclusivity as it competes with other online entertainment platforms, streaming subscription service Hulu Plus has acquired subscription video on demand (SVoD) rights for the critically-acclaimed CBS drama Elementary. It has the rights to offer complete past seasons of episodes of the Sherlock Holmes-themed drama to its subscribers after each season has […]