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Cartoon Network content for Netflix UK

Netflix has confirmed it will bring a range of popular Cartoon Network and Cartoonito TV series to its members in the UK and Ireland. This marks the first time Cartoon Network content is available to subscription on demand services in the market. Available immediately, Netflix subscribers in the UK and Ireland can now watch shows […]

December 10, 2013By Nik Roseveare

Verizon adds 16 channels to FiOS

Verizon FiOS TV customers now have more entertainment choices while on the go, with the addition of 16 new channels to Verizon’s FiOS Mobile App. This brings to 25 the number of live channels available. US customers who have the FiOS Mobile App – which is free – will now be able to live stream […]

December 6, 2013

Netflix confirms House of Cards Season 2

Internet television network Netflix has confirmed that the second season of its award-winning drama series House of Cards will premiere on February 14th 2014. As with the first season, all 13 episodes will be available for members to watch instantly in all territories where Netflix is available. In the summer of 2013, for its first […]

December 5, 2013By Colin Mann

HBO content for Google Play

Google has signed a deal with HBO to make shows including Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, and True Blood, available on the Google Play service for the first time. The deal will also see older shows, such as The Wire and The Sopranos available to own and stream via Google Play from next week. Google […]

December 3, 2013

Netflix in NBCUniversal Canada deal

Internet television network Netflix and NBCUniversal Television and New Media Distribution have agreed a licensing deal allowing Netflix members in Canada instantly to watch feature films and previous seasons of some of the current most popular TV shows from NBCUniversal Television and New Media Distribution. The deal includes a number of titles that will be […]

December 2, 2013

Moaning of Life top-ranked Sky1 show

Analysis of Sky’s October viewing figures reveals that Karl Pilkington, The Moaning of Life, is Sky 1 HD’s biggest show of the year so far. The series launched with a total audience of nearly 2.5 million, with around 200,000 watching through Sky Go. Writing in the Sky Views blog, Stuart Murphy, Director, Entertainment Channels, said […]

December 2, 2013By Colin Mann

LOVEFiLM app for Playstation 4

Amazon’s LOVEFiLM has confirmed the the arrival of its Instant streaming app on PlayStation4 – Sony’s new generation video games console. The app, which is already available on Sony’s PS3 and Sony Bravia connected TVs and Blu-ray players, allows film and TV fans to access the latest entertainment from the LOVEFiLM Instant catalogue in full […]

November 29, 2013

UKTV channels on Virgin TV Anywhere

UKTV has made its full network of channels available to Virgin TV Anywhere users for the first time, building on the network’s strategy to offer viewers even more ways to watch its channels. UKTV’s flagship entertainment channel Watch, along with Gold, Alibi, Dave, Eden, Really, Drama, Good Food, Home, and Yesterday, are now available on […]

November 28, 2013

Playstation 4 confirms on-demand partners

Sony has confirmed a host of services that will launch alongside the PlayStation 4 in the UK when the console hits the shelves on November 29th. The new-generation console will feature on-demand applications from BBC iPlayer, LoveFilm, Netflix, BBC Sports, BBC News, Demand 5, Music Unlimited, VidZone, Video Unlimited and IGN In total, gamers will […]

November 27, 2013By Nik Roseveare

LOVEFiLM app for Xbox One

Members of Amazon’s LOVEFiLM can now access thousands of films and TV shows from the LOVEFiLM Instant streaming catalogue on Xbox One, Microsoft’s new generation console. Available now from the Xbox One App Marketplace, the LOVEFiLM Instant app features all of the service’s most popular features including HD streaming, Dolby Digital Plus (5.1) surround sound, […]

November 22, 2013