Online entertainment service Netflix and CBS Corporation have agreed a deal which will see all eight seasons of the Showtime drama Dexter will become available for Netflix members in the United States. Beginning on Halloween (October 31, 2013), the first four seasons of the award-winning series will be available to watch instantly; seasons 5-8 will […]
Wuaki.tv has announced a partnership with Panasonic that makes the Wuaki.tv service available directly through Panasonic Smart TVs, bringing a hybrid streaming service to the living room. Panasonic Smart TV users can now access Wuaki.tv’s catalogue of quality movies and TV shows directly through a dedicated app on their TV, allowing them to browse, rent […]
Netflix is an emblematic company; emblematic of the starkly simple fact that ubiquitous fast access is rewriting the rules of pay-TV. The California company does what ‘traditional’ players like Showtime and HBO do, but does it with an aggressive price and complete control of its marketing and – in most respects – its distribution. This […]
US online entertainment service Hulu is making free Hulu clips available on mobile devices. Announcing the news in the Hulu blog, Karan Nischol, Senior Product Manager, notes that the mobile browser on phones and tablets has become one of the most convenient ways to take a break. Accordingly, Hulu users are now able to watch […]
Grabyo, the real-time TV clip-sharing platform, is helping Sky Sports to promote its coverage of the UEFA Champions League by sharing clips of live games – as well as other clips from Sky Sports News – to social and digital channels. The clips will be promoted by NOW TV, Sky’s OTT service, who will be using Grabyo Studio combined with Twitter’s […]
Samsung Electronics America has confirmed the availability of the Samsung Smart Media Player, bringing live TV content and all of the Smart TV apps to consumer’s current TVs that lack Smart Hub capabilities. Packed with more than 100 Smart Apps including Amazon Instant Video, Netflix, VUDU and YouTube, the Smart Media Player also enables viewers […]
Google Fiber is offering its subscribers the chance to “stream boredom away” by offering the WatchESPN and WATCH Disney apps to enable the viewing of content on phones and tablets . WatchESPN provides live access to eight networks, including live events and all of ESPN’s sports and studio shows (including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPN […]
Dreamworks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg has revealed that he offered the creators of Breaking Bad $75 million (€55.5m) for three extra episodes of the cult drama to run after the end of the last series. The intention was to air these online in 30 daily, six-minute bites. Delivering a MIPCOM Personality of the Year keynote […]
ESPN Player, the live and on-demand sports streaming service, is now available on Samsung Smart TVs across the UK and Europe, and will launch on LG Smart TV’s in the near future. Sports fans with Samsung Smart TVs are now able to download the free ESPN Player App directly onto their TV’s from Samsung Apps. […]
Marvel Anime has announced the premiere of four new series in the UK on Amazon’s LOVEFiLM streaming service. The deal with Sony Pictures Television means that subscription on-demand service LOVEFiLM will host series featuring popular comic book heroes including vampire hunter “Blade”, Tony Stark’s alter ego “Iron Man”, the fearsome “Wolverine” and mutant superheroes “X-Men”. […]