Sony Pictures Entertainment has made its provocative comedy, The Interview, available through US pay television operators and it has doubled the number of independent theatres to show the movie. The film will also be sold through Wal-Mart on-demand service, Vudu, and on Sony’s PlayStation Network, Sony said. It was already on Google Play and YouTube. […]
CNN, as expected, has gone off the air for Russian viewers, effective December 31st. CNN is lacking the correct licences to transmit, according to local reports. CNN, back in November, confirmed that its local MD had sent letters advising Russian cable, DTT and DTH distributors that it would cease transmissions on December 31st. Recent changes […]
Customers of UK cable operator Virgin Media TV can now keep up with the latest news and sports updates from Sky in HD following the launch of Sky News HD on channel 603 and Sky Sports News HQ HD on channel 511 According to Stephane David, Executive Director of Content at Virgin Media, the addition […]
Sky Sports offered viewers nearly 11,000 hours of football in 2014, part of a record-breaking year of sport across its channels and digital outlets. Over 59,000 hours of sport – more than ever before – were scheduled across seven channels during the last twelve months. Sky Sports offered 29 per cent more football in 2014 […]
Rostelecom, Russia’s national telecommunications operator, is to create a media joint venture with the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK), Russia’s leading producer of pay-TV channels for cable and satellite broadcast. The JV will be made up of VGTRK’s Digital Television and Rostelecom’s subsidiary NKS-Media. The main aim of the JV is to […]
Having announced mid-summer 2014 its intention to launch a DTT service in the UK at the beginning of 2015, the Trinity Broadcasting Family of Networks is heralding what it says is one of the most significant moments in the history of television broadcast across the UK. Trinity Broadcasting Network will launch its newest network, TBN […]
Following its online release on December 24th and limited theatrical release on Christmas Day, controversial comedy film The Interview has become available on a number of piracy websites, with some 900,000 torrent users downloading the title in the following 24 hours. Sony Pictures made the movie available for rental and purchase online for US consumers […]
In addition to a limited theatrical release on December 25th, Sony Pictures is now making controversial comedy movie The Interview available for rental and purchase online for US consumers on YouTube, Google Play, Microsoft Xbox Video and on its own dedicated website www.seetheinterview.com for $5.99. The film can also be purchased in HD for a […]
Sony Pictures will release The Interview to about 200 independent US theatres on Christmas Day after coming under criticism from President Obama and others for giving into pressure from North Korea. The White House praised Sony’s about-face: “The decision made by Sony and participating theatres allows people to make their own choices about the film, […]
The Walt Disney Company and DirecTV have agreed a wide-ranging, multi-year distribution deal that will provide DirecTV customers with access to Disney’s line-up of top quality sports, news, kids and entertainment content across televisions, computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles and other connected devices. The renewal agreement supports the companies’ mutual goal to deliver the best […]