Accedo, an enabler of TV application solutions, and Filmin, a Spanish subscription VoD provider, have announced a partnership to develop next generation Smart TV apps for multiple platforms. The first official app launched under the partnership gives Samsung SmartTV and Bluray player viewers access to a subscription catalogue of 2,900 videos. The two companies are […]
YouTube has confirmed it is rolling out its original channels initiative, launched in the US last year, to the UK, France and Germany. At Mipcom, VP and global head of content Robert Kyncl said YouTube will launch at least 46 new European channels over the coming months from major producers including such as All3Media, and […]
Sky Sports coverage of the 2012 Ryder Cup attracted record levels of online and mobile viewing to Sky’s multiplatform TV service Sky Go. Alongside the live HD and 3D coverage on Sky Sports, which reached almost 5 million TV viewers during the course of the tournament, a record-breaking 700,000 Sky customers followed the live action […]
Toy and juvenile products retailer Toys“R”Us has become the latest US outlet to add video to its product portfolio with the launch of Toys“R”Us Movies, a digital entertainment service that provides families instant access to the movies and TV shows kids love. Available at ToysrusMovies.com, the service features more than 4,000 titles, specially selected to […]
Having outbid cable channels HBO and AMC for the rights to the show, reportedly paying about $4 million per episode, Internet subscription streaming service Netflix has revealed that drama series House of Cards – based on the 1990 BBC miniseries of the same name – will be available for members to watch instantly beginning on […]
The BBC iPlayer reached a new record high this summer, as viewers used the VoD service to catch up on action from the London 2012 Olympic Games. In August, iPlayer attracted 196 million programme requests across radio and television content. The highest-ever requests in a single week on iPlayer came in the seven days commencing […]
US retailer of content, digital media and educational products Barnes & Noble has become the latest outlet to add video to its product portfolio with the announcement that its NOOK e-reader will première NOOK Video this autumn, with blockbuster movies, classic films and original TV shows from major studios including HBO, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, […]
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has added live streaming to its Android app. The updated app now offers live streaming of 14 channels, including Netherlands 1, 2 and 3, RTL 4 and 5, National Geographic and Eurosport. A Twitter Swipe feature has also been added, allowing users to search tweets about a particular TV programme. Users […]
WWE wrestling fans in the US can now access unlimited and instant streaming of WWE’s popular weekly programmes anywhere, anytime through Hulu Plus. Visitors can to the WWE Hulu portal can access a free trial, and unlock next-day access to current episodes of Monday Night Raw, SmackDown, WWE Superstars and WWE NXT, as well as […]
In a keynote at The Next TV Summit, Alex Carloss, head of entertainment at YouTube/Google, stressed that the company is looking to partner with traditional content providers as well as fund new source of online content as part of its YouTube channel initiative. He argued results have been very promising, with around “20 channels now […]