Following advanced-television.com’s revelation September 10th that Twentieth Century Fox Home was seeking to revive consumers’ interest in the purchase of movies, the company has confirmed the launch of its Digital HD initiative that allows consumers to download or stream their favourite Fox movies on a variety of connected devices. More than 600 Fox films can […]
Nintendo’s “Wii U” game console will have innovative TV and video features when it launches in November as it plays catch-up with Microsoft and Sony and aims to lure gamers back from the Internet and mobile devices. This first new Nintendo home console in six years will allow users to make personal TV and video […]
In Q1 2012, Americans spent nearly 35 hours per week watching video across screens and close to another five hours using the Internet on a computer. Amercians spend 1 hour 38 minutes per week on gaming devices and among owners of gaming devices that have the ability to stream video content (also referred to as […]
In a bid to revive consumers’ interest in the purchase of movies, Fox is to give earlier access to films for about $15 each, down from a purchase price that is currently about $20. The initiative will begin later in September with Ridley Scott’s science fiction thriller Prometheus, and Fox plans to offer high-definition versions […]
Verimatrix, the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-screen digital TV services around the globe, has unveiled Verimatrix VCAS for DASH, claimed as the world’s first commercial-grade MPEG-DASH secure delivery solution. Extending the Verimatrix range of over-the-top (OTT) solutions helps open up the universe of multi-network, multi-screen delivery to DASH standard compliant smart devices, […]
UKTV is ‘soft launching’ ad-funded VoD players for Dave, Really and Yesterday on their respective websites next month. Users will be asked to provide feedback ahead of a full launch later in the year. The players have been developed in-house and with Capablue and will feature a range of UKTV commissions and shows from the […]
Raising the stakes in its battle for the digital entertainment sector with competitors such as Netflix, Amazon has followed up recent agreements with every major Hollywood studio, as well as top cable networks, by announcing a multi-year licensing agreement in the US with premium entertainment network EPIX. The deal will add thousands of new releases, […]
HBO is to become available on three new platforms in Holland via CanalDigitaal, Vodafone and Glashart Media. The offer will include both the SD and HD versions of the three Dutch language channels, HBO, HBO 2 and HBO 3. HBO launches on Glashart Media and Vodafone TV on September 25th, and on Canal Digitaal on […]
Sky Brasil has become the first Brazilian pay-TV operator to offer access to HBO Go. The premium entertainment platform is available at no additional cost to subscribers of its HBO/Max Digital packages on Sky Online, the over-the-top platform of Sky Brasil. HBO Go users can access exclusive HBO movies, TV programmes and documentaries online and […]
YouTube has teamed with digital specialists Rightster and international sports media rights agency MP & Silva, to bring the best of international football content to YouTube This partnership creates a new football channel on YouTube, Love Football, which will include highlights from Italy’s Serie A, France’s Ligue 1, US Major League Soccer, Brazil’s Serie A […]