At the opening of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Microsoft revealed more than 35 new content partners that would launch on Xbox Live in various markets around the world over the next 12 months. It also unveiled a number of new features for the platform, including Internet Explorer for Xbox, Xbox Music and the Xbox […]
Canadian digital entertainment service CinemaNow is to start inserting full-version movie downloads within Blu-ray and DVD digital combo packs sold at Canada’s largest consumer electronics retailers, Best Buy Canada and Future Shop. Universal Studios is the first partner to integrate the CinemaNow digital copy into the DVD/Blu-ray/digital combo packages, beginning with American Reunion. Several titles […]
New media delivery specialist Vidiator has partnered with Polish systems integrators FMS Media and New Vision to enable Orange Poland to provide mobile phone and tablet owners with living room quality live coverage of every match in this summer’s Euro 2012 Football Championship. Orange Poland’s service is being empowered by the Vidiator Xenon Live platform. […]
Amazon.com and Microsoft have introduced a new Amazon Instant Video app for US Xbox LIVE Gold subscribers that gives customers access to movies and TV episodes on their Xbox 360 console. The app also offers access to Prime Instant Video, a service with more than 17,000 movies and TV episodes available to Prime members at […]
British Eurosport has joined Sky Go to complete the sports line-up across all Sky Go supported mobile devices. This summer, British Eurosport will carry live coverage of major sporting events including the French Open, the Tour De France and Le Mans, all available on the move to Sky customers through Sky Go. British Eurosport, the […]
For the eighth consecutive year Orange France will be bringing tennis fans all the matches and breaking news from the Roland Garros tournament through their multi-platform system. Orange will have exclusive rights to distribute the ADSL multi-courts offer on mobile and TV produced and broadcast by France Televisions, which includes up to 7 event channels […]
Microsoft is winning one of the most important battles in the digital world: the battle for the TV, according to Forrester Research Vice President and Principal Analyst James McQuivey. Writing in a blog post, he suggests that the TV battle is important for reasons you already known: “TV consumes more time than anything else and […]
Viacom and Time Warner Cable have agreed to resolve pending disputes relating to mobile viewing of popular Viacom programming, a move described as “very good news for consumers” in a Viacom company blog. Time Warner Cable subscribers will be able to enjoy Viacom programming – from MTV’s Jersey Shore to Comedy Central’s The Daily Show […]
ITV has unveiled its new dedicated digital offering for Euro 2012. The site uses the real-time rolling news feature, which was launched as part of the new ITV News digital product earlier this year. For users who are away from their TV and want to watch the tournament, ITV games will be streamed live to […]
Australian telco Optus has confirmed that it will appeal against a landmark decision that prevents its customers from streaming delayed sports matches on their mobile phones. Optus’s TV Now service allows customers to record free-to-air television – including AFL and NRL matches – from their smartphone or computer and watch it with a delay of […]