NonStop Television and Warner Bros International Television Distribution (WBITD) have made a pact to entertain viewers in Scandinavia via a new agreement giving NonStop’s Showtime and TNT7 channels the rights to an expansive slate of theatrical motion pictures and television series from WBITD. Under terms of the multiyear deal, Showtime and TNT7 have acquired a […]
Dish Network has announced that Dish Online.com now gives its US customers instant, unlimited access to HBO and Cinemax titles not offered by Netflix’s online service. In connection with HBO’s new online video destinations, HBO GO and MAX GO, Dish Network customers who subscribe to HBO or Cinemax premium channels can now instantly watch nearly […]
Turner Broadcasting has confirmed it will roll out its UK preschool channel Cartoonito across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, increasing the brand’s distribution to 125 million homes in 112 territories. Cartoonito launched in the UK in May 2007 and since its debut has become the UK’s most widely distributed pay TV preschool channel. Cartoonito […]
A Judicial Review of the terms of the UK Digital Economy Act brought by BT and TalkTalk has been thrown out by the High Court. The Court rejected claims that Parliament had overstepped it powers with anti-piracy measures. The ISPs’ only win was that Justice Kenneth Parker upheld one of the objections, relating to who […]
News Corp is understood to be considering joining a consortium bid for Formula One Grand Prix motor racing, reports the Financial Times, quoting people familiar with the matter. The sport has been owned since 2005 by CVC Capital Partners. Although there has been no indication that the private equity group is looking to sell, there […]
Two Way Media says it has done a “development and funding deal” from the Ingenious Media investment fund and advisory. The funds are said to be earmarked for social gaming investments but as Ingenious owns the majority of TwoWay after a 2007 deal it amounts to the provision of further working capital. Two Way already […]
Viacom International Media Networks has formed a partnership with Bulgarian entertainment broadcaster, TV7, to launch the first localised Nickelodeon branded block for TV viewers in Bulgaria. Starting from 25 April, Bulgarian viewers will be able to enjoy four hours of Nickelodeon’s content every day with two hours of preschool animation in the morning and two […]
LoveFilm, the UK DVD and online video rental business, has confirmed a deal to stream Disney films. LoveFilm subscribers will be able to watch more than 50 Disney titles. The company will also make new releases available to non-members around five months after their box office premiere for between £2.49 (€2.84) and £3.49 a film. […]
The first episode of Game of Thrones, the multi-million dollar production from HBO, aired in the US on April 18th. Less than 90 minutes after its broadcast, pirated copies appeared on popular file-sharing sites such as Torrentz.com and The Piratebay. Just 4 hours after airing, 30,000 users were downloading the show. A sample of IP […]
Playcast Media, the cloud gaming providers, has announced the commercial launch of its Games On Demand service in Singapore, with Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel), Asia’s leading multimedia solutions provider. The partnership marks a key milestone in Playcast Media’s business strategy to expand its service throughout Asia with Telecommunications and Pay-TV networks. Playcast’s Games On Demand […]