Miramax is sitting on a portfolio of 756 very highly regarded films, ranging from classics like ‘Pulp Fiction’ to ‘Muriel’s Wedding’. The movies are already available on OTT systems such as NetFlix and Hulu, and at this week’s Mipcom the studio talked exclusively to Advanced-Television.com about its plans for the future. Joe Patrick, Miramax’s SVP […]
Sony Movie Channel has launched an authenticated online service, the Sony Movie Channel Everywhere. The service offers a wide variety of movies available online at no additional charge to DirecTV and Dish Network customers. “We continue to see a strong demand for high definition movie content and recognize that our viewers are well-connected,” noted Superna […]
Much of the partnership revolves around original video, which has gained popularity in the online news space. The new video series “Newsmakers”. The live video will stream on Yahoo.com and ABCNews.com. Beyond video, the deal also changes how each brand gathers some of its news. ABC News will now be the main news provider on […]
Hollywood studio Miramax has been invigorated by the digital age, according to CEO Mike Lang. Delivering a Media Mastermind keynote at MIPCOM, Lang described the studio’s new approach as “a bit more Silicon Valley than Hollywood,” adding that Miramax was a media company that was almost forgotten and the digital market wasn’t really a focus […]
Swiss-based iConcerts is ramping up activities for its connected TV launch, announcing distribution deals with key manufacturers Samsung, Toshiba Europe , LG Electronics , Philips and Panasonic who will all feature the iConcerts VoD music service on multiple platforms (TV, BD/DVD Players, set top boxes, tablets etc). The iConcerts connected TV app will roll-out throughout […]
It’s “more likely than not” that new online video streaming providers such as Amazon will offer premium tiers, Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei said at a Goldman Sachs conference. Liberty’s Starz channel ended negotiations to extend its carriage deal with Netflix over price. The current arrangement, he says, is “inconsistent” with the way consumers receive […]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to unveil an initiative to get users behind sharing TV and movie content at the forthcoming F8 developer conference, according to the New York Post. Sources suggest the conference will focus on a new music service but will also see Facebook unveil a deeper partnership with online video service, […]
Over-the-top programming could help moderate rising programming costs in the future, Cablevision Systems chief operating officer Tom Rutledge has said. “The rich [channel] package we provide is extremely valuable to customers and there is pricing power in that package,” Rutledge said at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch event. “On the other hand, you have […]
Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), the world’s largest religious broadcaster, has confirmed launch of iTBN, a new 24/7 online service that brings the best of TBN’s programming – past and present – to one convenient website. In addition, iTBN includes on-demand viewing categories for Christian music, shows for teens and much more. It even allows viewers […]
PlayJam, the TV Social Games Network, has announced that the PlayJam Games Channel will launch in November this year as an app on Panasonic’s VIERA Connect-enabled HDTVs worldwide. The PlayJam Games Channel will bring hundreds of casual games directly into the e connected living room via a single icon located within the main UI of […]