Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has suggested that with increasing competition in the online entertainment marketplace, all content consumed will be on the Internet, with Netflix representing a small slice of that. Hastings made his assertion during a keynote session at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in conversation with BBC reporter Francine Stock. “The way that […]
Amazon Prime Video has become the exclusive US home for the second season of mystery-thriller Fortitude following the closure of cablenet Pivot, which coproduced the first run. Fortitude, which will be billed as an Amazon original series in the US, is produced for Sky by Fifty Fathoms. The first season, which premiered on Sky Atlantic […]
Telenor Group and Netflix have agreed to enter a long-term strategic partnership to provide their members in 13 countries with a “world class video streaming experience”. The agreement covers Telenor Group’s large mobile and fixed line footprint in Asia and Europe and includes multiple touchpoints with customers, such as set-top-box integration, mobile payments and joint […]
Ericsson, Telstra and The Fox Innovation Lab at 21st Century Fox are to unveil what they describe as a “revolutionary, first of its kind” content delivery solution at Mobile World Congress 2017 that will pre-position personalised, premium movie content directly onto consumer devices, with no impact to device performance or consumer data plans. Participants will […]
New Zealand multi-play operator Spark has agreed an exclusive partnership with Netflix that gives Spark broadband customers a subscription to Netflix’s Standard plan for one year when they sign up to a 24-month Unlimited Data Spark broadband plan. This is the first time that Netflix has been bundled with broadband in New Zealand. Recognising that […]
Neotion has extended its partnership with Vermiatrix in protecting digital TV content for pay-TV operators to help secure the digital home. Neotion has developed an end-to-end solution under the “Neohome” brand, a complete secure smart home solution from connected devices at home to the cloud-based services platform specifically designed for operators. Neotion has chosen to […]
ESPN Films’ documentary on the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, is available to watch on BBC iPlayer, ahead of the Oscars on February 26th, where the documentary is nominated for Best Documentary Feature. “O.J.: Made in America,” the eight-hour saga of race, celebrity, media, violence, and the criminal justice system is ESPN’s first ever […]
Champions League football could soon be returning to UK terrestrial television, with Channel 4 emerging as an unlikely destination. According to a report in The Daily Telegraph, the broadcaster is “exploring the prospect of buying one fixture per matchweek” from Europe’s top club competition when the new three year UK television contract goes up for […]
In its latest IPTV Market Leader Report, Kagan Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, has named Edgeware as the VoD server software market leader in three out of its six tracked regions. TheTV CDN technology specialist is one of 32 technology vendors that were tracked by Kagan in four categories – VoD server software, […]
Netflix is seeking to hire an executive to oversee the licensing of shows for merchandise such as comics and toys – and forge partnerships with retailers – according to a job posting on the streaming giant’s website. Netflix has also reportedly asked partners for a share of consumer products made off shows released by Netflix […]