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 […]
On February 26th, Liberty Global will live-stream a rare type of solar eclipse to people around the world via its Facebook page and YouTube channel. The Southern Ring of Fire solar eclipse will be streamed directly from the remote town of Coyhaique, in southern Chile – one of the best places in the world to […]
The London television studio of ITV is closing leading to the loss of 140 jobs. In an email to staff announcing the move, ITV’s chief executive, Adam Crozier, said there were plans to move back to the South Bank site once it was redeveloped but there would not be a place for the studio. “We’ve […]
Sales of virtually reality headsets are off to a strong start in Australia with more than 200,000 units sold in 2016, according to a study by emerging technology analyst firm Telsyte. The Telsyte Australian VR & AR Market Study 2017 shows that 216,000 VR headsets were sold in the calendar year 2016, with mobile VR […]
Discovery Communications and Snap have agreed a deal to develop content for Snapchat’s Discover platform. Shows will be short-form mobile video produced exclusively for Snapchat. The companies will produce new series created specifically for Snapchat’s “mobile-first” audience as well as shows inspired by some of Discovery Communications’ most popular properties, such as Shark Week and […]
Following advanced-television.com’s disclosure that Discovery Communications was to launch a second free-to-air service in the UK, the broadcaster has revealed further details of the channel – Quest Red – set to launch on March 15th. Quest Red will be the home of ‘irresistibly real TV’ with programmes genres spanning big personalities, extraordinary worlds, gritty reality, […]
Tim Hincks, a former President of Endemol Shine, and Peter Fincham, who has been Controller of BBC One as well as Director of Television at ITV, have launched Expectation, a multi-genre, independent production company covering both non-scripted and scripted programming. The venture has attracted investment from BBC Worldwide as a minority investor with a 24.9 per cent […]
Apple’s will launch its first forays into original content in the “next few months”, according to Eddy Cue, the company’s SVP of internet software and services. Speaking at the Code Media conference in California, Cue revealed that Carpool Karaoke and Planet Of The Apps will become available “in most countries in the world” on Apple […]
YouTube’s SVoD service YouTube Red is getting four new childrens’ series later this year. The shows are tween drama Hyperlinked; animated series The Kings of Atlantis; a spin-off from the popular mobile game Fruit Ninja: Frenzy Force, and the animated Minecraft-themed show DanTDM Creates A Big Scene. “This marks the first time YouTube Red has […]
Insight TV, a producer of true Ultra HD content, has announced the launch of its latest series Access All Areas. Produced in UHD, in partnership with Sky Vision Productions, this adrenalin-fuelled adventure show is the latest in a long-line of UHD series produced by Insight TV, providing viewers’ around the world with a huge catalogue […]