The epic adventures of Marco Polo will premiere exclusively for Netflix members to watch instantly in all Netflix territories in late 2014. The famed explorer’s journey takes him to the centre of a brutal war in 13th century China. Produced by The Weinstein Company (TWC), the nine-chapter chronicle will begin shooting soon at the new […]
By the end of 2013 a total of 158.2 million households around the globe had viewed some form of OTT internet TV programming on a connected TV set. Of these, 76.6 million households (234 million individuals) had been viewing OTT Internet TV programming on a regular, sustained basis in 2013, according to Research and Markets. […]
The battle between Hong Kong Television Network (HKTV) and its rival Television Broadcasts (TVB) has intensified after TVB launched a pay-to-watch Internet service that allows subscribers to watch a huge back-catalogue dramas it has produced since it was founded in 1967. The launch came as HKTV was preparing for the July launch of its mobile […]
Netflix original series, Lilyhammer, the comedic drama starring Steven Van Zandt, will return exclusively to Netflix for a third season in 2014. The series’ eight episode second season debuted in December in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Latin America, Denmark and the Netherlands. “We are proud to bring back Lilyhammer for a third season,” […]
In an attempt to capture more TV subscribers, Spain’s largest cable company ONO is to offer its recently launched online TV service for free to all its 100 Mbps subscribers who are not currently taking a TV service. ONO TV online currently distributes up to 40 TV channels and VoD content with access though PCs […]
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal filed by four major broadcasters against Internet TV streaming service Aereo. Mid-December 2013 Aereo filed a brief with the Court saying that it would no longer oppose an action brought the broadcasters which petitioned the Court to overturn a denied injunction regarding their contention that […]
Netflix has become the first original online programming service to earn a major television award, with Robin Wright being named Best Actress in a Drama Television Series at the Golden Globes for her performance in Netflix’s political drama series, House of Cards. The programme – Netflix’s first foray into original programming – was also nominated […]
As it competes to match the online exclusives of rival entertainment streaming services, US platform Hulu has unveiled a range of programming for 2014. Writing in the Hulu blog, Charlotte Koh head of development, Hulu Originals, says: “Today, we’re announcing some of the great television you can expect to see only on Hulu throughout the […]
Ramping up its content exclusivity as it seeks to compete with services such as Netflix and Hulu and positioning itself to take advantage of the forthcoming movie release, Amazon.com has revealed that Prime Instant Video will be the exclusive online-only subscription home for streaming the TV series Veronica Mars in a deal with Warner Bros. […]
After launching a successful video viewing app in June 2013, MTV now unveiled a fully optimised TV Everywhere/ authenticated viewing experience on mobile web. Available immediately fans can watch full episodes and seasons of hit MTV series such as Teen Wolf and Girl Code, from all iOS and most Android devices. In the coming months, […]