HBO and Roku are launching HBO GO on the Roku streaming platform. With HBO GO on Roku, consumers will be able instantly to access more than 1,400 titles, including every episode of every season of the best HBO shows – streamed to their TVs for convenient, on-demand viewing from the comfort of home. Expected to […]
ITV is restructuring its online and on-demand business to centre on four product categories as it prepares to launch a series of digital innovations, including micropayments on ITV Player. The broadcaster has chosen specific product groups around which it will focus its resources: ITV Player; programme and web support; commerce and ventures; and news and […]
A band of solution providers aiming to enable monetisation of Over-the-Top (OTT) video have announced the launch of CONNEXUS, a new and disruptive ecosystem and architecture aimed at enabling service providers, content providers and advertisers to become part of a connected value chain to deliver high-quality monetised video to subscribers in a multi-screen mobile and […]
Netflix is to shelve the idea of splitting Netflix into two brands—Qwikster to sell DVDs, Netflix for streaming – just 23 days after it was announced. The company had already admitted the way was announced alongside price increases was a disaster. Instead, while the businesses will split operationally, everything will stay under the Netflix […]
Mediapro, owner of pay DTT channel Gol TV, has launched a pay-per-view football TV channel online allowing viewers to watch up to 115 football matches a month through any Internet-connected device. From €1 to €14.99 viewers will be able to have access to the Spanish Football League, King’s Cup, Champions League and other International Championships. […]
CinemaNow, Best Buy’s digital entertainment service, and Intel are giving US customers the ability to enjoy a larger library of premium HD content on their PCs. For the first time, CinemaNow will offer 1080p HD movies for rental and purchase on 2nd generation Intel Core processor-based PCs with Intel Insider technology. Previously, only standard-definition movies […]
BT and TalkTalk have won permission to appeal against a High Court ruling that had backed the provisions of the government’s Digital Economy Act which expects ISPs to police piracy. The Digital Economy Act had been the subject of ongoing legal challenges since it was rushed through Parliament just before the general election. Under the […]
Following the May 2011 launch of its service bringing new release movies and more for rent to YouTube in the US, and September’s similar initiative in Canada, now over a thousand full-length feature films from major Hollywood and British studios are available for rent in the UK at youtube.com/movies. Announcing the development in a company […]
Magnet Networks has launched Aertv.ie, a registration-free service that allows anyone with a computer and an Internet connection to watch live TV without the need for a set-top box, satellite dish or a cable. The new service is a rebranded version of the company’s Magnet WebTV. In addition to the 11 channels streaming live (including […]
Microsoft is hailing a new era in television with entertainment becoming “instantly searchable, easily discoverable and enjoyable in extraordinary new ways from a single device” – the company’s Xbox 360. Microsoft plans to roll out the next generation of TV entertainment on Xbox LIVE, the online entertainment service for Xbox 360. Nearly 40 world-leading TV […]