Netflix has hiked monthly prices for customers who use both its mail and online services, a move that will probably steer users toward its growing Internet streaming service. It is raising by 60 per cent the monthly price of a plan that lets subscribers watch unlimited movies and video online and get DVDs by mail. […]
Online DVD rental company Quickflix has signed a digital distribution deal with Sony Australia, as it moves to roll out a subscription streaming service. The deal will allow Quickflix to steam movies to every Sony Bravia compatible device. These also include some Blu Ray players and home theatre centres, as well as Sony VAIO computers […]
Entone, a provider of Hybrid TV solutions, has confirmed that its Kamai Hybrid OTT Receiver has been chosen by GO for its nationwide IPTV and OTT deployment. GO is Malta’s first quadruple play operator that offers a truly integrated telecommunications solution – from fixed line telephony, mobile telephony, broadband Internet services, and digital television, to […]
Receiving live TV on a mobile phone, tablet, or computer is a popular feature throughout Western Europe, with 30 per cent of broadband households highly interested in these TV Everywhere services, according to Parks Associates’ recent consumer survey Connected Consumer in Europe. The international research firm found UK broadband households the most interested in receiving […]
Eurosport’s multimedia platform has been named No.1 in Europe, by the 2011 EMS Summer Survey. The survey found that Eurosport’s combined platform reach across TV, online and mobile out-stripped nearest rival MTV by 28 per cent among the EMS target demographics. The Survey cited strong performances in Eastern Europe, premium sports rights and a burgeoning […]
AirTies, the wireless networking and set-top box vendor, has confirmed the integration of BeeSmart middleware with its own set- top boxes to create a high quality, interactive TV user experience. Prompted by customer demand, the integration has resulted in a design that offers support for live video streaming, video on demand and value added services […]
AirTies, the innovative wireless networking and set-top box vendor, is announcing the integration of BeeSmart middleware with its own powerful set- top boxes to create the optimal, high quality, interactive TV user experience. Prompted by customer demand, the integration has resulted in a design that offers support for live video streaming, video on demand and […]
Companies offering OTT content are exploring new strategic ways to monetize their services, which will drive service revenues in the world OTT market at an average compounded annual growth rate of 32% through to 2016, reaching $16.4 billion, forecasts IMS Research. OTT subscriptions, such as ones offered by Netflix Watch Instantly and Hulu Plus, are […]
Pay TV operators will increasingly need to add new services such as Spotify and YouView to their bundles to keep existing subscribers and attract new ones. Although the simple packaging of telecoms and media products at a discounted rate might not seem like the most innovative strategy, it has proved to be the most powerful […]
Internet movie subscription service Netflix is to expand to 43 countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean later this year, offering unlimited TV shows and movies streaming instantly over the Internet to TVs and computers for one monthly subscription price. Netflix has been streaming to US members since 2007, adding the service in Canada in […]