Dish Network continues the expansion of its content at dishonline.com with the addition of shows from Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and truTV from Turner Broadcasting System’s entertainment networks. Now Dish Network customers who subscribe to packages featuring these networks can watch primetime TV shows anytime on their computers. Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and truTV content […]
Opera Software has confirmed that InOutTV, the largest OTT operator in Spain, has chosen the Opera browser for their television platform. This opens the door for advanced web technologies adoption as a seamless means to bring content to users running Opera on their TVs. Opera is a key enabler making content and applications available on […]
Market research firm Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its Cable, Satellite, and IPTV Video Services and Subscribers report, which tracks the telco IPTV, cable video, and satellite video markets. “We’re seeing continued growth in the pay-TV market, driven by providers‚ ability to offer voice/video/data service bundles, a broad range of linear and on-demand content, […]
Netflix and Miramax have confirmed a multi-year agreement under which Netflix members in the US will be able to instantly watch motion pictures from the Miramax film library. It is the first time Miramax titles have become available through a digital subscription service. Beginning in June, Netflix members will be able to instantly watch several […]
ESPN has launched an Android app but only for customers of Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks and Verizon FiOS TV. The sports programmer is making four live network feeds – with most of the same programming that’s available on TV – available through a free app for Google’s Android operating system to subscribers of […]
Online movie streaming service Netflix is working on a push into Latin America and is close to announcing deals with three of the continent’s largest broadcasters to begin streaming programming online in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico, the Financial Times reports, citing several people briefed on the plans. According to the Financial Times , Netflix […]
Italian telco Fastweb has launched a free on-demand Chili TV that can be watched on any device connected to the Internet. Chili has some original programming as well as content from international studios and Italian producers including Warner, Paramount, MovieMax, Fandango, Lucky Red, Mondhome and Bim. Movies can be rented for 48 hours or purchased […]
Digital pay-TV technology solutions provider NDS and German cable MSO Tele Columbus are teaming up to launch a new HbbTV service. The service will be developed and hosted by Alcatel-Lucent, running on NDS MediaHighway set-top box software. In addition to its existing encrypted Free-TV and Pay-TV offering, the new HbbTV service will provide Tele Columbus […]
The popularity of the royal wedding proved too much for the BBC website which crashed on under the weight of traffic. Users reported they were unable to watch live streaming of the ceremony from Westminster Abbey. It also affected some of the corporation’s other online offerings, such as live coverage of the world snooker championship. […]
Sony says some services are resuming on its PlayStation Network, which was shut down after the theft of personal details of about 77 million users. Senior executives, including Kazuo Hirai, the head of Sony’s PlayStation unit, apologised for the security breach which has prompted legal action and investigations in the US and Europe. “The organisation […]