A survey claims over 20% of UK citizens regularly eat dinner at their computer, according to the online viewing service SeeSaw.com. Of the 2,000 people surveyed, 15 per cent said they watched TV on their PC while eating a meal, with a third saying they were more likely to eat dinner in front of a […]
Trust and transparency while building strong partnerships with content providers, advertisers and end users are the keys to the development of China’s online video market, according to speakers at the CASBAA Online Video in China forum in Beijing. “Since China is one of the biggest and fastest growing markets in Asia, and indeed the world, […]
Tudou, the China’s online video website, has made an agreement with Disney Media Distribution to bring popular US TV series including “Desperate Housewives”, “Cougar Town” and “Lost” to its online video audience. Complete episodes and all seasons of Disney TV series will be available on Tudou.com in HD format and with Chinese subtitles. Audiences will […]
Jeff Zucker, who stood down as President and CEO of NBC Universal earlier this year upon completion of the merger with cable giant Comcast, has admitted that when he took on the top job at the media group, the names of such online players as Netflix and Hulu weren’t part of the company’s lexicon, but […]
The BBC’s international iPlayer app will cost less than $10 a month when it launches later this year, according to Director General Mark Thompson. Speaking at the FT Digital Media & Broadcasting conference in London, Thompson said the global version of the corporation’s online catch-up service for iPads will launch “definitely this year”, adding that […]
Shane O’Neill, Chief Strategy Officer at Liberty Global, has suggested that so long as the cable TV industry “continues to innovate, and quickly,” there is no need to panic at the threat posed by ‘cord cutting’, whereby subscribers churn out of their pay-TV subscriptions in favour of online content sources. He told delegates at the […]
Internet-based television service FilmOn is looking to launch in the US, Europe and the Middle East in autumn 2011, according to the operation’s founder and CEO Alki David. The service is currently the subject of a federal lawsuit filed by the major US networks which claims that FilmOn has been streaming the signals of numerous […]
On-demand services from pay-TV operators are becoming more robust each year with more free content and integration of over-the-top (OTT) services. IMS Research projects that in 2011, 72 per cent of VOD requests via pay-TV platforms will be free transactions. OTT content delivered via set-tops will account for a fair share of free transactions, as […]
Google’s YouTube is planning an unlimited subscription service for movies to take on Netflix and Amazon and the UK will be the test bed says a report in the New York Post. Google has been talking with Hollywood studios for months and is looking to launch the streaming service first in the UK and Europe […]
White-label video publishing company thePlatform has been selected by Australian telco Telstra to serve as the central video management system for Telstra’s BigPond TV service across IP-connected devices. Telstra is using thePlatform’s mpx video management system to enable Australian consumers easily to access and enjoy high quality movies and television content across a broad range […]