The free movie service, YouTube Movies, presaged by its deal with Blinkbox is open for business. The 165 movies initially available are free, Blinkbox will take a share of the advertising sold around the films. As well as many Bollywood films an eclectic mix includes Cathy Come Home, Naked Run, The Secret Life of Hitler […]
More US households are watching online video and on a wider variety of devices now than two years ago, but they are not sacrificing their TV viewing to do so, according to international research firm Parks Associates. The firm’s study – Digital Media Evolution II – found 40% of all US broadband homes now regularly […]
OVER-THE-TOP TELEVISION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO TRANSFORM THE FACE OF THE TV INDUSTRY BY CREATING NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXISTING STAKEHOLDERS AND FACILITATING MANY NEW ENTRANTS. IT ALSO HAS MAJOR IMPLICATIONS FOR EXISTING PROVIDERS. COLIN MANN SPOKE TO A RANGE OF INTERESTED PLAYERS TO IDENTIFY THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF OTT TV.
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The Project Canvas partners have issued a formal invitation for expressions of interest from CE makers to develop and bring Canvas devices to market in 2011. Consumer manufacturers have until August 25 to come forward in process Canvas says “will enable the joint venture to rapidly engage new device partners and develop a broad […]
TV maker LG is hesitating to commit itself to support the Google TV initiative. CEO of the display division Simon Kang said it was wary Google could come to dominate the TV software market, leaving CE vendors as hardware-only providers. Kang told Dow Jones: “Google TV could spark strong interest in the market, but […]
Neil Berkett CEO has issued a warning on the openness of the BBC lead Canvas project. He said it wasn't clear the Canvas partners rhetoric – in terms of a common standard and open access for an Internet-to-TV platform – was being delivered in practice. The comments come as the BBC Trust considers its conclusions […]
TVCatchup, a website for watching live TV online, is facing a legal challenge from broadcasters as it prepares for the World Cup. Record numbers of people are expected to turn to the web to watch the football tournament, particularly those at work when matches are broadcast. But ITV, Channel 4 and Five have issued legal […]
More than half of all pay-TV homes could have access to a TV Everywhere-type option come next summer, according to Time Warner CFO John Martin who said he “wouldn’t be surprised” if the number hit 50 million over the next 12 months. Currently, Time Warner estimates that about 20 million homes paying for cable, satellite […]
Hulu plans to begin charging customers 'within weeks' say American reports. It is also looking to expand the service to portable devices including iPad and Xbox. Hulu, which is thought to have generated $100 million in advertising in 2009, will continue to offer newer episodes free of charge, but it will charge viewers a monthly […]