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Netflix announces European expansion

Internet entertainment streaming company Netflix has announced a significant expansion of its operations in Europe, with plans to offer the service in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium and Luxembourg in late 2014. The continued European expansion follows the launch of Netflix in the UK and Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (2012) and the Netherlands (2013). […]

May 21, 2014By Colin Mann

Wuaki.tv launches on Chromecast

Wuaki.tv, the European movie and TV streaming service, has teamed up with Google to offer its content (over 5,000 titles) through Chromecast and even sell Chromecast device to all clients who purchase a monthly rental plan for a promotional price of €19.99. With one million customers, the OTT service claims to be the first online […]

May 21, 2014From David Del Valle in Madrid

Millennials more likely to use home networks for media

According to a report from The Diffusion Group (TDG), 74 per cent of Millennials that use a home network describe their use as either equally or primarily media-oriented, a rate that decreases linearly with age. The research notes

May 21, 2014

NimbleTV domestic rollout

NimbleTV, the cloud-based TV service, has announced its latest domestic expansion plans in the US. NimbleTV enables customers with a cable subscription to watch TV from any location, on any device. Since last year, cable subscribers of Time Warner Cable, RCN, Cablevision and FiOS in the New York metro area have been able to “Nimble-ise” […]

May 21, 2014

Quickflix launches on Xbox One

Quickflix, the Australian movie and TV-show streaming company, has confirmed that its service had launched on Microsoft’s Xbox One console. Stephen Langsford, Quickflix founder and CEO, says, “We’re delighted to extend our partnership with Microsoft Australia enabling us to be the first Australian movie and TV streaming subscription service available on the new Xbox One […]

May 21, 2014

OTT to dent pay-TV revenue

Market research firm Infonetics Research has revised its pay-TV revenue forecasts to reflect what it sees as increasing competition from OTT players. “As a result of increasing competition from over-the-top players and the service providers themselves using broadband video as a lower-priced offering, we believe overall video services ARPU and revenue growth will be constrained […]

May 20, 2014

Netflix France launch mid-September

Online streaming platform Netflix is set to launch its service in France in mid-September with a monthly subscription fee of €10, reports daily Le Figaro. Operating from Luxemburg, the platform, which has already met all the main French TV production and distribution companies, is reported to have signed up for a first original TV series […]

May 20, 2014From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Chromecast a hit in France

Google’s HDMI dongle Chromecast has seen strong sales in France, with a total of

May 20, 2014From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

beIN Sports to launch OTT channel

French pay-TV sports channel beIN Sports is set to launch an OTT channel. Branded beIN Sports Connect, the OTT offering will give subscribers access to beIN Sports channels beIN Sports 1 and 2 as well as event channels beIN Sports Max, from a tablet, smartphone or computer. Several kinds of subscription packages will be  available […]

May 19, 2014From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris