Netflix had to make its new deal to pay Comcast for improved service over its broadband lines because “there were some choke points around peak usage times,” CFO David Wells told the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference. That should ease now that the agreement — which eliminates intermediaries handling Netflix traffic to Comcast […]
The Walt Disney Company and DISH Network Corporation have announced a long-term, wide-ranging distribution agreement that will provide DISH customers with access to Disney’s line-up of top quality sports, news and entertainment content across televisions, computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles and connected devices. The deal also brings to an end a long-running legal battle over […]
Online entertainment service Netflix has upset Australian TV networks, according to The Australian, which reports that there could be between 50,000 and 200,000 ‘subscribers’ in the market, despite there being no operation there. Local networks are concerned that Netflix is flouting international regulations by accepting payments from Australian credit cards, despite maintaining a geo-block that […]
QuickPlay Media has revealed it will work with AT&T to develop an in-vehicle video service. The offering will be powered by QuickPlay’s OpenVideo platform and will deliver live linear TV and streaming VoD services to automotive manufacturers collaborating in the AT&T Drive Studio, the connected car innovation centre in the US. QuickPlay’s solution will enable […]
The BBC Trust has approved proposals from the BBC Executive to launch a new online commercial service for audiences to buy and keep BBC programmes. BBC Store will allow users to buy new programmes and a selection of content from the BBC archives, on a download-to-own basis. BBC Worldwide, the BBC’s commercial arm, will establish […]
As popular original programming such as Orange is the New Black and House of Cards continue to surge in popularity and make their case for compulsory binge-watching, new Mintel research suggests that the streaming media boom for television and movies is only just beginning. Nearly half of all online adults
YouTube is piloting making its channels available via IPTV operator EPGs as part of partner-led initiatives to extend its’ channels reach. Global director of mobile and platform partnerships Francisco Varela told Mobile World Congress that the video site is working with operators to offer a seamless experience. “On IPTV we started some initiatives where YouTube […]
Parks Associates research shows that nearly 30 per cent of US broadband users watch video on a mobile phone monthly, with the average user watching 1.7 hours of video on a mobile phone each week. “Since 2008, revenues from voice services for the top-four US mobile network operators (MNOs) have declined
Amazon has confirmed further investment into exclusive and original content in a landmark deal that sees the company acquire UK subscription streaming rights to the BBC period crime drama Ripper Street. Amazon will commission from the producers, Tiger Aspect Productions and Lookout Point, a third series of Ripper Street, with brand new episodes made available […]
Disney has launched a cloud-based movie service with Apple so buyers of its movies can view them digitally on multiple Apple devices. The service – Disney Movies Anywhere -will be available in the US initially. As rival studios and consumer electronics groups have backed Ultra Violet Disney and Apple have preferred a more proprietary and […]