Ad-free music subscription service Rdio is to close its Vdio Internet television service, which launched in April 2013 for Rdio premium subscribers. A statement on the Vdio website said: “We have decided to discontinue the Vdio beta service. Despite our efforts, we were not able to deliver the differentiated customer experience we had hoped for. […]
A group of broadcasters has responded to Internet TV streaming service Aereo’s December 15 brief which said that it would not now oppose an action brought by the broadcasters which petitioned the US Supreme Court to overturn a denied injunction which sought to have the Barry Diller-backed service declared illegal. “The need for this Court’s […]
Wuaki tv, the European movie and TV streaming service, announced significant growth in the UK, with more than 125,000 new users signing up to the streaming service since its launch by the end of September. Combined with Wuaki.tv’s Spanish user base, the new users have pushed the company’s total customer base to one million globally. Wuaki.tv […]
Xbox Entertainment Studios has picked up its first original show, ordering a documentary series from Oscar winner Simon Chinn and Emmy-award winning cousin Jonathan Chinn. The untitled series will feature a string of original installments exploring the digital revolution, including new and different topics that have yet to be examined. The series, which will debut […]
Hulu has revealed it has topped 5 million subscribers and $1 billion in revenue in 2013. New CEO Mike Hopkins says the $1 billion revenue is an increase from $695 million the year before. Hulu says “living room viewing” accounts for more than half of the consumption from users. The app is available on several […]
Viki, the global TV site powered by fans, has announced a partnership with leading Chinese language Internet search provider Baidu to bring fully-licensed TV shows and movies from around the world to the 237 million monthly active users of Baidu’s video search in China. Viki will begin streaming hundreds of hours of TV programming from […]
The UGC curation service formerly known as Twitvid, has secured a $8 million B round of financing, and it’s using some of it to acquire the Dubai-based premium video startup Sha Sha – and is now using the team and its contracts to launch a video subscription service in the Middle East. Telly says it […]
YouGov has released its Media, Technology & Telecoms outlook for 2014, setting out which device-driven trends to look out for over the coming year. Based on analysis of rich consumer data from the past 12 months, YouGov’s researchers have pin-pointed four areas
As the battle for Americans’ right to congressionally granted free-to-air broadcast access heats up, Alki David, CEO and Founder of Internet television service FilmOn, has responded to rival Aereo’s December 12th brief asking for a Supreme Court hearing (Aereo welcomes Supreme Court battle). “Aereo’s brief asking for a Supreme Court hearing is vital to the […]
Streaming service Roku has confirmed that YouTube is available now on the Roku 3 player in the US, Canada, the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The channel is expected to be available on additional player models in 2014. Writing in the Roku blog, Ed Lee, Vice President, Content Acquisition, says the YouTube channel rounds […]