The French catch-up TV market continues to grow and saw 8.1 billion videos requested in 2018 – an increase of 17.4 per cent over one year. According to the CNC annual replay TV report, catch-up TV viewing has tripled over the last 5 years. The highest month on record was October 2018 with 818 million […]
The BBC has submitted to broadcast regulator Ofcom the Corporation’s proposals to improve BBC iPlayer for audiences by making programmes available for longer and offering more box sets and archive titles. In November 2018, Ofcom directed the BBC to conduct a ‘public interest test’ (PIT) to assess properly the value and potential impact on other […]
International TV and broadband provider Liberty Global has agreed a multi-year deal with Amazon to make what it describes as the best content and viewing experience available to 4 million Virgin Media TV customers in the UK. Virgin Media will be the first of Liberty Global’s European operations to integrate the Amazon Prime Video app […]
UK commercial PSB Channel 4 is to show live coverage of all six races of the new all-female W Series racing championship. W Series will see 18 women from 13 countries compete in mechanically identical single-seater cars. The women have been chosen after an extensive selection process which assessed their abilities on the track. The […]
The Council of the European Union has given the green light to the new Copyright Directive which the European Commission says will bring concrete benefits to citizens, the creative sectors, the press, researchers, educators, and cultural heritage institutions. The reform will adapt copyright rules to today’s world, where music streaming services, video-on-demand platforms, news aggregators […]
T-Mobile and Amazon have announced a deal to bring Prime Video to TVision Home, T-Mobile’s rebranded and upgraded version of Layer3 TV, later this year. TVision customers in the US with a Prime membership will be able to watch all Prime content, including Amazon Originals, thousands of premium shows and movies, live events and more, […]
UK commercial PSB ITV has signed an exclusive UK and Ireland licensing agreement with digital advertising technology company Amobee for end-to-end programmatic buying and selling of premium video inventory on ITV’s premium VoD service, the ITV Hub. This will enable ITV to launch a new, fully-programmatic, premium advanced advertising platform, built using Amobee’s advertising technology […]
BBC iPlayer will bring football fans the Manchester City v Brighton FA Cup semi-final (April 6th) and the final (May 18th) live in Ultra HD and HDR for the first time. Those watching on compatible Ultra HD TVs can watch the live stream on BBC iPlayer by pressing the Red Button during the BBC’s coverage, […]
My5, the VoD catch-up service, has launched on Freesat bringing a library of content from Channel 5 and also from partner channels, including BLAZE, BET, PBS America, Together, Real Stories and Spark. Notable titles available include foreign dramas, like Mekimi and Sirens, presidential drama Designated Survivor (pictured), and reality show The Bachelor UK My5 has […]
The BBC has published its annual plan for 2019/20. The corporation says the plan “makes central our commitment to bold and creative programme making, innovation in how we deliver services, impartial journalism in a rapidly changing world”. The annual plan sets out how the BBC will build on the success of programmes like Bodyguard, A […]