The regulation of video-on-demand programme services is being brought fully within Ofcom to sit alongside its regulation of broadcast content. The move follows an Ofcom review to ensure regulation of broadcast and on-demand content remains as effective and efficient as possible for the benefit of consumers, audiences and industry. The review included the current co-regulatory […]
BBC Worldwide is going ‘back to the drawing board’ for plans for a new international OTT service, Nick North, BBC director of audiences has told MIPCOM. After shutting down the Global iPlayer earlier this year the corporation was considering a relaunch with registration/sign-in functionality similar to the myBBC version in the UK. “We’re looking to […]
The return of The Great British Bake Off boosted requests on the BBC’s iPlayer in August, with the first four episodes of series six attracting 7.33 million views between them. The BBC said the hit cooking show, which is on course for a record final next week, single-handedly helped the iPlayer make an “early exit […]
Polish broadcaster TVN has secured an extensive exclusive agreement with Disney Media Distribution CEE. The deal is for Free TV and Basic Subscription rights, as well as Catch-Up and SVoD rights to the studio’s film and TV content. The deal includes popular first run and library titles including box office hits such as Disney Pixar’s […]
ITV Player is now available for Amazon Fire TV streaming media players – including the all-new Fire TV. The ITV Player app will provide Fire TV users with access to the extensive catalogue of content available from ITV’s family of channels. Paul Kanareck, ITV’s Director of Online, said: “We are delighted to have launched our […]
The BBC has confirmed plans to release a dedicated version of its iPlayer app designed specifically for children in 2016. BBC iPlayer for Children will come in the form of a tablet app for iPad and Android devices and will make it easier for youngsters to find kid-friendly content from CBBC and CBeebies, while blocking […]
Formula E – the electric single-seater car race series inaugurated by motorsport’s governing body – has signed a partnership with Little Dot Studios, the next-generation broadcaster and producer, to create and distribute video content across YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Periscope. Little Dot Studios distributes video content on social platforms for over 60 producers, broadcasters […]
Vodafone TV Spain has launched a new catch-up service, called últimos 7 días, that allows subscribers to have free access to all content aired over the last days from around 40 TV channels. Sixty per cent of the total subscribers can currently the service, with 100 per cent coverage planned for November when the service […]
UK subscription-free TV service Freeview and Digital UK – the company that manages the development and strategy of DTT and supports viewers – have confirmed that the new Freeview Play connected TV service, the next generation of the UK’s biggest TV platform, will launch in October. Panasonic televisions will be the first to introduce the […]
Ericsson has published the latest edition of its annual ConsumerLab TV & Media Report, representative of the viewing habits of 680 million consumers across the globe. The report reveals that VoD services are meeting consumer needs and enabling them to change viewing habits. Consumers now spend six hours per week watching streamed on-demand TV content […]