Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Slovakia has added HBO Go to its line-up. The HBO on-demand service will provide UPC Slovakia subscribers access to HBO’s premium channel with access to content on multiple screens, including smartphones, tablets and connected TVs. The service will offer over 1,700 hours of premium content, including True Blood, The Sopranos […]
A report edited by the European Audiovisual Observatory on On-Demand Audiovisual Markets in the European Union has been published by the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology of the European Commission The report reveals that as of February 2014, 3 088 on-demand audiovisual services were established in the EU and listed in the MAVISE […]
UK video on Demand service Curzon Home Cinema – already available on BT TV and via digital satellite platform Freesat’s Freetime connected TV service – has revealed further details of its aims and aspirations. Phil Mordecai, Director of Curzon Home Cinema,, described Curzon as “more than just a cinema” suggesting it was vertically integrated across […]
Saffron Digital has further strengthened its relationship with KDDI, one of Japan’s largest mobile carriers, with the launch of a new version of Video Pass, which has also launched on Google Chromecast. Designed and developed by Saffron Digital, KDDI’s premium video on demand service has been given a complete overhaul with a richer interface to […]
Orange is to launch a new Netflix-style service branded ‘Orangecast’ in France in the coming weeks. The service will consist of a wi-fi and HDMI key that can be plugged into any viewing device to stream online video. According to weekly magazine L’Express, Orange has been urged by the French Minister of Economy Arnaud Montebourg […]
Australian soap opera Neighbours is making its US debut exclusively on the free, ad-supported Hulu as well as on the Hulu Plus subscription service. New episodes of Neighbours will debut daily, Monday through Friday, on Hulu and Hulu Plus. The five weekly episodes will air four weeks after the Australian broadcast. “Neighbours provides a delicious […]
Barcroft Media, the UK factual content producer and provider, has signed a deal with premium video platform, AOL On, to feature its burgeoning short-form content channel on Barcroft TV. Under the terms of the deal, Barcroft Media content will now be available to view across the AOL On Network, the on-demand video platform. AOL On […]
Samsung is closing its own download video and audio rental and purchase businesses in North America. It has already disabled its own Samsung Video & Media Hub on July 1st in the US, although Samsung’s ‘Smart Hub’ on-screen options will continue to offer viewers and users access to iTunes, Amazon, Netflix, Hulu and other service […]
Almost four-fifths (79 per cent) of respondents to an Ofcom poll were aware that it is possible to watch/ download programmes online, compared to 73 per cent in 2012. Although awareness declined with
The watershed, designed to protect young TV viewers, is 50 years old this month. Ofcom research shows that most adult TV viewers are aware of the 9pm watershed as a valued way of indicating what is suitable for young viewers. Today, more TV viewers believe the watershed is at about the right time (78 per […]