Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organisation behind Sesame Street, has unveiled Sesame GO, a new subscription video on demand (SVoD) service in the US which provides a collection of full-length TV episodes of Sesame Street online. Sesame GO provides an ad-free environment to watch Sesame Street content through any internet browser, and optimised not only […]
YOU On Demand, a multi-platform entertainment and VoD company in China, has announced the expansion of its cooperation to offer feature films from global film and television studio, Miramax, via YOU On Demand’s mobile service. YOU On Demand will now make available Miramax’s library titles including Oscar-winners “Chicago” and “The English Patient,” through its Subscription […]
The BBC Trust has approved proposals from the BBC Executive to extend the catch-up window for programmes on BBC iPlayer from seven to 30 days. The decision follows a formal assessment of the significance of the plans and advice from Ofcom on the potential impact of the proposals on others. The catch-up extension will mean […]
TalkTalk TV is to include seven Sky entertainment channels and provide even more hours of on demand Sky content in its Plus TV, broadband and calls package. The new channels are Sky 1, Sky 2, Sky Sports News, Sky Living, Sky Livingit, Sky Arts 1 and Sky Arts 2, which are all in addition to […]
A report from UK-based Enders Analysis suggests that Netflix’s “core US long form streaming subscription business, so vital to Netflix prospects of long term global as well as domestic success as competition increases, shows no sign of slowing, while guidance points to Q1 2014 as another strong quarter.” However, Enders warns that although market research […]
Dailymotion has launched its first movie subscription service: Dailymotion Plus. Dailymotion will launch the service in Turkey, one of its biggest markets. Users will have access to thousands of movies specifically picked for a Turkish audience. The platform offers viewers in Turkey conventional genres such as adventure, thriller and comedy, as well as alternative viewing […]
Italian broadcasting group Mediaset has confirmed it will offer its Infinity streaming VoD service to Vodafone Italia customers. Customers of the mobile operator will be able to watch content on various types of devices (smartphone, tablet, Smart TV, game console and PC), free of charge, for the first three or four months (three months for […]
Research and Markets forecast that the Global Data Centre Video on Demand market will grow at a CAGR of 13.87 per cent over the period 2013-2016. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing demand for HD programming and on-demand content. The Global Data Centre VoD market has also been […]
Further ramping up its content exclusivity as it competes with other online entertainment platforms, streaming subscription service Hulu Plus has revealed that what its CEO Mike Hopkins describes as some of the most hilarious TV comedies and addictive reality shows, many of which have never been available in their entirety on-demand, are coming exclusively to […]
Netflix France will launch this autumn, but from its European headquarters in Luxembourg, thus side-stepping anticipated heavy regulations on what Netflix can supply to users. Netflix will thus be exempt from obligations to invest into French audio-vi8deo content, and free of the obligations to charge 19.6 per cent TVA on its sales. Rivals to Netflix, […]