Following a record-breaking month in January, requests remained strong in February for the BBC’s iplayer catch-up service, with 300 million requests for the second consecutive month. February saw overall up 15 per cent up year-on-year, with average daily requests reaching 10.7 million, and average weekly requests hitting 70 million, both of which are new records. […]
YouView backers are to sign a £100 million (€117m) deal to secure the future of the online TV service with all seven partners – including the BBC – remaining on board as equal shareholders in the venture. YouView partners – which also include ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Arqiva, BT and TalkTalk – are set […]
Russia is the largest online video market in Europe with 60 million unique viewers according to an independent industry report published by iKS-Consulting, the Russian TMT research company. Further highlights from iKS-Consulting’s report include:
AOL UK has launched the AOL On Network, a premium video syndication platform that includes both curated and original content. The launch builds on AOL’s existing video offering through branded content distribution business, Be On and programmatic video trading platform Adap.tv. The AOL On Network comprises over 750,000 pieces of premium video covering a wide […]
Sony Pictures Television is shutting down Crackle – its online VoD channel – in the UK. A message on the Crackle homepage reads: “We’d like to thank all those who have supported and enjoyed Crackle UK. As of April 1, 2014 Crackle’s UK service will no longer be operating.” The ad-supported VoD service launched in […]
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has taken a minority stake in Nordic VoD channel Cirkus. Cirkus showcases British TV series through programme supply agreements with ITV Studios Global Entertainment, BBC Worldwide, Endemol and All3Media International. The service launched in Sweden in December 2013 in partnership with ComHem, the country’s biggest cable operator, and Swedish DTT platform, […]
Sony has confirmed it is developing original TV shows for its PlayStation video game consoles. The first show, Powers, will be based on a graphic novel about a detective dealing with a world full of people with God-like powers. Sony’s TV division is producing the show. In America, Powers will be exclusively available on Playstation […]
iPlayer chief Dan Taylor has confirmed that the BBC’s streaming service will soon be extending its window for catch-up content from 7 days to 30 days. Taylor also revealed several new features including a Radio 1 video player within iPlayer whilst speaking at TV Connect in London. The new version of iPlayer launched on a limited […]
Tata Sky subscribers in India with access to HBO channels can now access catch-up programming. HBO will add HBO On Demand to its premium subscription offer on satcaster Tata Sky at no extra cost from March 21st. Shows available at launch include True Detective, Game of Thrones seasons 1-3 and Banshee seasons 1-2. “At Tata […]
BSkyB is launching a new movie download-to-own on demand service, branded ‘Buy and Keep’. The service, which will launch in the coming weeks, will be part of BSkyB’s existing pay-per-view film rental service Sky Store, according to Andrew Griffith, the company’s chief financial officer. Griffith said the Buy and Keep service would target families with […]