Executives at OTT video monetisation software and solutions provider Piksel have revealed the company’s role in helping UK broadcaster Channel 4 to build the 4oD app for Microsoft’s Xbox One games and entertainment console. “Through our close partnership with Channel 4 and Microsoft, Piksel successfully delivered 4oD for Xbox One through intelligent systems integration and […]
All 10 rounds of the 2014/2015 FIA Formula E Championship, the electric single-seater car race series inaugurated by motorsport’s governing body, will be televised live and free-to-air in the UK after series organisers confirmed a broadcast deal with leading UK network ITV. Brokered by international media company MP & Silva, the ITV agreement adds to […]
Prime Instant Video, Amazon’s subscription streaming service, has revealed that the new original comedy series Betas is now available on its UK service. As part of Amazon’s increasing investment in exclusive programming, Betas is an entirely new series from Amazon Studios – the original film and TV production arm of Amazon.com – and follows its […]
Panasonic has announced a landmark deal which will see Freesat’s Freetime service available through new Panasonic VIERA Smart TVs. As a result, Panasonic TV owners will now be able to access the Freetime service for the first time whether they take their TV channels by aerial or satellite. Panasonic’s latest VIERA TVs will enable viewers […]
Finnish telecommunications provider DNA has launched an on-demand television service on SeaChange International;s Adrenalin multi-screen television software platform. DNA’s service users people to view their TV anytime, anywhere, and includes the SF Anytime movie rental store with thousands of movies from major studios. The service is immediately available to over 600,000 households connected to DNA’s […]
Netflix and Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution have announced that the first two seasons of Homeland and American Horror Story are now available exclusively for members in the UK and Ireland to watch instantly. “We are excited to bring both of these brilliant series, Homeland and American Horror Story, to our members in the UK […]
Digitalsmiths, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TiVo, has published the results of its Q4 2014 Video Trends Report, which found that almost one-third (30.9 per cent) of consumers surveyed are overwhelmed by the number of channels offered to them and 88.2 per cent consistently watch the same channels. Despite the ever growing choice of pay-TV content, […]
Booming subscription sales by services such as Netflix, LOVEFiLM and Spotify mean so-called ‘access services’ rather than sales of products like discs and downloads accounted for a
The BBC Director-General, Tony Hall, has launched the new iPlayer, the latest version of the BBC’s online catch-up service. Hall commented: “This is an exciting day for us. BBC iPlayer is really popular, and new iPlayer will be even better. You’ll be able to find so many more programmes you might like – and I […]
Comcast is to sell Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) titles through its Xfinity On Demand digital store. In the coming weeks, Xfinity TV customers will be able to purchase Sony Pictures movies and TV shows to own and access anytime, anywhere, on any device, often before the DVD release. Michael Schreiber, Senior Vice President of […]