The 2014 Winter X Games will be broadcast live and on demand in the UK and Europe on streaming service ESPNPlayer.com as the world’s top winter sport athletes gather in Aspen, Colorado. The games, being held for the 18th time, take place just two weeks before the Winter Olympics in Sochi and will feature more […]
Spending on movies and TV shows in the home entertainment market eked out 1 per cent growth in 2013, the second straight year of increase after declining at a 3 per cent compound annual rate from the market peak in 2004 through 2011, according to preliminary estimates of the US market from IHS Technology. Modest […]
NBCUniversal International has revealed plans to make ITV Studios’ smash hit period drama Mr Selfridge available to download and own from iTunes three days before the broadcast of each episode (of the second series) on ITV. This Electronic Sell-Through (EST) agreement marks the first time ITV Studios Global Entertainment has agreed a deal for an […]
BBC has revealed that Henry ‘The Fonz’ Winkler’s new comedy drama series, Hank Zipzer – which is coming to CBBC on January 28th – will first premiere on BBC iPlayer. Audiences will be able to watch the show a week before it’s aired on CBBC, starting with the first episode being available on January 21st […]
Decipher’s latest VOD Audit report reveals that Apple’s iTunes service comprehensively trounces the competition by offering a total of 65,063 video assets, 193 per cent larger than the next largest service Xbox Video, and 275 per cent larger than
The epic adventures of Marco Polo will premiere exclusively for Netflix members to watch instantly in all Netflix territories in late 2014. The famed explorer’s journey takes him to the centre of a brutal war in 13th century China. Produced by The Weinstein Company (TWC), the nine-chapter chronicle will begin shooting soon at the new […]
A Harris Poll finds that while roughly two-thirds (68 per cent) of US adults went to the movies at least once in 2013, just about the same per cent (66 per cent) say they’re going to the movies less often now than a few years ago. Americans report going to
Jack Bauer is returning exclusively to Sky 1 HD. The Emmy award-winning 24 is returning with a brand new series after a four year absence. In addition, Sky customers will be able to revisit the entire 24 series through Sky’s On Demand service. Acquired exclusively in the UK by Sky 1 HD from Twentieth Century […]
History was made at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) when three TV fans continuously watched 87 hours of recorded television and broke the Guinness World Record for the longest marathon watching television session. As part of the TiVo TV Binge-Viewing World Record Attempt, Dan Jordan, Spencer Larson and Chris Laughlin made the TiVo booth […]
The boom in tablets has helped movie and TV streaming service blinkbox to a successful festive season, with sales up 245 per cent year on year over the Christmas period. The surge fuelled by pre-Christmas sales of tablets such as Tesco’s own Hudl, which features apps for the blinkbox entertainment services. Sales on mobile devices, […]