Wuaki.tv has announced a partnership with Panasonic that makes the Wuaki.tv service available directly through Panasonic Smart TVs, bringing a hybrid streaming service to the living room. Panasonic Smart TV users can now access Wuaki.tv’s catalogue of quality movies and TV shows directly through a dedicated app on their TV, allowing them to browse, rent […]
YouTube is expected to launch a new subscription music service by the end of this year, competing with the likes of Spotify and other streaming music firms. YouTube’s new service will be “designed with mobile listening in mind” according to Billboard, which also reports there will be two tiers, with users able to choose between […]
An increasing number of provincial and municipal level Chinese cable TV operators are transforming their service into a two-way network in order to compete with new IPTV, OTT, online video and other interactive video business models emerging on the Chinese market. To compete in this new TV market, Shandong Cable Network, a tier-one cable operator […]
Programme distributor iN Demand has concluded a deal with Clearleap, the leading provider of multiscreen video logistics for the television industry, to upgrade the company’s VoD cable distribution infrastructure and to help accelerate its cross-platform strategy. The partnership was announced by John Vartanian, iN Demand Chief Technology Officer and Braxton Jarratt, CEO of Clearleap. Through their […]
SeaChange International and Vubiquity are partnering to offer an integrated cloud-based multi-screen VoD solution to television service providers. The combined solution integrates the SeaChange Cloud Adrenalin pay-as-you-grow OPEX service with Vubiquity’s AnyVU Streaming service, ViewNow subscription VoD movie package, as well as a vast library of content from their premium and network partners. The full […]
Netflix has added more than 10 million subscribers in the last 12 months, taking it to 40 million overall, according to the company’s latest quarterly results. Netflix reported revenues of $1.1 billion and a net profit of $32 million for the third quarter of 2013. Around 31 million of its members are in the US, […]
Sky has reduced the monthly subscription cost of its NOW TV VoD service from £15 (€17.60) to £8.99, to more closely match rivals. The NOW TV website says the service will allow users to “Watch more of the latest and biggest movies 12 months before Netflix or Lovefilm Instant… Unlimited blockbusters whenever you want. No […]
Netflix will soon pass HBO in paid US subscribers, as the company prepares to reveal its third-quarter results. Already the world’s largest subscription-video service, Netflix is expected to have reached 30 million paying US customers. Cable providers are starting to see the $8-a-month subscription as an asset, and some are working to integrate Netflix with […]
BBC Worldwide chief Tim Davie has revealed his vision for the corporation’s commercial arm, including a major rethink of its digital strategy. Davie said plans for a global iPlayer app had been scrapped, unveiled plans to roll out its digital store into BBC.com, and announced a £30 million-a-year (€35m) increase in programming investment. The plan […]
Hulu has confirmed that the board has appointed Mike Hopkins as CEO, ending weeks of speculation. Hopkins, a Hulu board member since 2011 who has been serving as president of distribution for Fox Networks Group since 2008, starts immediately. Andy Forssell, who has served as acting CEO since March, will be leaving the OTT subscription […]