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UPC Romania launches HBO GO

UPC subscribers in Romania can now access over 1500 hours of HBO premium content from HBO Romania (HBO TV series, HBO original productions, films, documentaries and special programming), on PC, smart TV, laptop, tablets or smartphones. Every week, the online platform will get an additional 30 hours of new video content which the subscribers can […]

December 16, 2013

Sky Deutschland launches Sky Snap

Sky Deutschland is expanding its on demand offering with the launch of Snap. This new online media library offers thousands of titles, from complete season box-sets of award-winning series, popular shows from the HBO library, blockbuster movies and an selection of children’s programmes, including exclusive highlights from the world of Disney. The full range of […]

December 13, 2013

FindAnyFilm.com adds PlaystationStore API

Movie search website FindAnyFilm has become the first external partner to use the Playstation Store API, adding another legal point of purchase for consumers to the service but also extending the accessibility for in home viewing. FindAnyFilm.com aggregates film availability across all formats, allowing film fans to search for titles across localised cinema listings, comprehensive […]

December 13, 2013By Colin Mann

Opera brings Sony LIV and BIGFlix to Bravia

Sony and Opera Software have confirmed the launch of two new Indian-entertainment apps in the Opera TV Store for Sony Bravia Internet TVs. These new apps are Sony LIV, Multi-Screen Media’s (Sony Entertainment Network) VoD service, and BIGFlix, which is India’s leading movie-on-demand service by Reliance ADAG. The Sony LIV app offers 18 years of […]

December 12, 2013

133% surge in mobile and tablet video views

Ooyala has released its Q3 2013 Global Video Index, revealing distinct patterns in how viewers consume video across devices. While mobile viewing levels off in Q3 due to seasonal factors, the overall share of mobile and tablet video views increased by 74 per cent since January. Furthermore, mobile and tablet video plays have more than […]

December 11, 2013

CBS: ‘We want ad dollars for every eyeball’

TV is increasingly watched on catch up long after shows originally air, and broadcasters are trying to get paid for more of those views. Leslie Moonves CEO of CBS told the UBS Global Media Conference in New York  that advertisers are increasingly willing to pay for those audience members who watch via who watch via […]

December 11, 2013

5 new FTA HD channels from BBC

The BBC is to launch five new subscription-free HD channels on December 10th. The new channels: BBC Three HD, BBC Four HD, BBC News HD, CBeebies HD and CBBC HD will be available on Freeview HD, Freesat HD, YouView, Sky HD and Virgin Media. Viewers will also be able to catch-up on HD programmes from […]

December 9, 2013

Simplestream powers H&C TV OTT delivery

Horse & Country TV, the specialist international equestrian sports and lifestyle network, has appointed Simplestream to power its new H&C TV Everywhere service. H&C TV Everywhere uses Simplestream’s Media Manager to allow subscribers to watch H&C’s television channel, live and on-demand, across computers, mobiles and tablets. Media Manager is the only OTT platform specifically designed […]

December 9, 2013By Colin Mann

Viacom VoD collaboration with Sohu.com

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia, a division of Viacom, and Sohu Video, a division of Sohu.com, have formed a strategic collaboration for online VoD and video syndication in China that will enable over 389 million Chinese online video users to access free streaming of Mandarin-dubbed and subtitled Nickelodeon programming on tv.sohu.com over the next […]

December 5, 2013

Netflix France?

Netflix has reportedly met with the French president’s staff to discuss a possible launch of its service in Europe’s third-largest market, in what would be a blow to traditional television companies Netflix is now available in 41 countries, has to-date focused on English-speaking markets in Europe such as Britain, the Netherlands, and the Nordics. “Netflix […]

December 4, 2013