Live TV-streaming service TVCatchup has introduced a catch-up service, for the UK’s four major TV broadcasters. Despite its name, TVCatchup previously only offered live TV streams after a legal challenge from UK broadcasters suspended its streaming-TV recording service. It has now added content listings for previously broadcast shows on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and […]
Movie and TV streaming service blinkbox is poised to kick off its biggest ever marketing and in-store blitz, highlighting the service’s ‘latest releases’ credentials versus rivals. The autumn offensive, which claims that blinkbox has ten times more of the latest blockbuster movies than Netflix and LOVEFiLM Instant, launches with outdoor, radio and print advertising. It […]
Netflix has revealed that it tracks piracy sites to help decide which TV series and films it should add to its online streaming service. It gave Prison Break as an example of one programme it had bought as a consequence of using the strategy. Netflix’s vice president of content acquisition disclosed its use of the […]
IHS has published a report looking at trends in TV viewing across the US and major Western European markets. While broadcast TV viewing is still on the up across many countries (particularly recession-hit Italy and Spain), many of the increases in hours spent watching TV have been driven by time-shifted TV and on-demand usage. In […]
As online platforms such as Netflix and Hulu gain ground among mainstream consumers, some are poised to challenge traditional cable and satellite services as the default source for TV and movies, according to a new study – Decoding the Default – by Hub Entertainment Research. The study was conducted in July 2013, among 1,010 consumers […]
Sam Blackman, CEO and co-founder of Elemental Technologies, says the trends are aligning for the company’s solutions, with software, the cloud and IP delivery taking over from dedicated hardware chips, on-premise storage and processing, and legacy distribution. “Only Elemental takes advantage of these three trends, with the most powerful, off-the-shelf platforms in the industry,” he […]
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM has launched its new and updated LOVEFiLM Instant streaming service application exclusively for Samsung Internet-connected Smart TVs and Blu-ray players. The improved app will bring more features to users, including star ratings, “More Like This” titles and the Watchlist to allow viewers to save videos to watch for later, as well as enhanced […]
BeBanjo and Cognacq-Jay Image (both part of TDF Media Services) will be providing a fully integrated service to power Cirkus, the new SVoD service that will bring the best of British Drama, Comedy & Factual TV series to pay TV platform operators, initially in the Nordic territory. Cirkus’ SVoD service brings together a fantastic catalogue […]
HBO is teaming with Orange Cinema Series (OCS), the French telco’s premium bouquet, to launch OCS City, Generation HBO. Premiering on October 10th, the new channel will air all new HBO series in a first-run window. The offer forms part of a five-year deal between HBO and OCS. OCS City, Generation HBO also includes a new […]
A Parks Associates survey of 10,000 US broadband households shows that 44 per cent have a subscription to some kind of online video service (SVoD), such as Netflix, Hulu Plus, or Amazon. Younger consumers are more likely to subscribe to OTT video services, and 8 per cent of consumers 18-24 have never subscribed to a […]