Netflix has launched in the Netherlands priced at €7.99 per month. “We’re proud to bring the future of television to the Netherlands,” said Reed Hastings, co-founder and chief executive officer of Netflix. “The Dutch have incredible broadband, but until today have not been able to take full advantage of their fast connections. Now people in […]
US cable TV provider Cox Communications has revealed that its customers can now enjoy an all-access free pass to the best of autumn TV with the opportunity to catch up on past seasons of popular shows plus get exclusive On-Demand sneak peeks, all in the ‘Fall FreeView’ On Demand until September 29th. With more than […]
Live and on-demand TV Everywhere delivery specialist MobiTV has confirmed that its platform partnership with Deutsche Telekom’s Entertain2Go streaming service has successfully completed the first phase of the rollout. The new multiscreen service extends the robust Entertain service to deliver live TV and on-demand programming across screens. “Advancements in wireless technology, network quality and content […]
Walt Disney has signed a content licence agreement with Chinese instant message provider Tencent for its transactional VoD and subscription streaming service, branded ‘Hollywood VIP’. Under terms of the deal, Hollywood VIP will have access to about 1,500 Disney, Pixar and Marvel movies, including The Avengers, Toy Story 3 and Pirates of the Caribbean, among […]
Based on forecasts for 97 countries, a report from Research and Markets Ltd forecasts on-demand TV revenues from movies and TV programmes will reach $6.0 billion in 2018, up by 44 per cent from $4.2 billion in 2012. On-demand TV generated just 2.3 per cent of the $184 billion total pay-TV revenues in 2012. However, […]
The Spanish public broadcaster TVE is launching a VoD service using the HbbTV standard. The service, branded Boton Rojo (“red button”), distributes over 90,000 hours of content (news, sports, children programming) combining the TVE’s website content with some extra content. To gain access to the service, users will have to press a red button on […]
Sony has launched its direct-to-consumer 4K Ultra HD video download service in the US. Sony Entertainment Network’s Video Unlimited 4K service currently provides some 70 feature films and TV shows, with a library of 100-plus expected to become available in 4K Ultra HD before the end of the year. “We have been spearheading the advancement […]
The Android version of the BBC’s iPlayer mobile app can now download TV shows for offline viewing – some 12 months after the feature was added to the iOS version of the application. Android iPlayer users can now store shows on their devices for up to 30 days, watching them for seven days after the […]
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM has signed a content deal with Warner Bros International Television Distribution that brings an extensive new library of animated content for children and nostalgic adults to the LOVEFiLM Instant streaming service. The arrival of Warner Bros. kids content is the most recent in a series of new deals signed by LOVEFiLM and builds […]
More than 8 out of 10 Brits (85 per cent) believe that online TV catch-up channels feature too many adverts, with 87 per cent calling for catch-up TV to reduce its level of advertising. A further 67 per cent would like the option of a paid-for premium service that doesn’t include ads, according to research […]