Netflix is replacing its queuing system with “My List.” Outside the US, subscribers will notice the biggest change, as they will now be able to curate their own viewing lists instead of relying on just the search function or the service’s automatically generated genre lists. Michael Spiegelman, director of product innovation at Netflix, outlined how […]
NeuLion, an enabler and provider of live and on-demand content to Internet-connected devices, and Coliseum Sports Media has signed a multi-year partnership agreement that provides New Zealand football fans with the first official interactive destination to watch all 380 games of the Barclays Premier League both live and on-demand. Powered by the NeuLion Sports Platform, […]
Online entertainment service Netflix and The Weinstein Company (TWC) have agreed a new multi-year licensing deal – described as probably the biggest in Weinstein’s history – that will make Netflix the exclusive US subscription television service for first-run films from TWC beginning in 2016. Starting with its 2016 theatrically released feature films, new TWC and […]
Although video consumption has never been stronger than today, global video market revenues slow down because of permanent decrease in physical video distribution revenues according to IDATE, while business models of traditional TV are subject to the pressure of OTT services. IDATE data reveals:
Lionsgate’s forthcoming movie release Bachelorette will August 16 become the biggest mainstream film ever to be released simultaneously across cinemas nationwide, video-on-demand and download to own. The studio is offering what it says is the first multi-platform blockbuster title released in partnership with on-demand services including Sky Store, Virgin Movies, Xbox Video, Film Four, BT […]
The English Premier League and digital sports media group PERFORM have renewed their mobile and Internet clip production partnership, for a further three years. The renewal, which starts at the beginning of the 2013/14 football season, extends the relationship between the two companies, with PERFORM producing and distributing ‘near live’ match highlights and features for […]
Based on forecasts for 97 countries, on-demand TV revenues from movies and TV programs (and excluding revenues from other sources such as sports and adult and also excluding SVOD packages and online TV & video (OTT)) will reach $6.0 billion in 2018, up by 44 per cent from $4.2 billion in 2012. On-demand TV generated […]
RTL Netherlands has bought Dutch VoD service Videoland as it seeks to and take on Netflix in the Dutch market. RTL Netherlands has purchased 65 per cent of Videoland’s parent firm The Entertainment Group (TEG), with RTL Netherlands CEO Bert Habets commenting that the deal was a “logical next step in the development of our […]
YOU On Demand, the Chinese VoD platform in China, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its interest in Jinan Broadband to Shandong Broadcast Network for total consideration of RMB 29,000,000 (approximately $4.7 million in cash), subject to customary closing conditions. YOU On Demand Chairman, Shane McMahon, said, “With our senior management team and […]
Comcast Corporation, owner of the largest cable network in the US, as well as NBCUniversal, is developing an new approach to fighting content piracy in the US, reports Variety, suggesting that the initiative is seeking to convert illegal downloads into legal transaction opportunities. The entertainment trade publication suggests that the company has begun preliminary discussions […]