US online movie service Redbox Instant by Verizon is now available on Roku streaming devices. The pair announced their intention to team up June 6th. At the time, Shawn Strickland, CEO, Redbox Instant by Verizon, said the operator had received “overwhelming” demand from its customers for the service on their Roku devices. Both subscribers and […]
Freesat, the subscription-free satellite TV service, has confirmed the launch of Demand 5 on <free time>. This addition completes the full set of the UK’s top on-demand players on Freesat, joining 4oD, ITV Player and BBC iPlayer meaning that Freesat is now the only satellite TV provider with all full player apps. Demand 5 offers […]
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM has announced the launch of a wide range of children’s programming from NBCUniversal that will enrich the slate of kids entertainment already available on LOVEFiLM Instant Streaming Service. As a result of the partnership, LOVEFiLM members can now stream television series and films featuring beloved characters from the NBCUniversal library, including Curious George, […]
Figures released by the British Video Association show that the value of the video entertainment market increased in the first half of 2013. Consumer expenditure on all video entertainment reached more than £993 million, up 8.2 per cent compared with the first half of 2012. Sales value increased across both physical and digital formats, with […]
The BBC has confirmed plans to premiere all of BBC Three’s scripted comedy shows on its iPlayer service before they are shown on TV. The channel’s controller Zai Bennett said: “BBC Three audiences are digitally savvy, and view our programmes in a number of different ways online and on the go. Premiering our scripted comedies […]
Following the positive response to its first set of TV pilots, Amazon Studios has confirmed it will produce five more original pilots for kids, including the first pilots for ages 6-11. The new pilots come from Emmy Award-winning creators as well as a Hollywood newcomer discovered though Amazon Studios’ open-door submission process. The pilots will stream on […]
Digital content ownership ecosystem UltraViolet is set to receive a boost to its adoption in the UK, according to research specialist YouGov. Discussing industry dynamics during a London briefing on ‘Content on Demand’ organised by the Digital Television Group, Shaun Austin, associate director for media consulting at YouGov, suggested that moving forward, supermarket group Tesco […]
ITV has revealed a 16 per cent rise in half-year profits to £270 million, saying it expected to reverse a three per cent drop in net advertising revenues in the first half of the year with growth of 12 per cent in July and 20 per cent in August. The UK commercial broadcaster is set […]
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM has confirmed a deal with Scripps Networks Interactive will see range of TV content from Food Network and Travel Channel become available on LOVEFiLM Instant. LOVEFiLM’s UK members can now stream hundreds of food-related shows from a host of culinary enthusiasts, including British favourites Andy Bates and Reza Mahammad, and many from the […]
Findings from TiVo Research and Analytics (TRA), the largest provider of single-source TV viewing and purchase data for advertisers and TV networks, suggest that subscribing to Netflix is not cannibalising the amount of linear television viewing in TiVo households. In May 2013, TRA – a subsidiary of DVR specialist TiVo – collected 9,956 responses from […]