Amazon’s LOVEFiLM, along with MGM Television, has announced the premiere of the critically acclaimed US television series Vikings exclusively on LOVEFiLM Instant in the UK and Germany, making the streaming service the only place to watch the series in these countries. From May 24th, members of LOVEFiLM Instant in the UK will be able to […]
Thinkbox has commissioned Flamingo, the global insight and brand consultancy, and Tapestry, the quantitative research specialists, to undertake the second in its series of ‘Screen Life’ research studies, with results expected this summer. The new study will focus on how people are watching VoD and how that differs from and adds to linear viewing. The […]
ITV has entered an exclusive fixed term partnership with Samsung to offer the new and improved ITV Player app on the manufacturer’s Android devices. The ITV Player app will be available on a range of Samsung Android tablet and smartphone devices, including the new Galaxy S4, the Galaxy Note 8.0 and the Galaxy Mega, whilst […]
Starz has announced a vast first wave of new device support for itsonline authenticated TV Everywhere services, Starz Play, Encore Play, and Movieplex Play. The launch includes support for popular handsets and tablets on Android and other platforms including NOOK HD and NOOK HD+, and select Google Nexus devices including the Nexus 4, Nexus 7, […]
Vubiquity, a global provider of multiplatform video services, has revealed the results of a tracking study measuring consumer behaviours and attitudes toward VoD and TV Everywhere (TVE) in the US. In the survey, conducted by Frank N. Magid Associates during the fourth quarter of 2012, satisfaction with On Demand grew 5 per cent over 2010. […]
Annual revenue generated from content delivered to mobile handsets and tablets is expected to increase by nearly $25 billion over the next three years, reaching $65 billion by 2016, a report from Juniper has found. According to the report, growth would primarily be fuelled by an upsurge in game, video and eBook purchases via tablet […]
Google is set to unveil a YouTube subscription service as early as this week – marking the first time the online video portal has charged for content. As many as 50 of YouTube’s most popular channels are expected to carry a subscription fee starting at around $1.99 (€1.52) per month. “We’re looking into creating a […]
SENSIO has launched a new 3D VoDservice, 3DGO! in the US that offers more than 40 premium 3D titles that can be accessed through all 3D TVs that are compliant with SENSIO Hi-Fi 3D technology. The service is offered free on VIZIO’s Smart TVs with Theatre 3D. Speaking at the launch, Richard LaBerge, executive vice […]
Swiss telco Swisscom has reported net revenues fell 2.4 per cent in the first quarter as record customer growth failed to offset weakening market prices. First quarter net profits fell 12.4 per cent to 390 million Swiss francs ($420.3 million). Swisscom TV connections increased by 205,000 (31.3 per cent) year-on-year to 860,000. Meanwhile, Swisscom has […]
Decipher has published its quarterly audit of VoD on the major UK DTV platforms and OTT services. One of the key changes in the landscape of UK VoD in the last six months has been the introduction, and then the rapid growth, of catch-up content on Sky. This was historically an area that Sky was […]