BBC iPlayer delivered new record highs for average daily and weekly request numbers in February 2013. Weekly requests averaged 59 million, up from 57 million in January, and across the month there was an average of 8.6 million requests per day. The shorter February month (28 days, compared to January’s 31) resulted in a lower […]
Intel, best known for its computer processing chips, is getting closer to launching its own on-demand pay-TV catch-up and ‘live’ TV service. The company is said to be in discussions with Time Warner, NBC-Universal, News Corp, Viacom and others in preparation for the launch of its Intel-based pay-TV service. CBS’s CEO Les Moonves confirmed last […]
Hulu’s board has approached potential buyers to gauge interest in buying the online video service, as News Corp and Walt Disney decide what to do with their share of the company. The board has sounded out several possible bidders as part of an internal strategic review but it has not received a formal offer. Finding […]
4oD has landed on Samsung Smart TVs bringing with it 30 days worth of catch-up content as well as access to the 4oD content archive of classic shows. “We’re pleased to be able to extend the availability of 4oD, our successful video on demand service, to Samsung’s Smart TVs as we continue to widen the […]
Sweden’s largest cable television operator, Com Hem, has selected the SeaChange AdrenalinT video platform for its new TiVo service. Due for rollout later this year, Com Hem’s new offering will include broadcast TV channels, VoD catch-up TV and start-over for DVB-based TiVo set-tops, LAN set-tops, smartphones and tablets. Com Hem is the latest European operator […]
Viewster Media, a subscription-free service offering ‘on demand’ movies and TV series for free or a small fee, has been named as a Top 20 Online Video Property in the UK for the first time, according to comScore, a specialist in measuring the digital world. The comScore Video Metrix for February 2013 places Viewster Media […]
From March 18th Sky customers will see 4oD, Channel 4’s VoD service, added to Sky’s On Demand service. The upgrade comes at no charge for Sky customers who have connected their Sky+HD box to broadband and can download catch-up content at a push of a button. With the launch of 4oD, catch-up content from Channel […]
Andy Forssell, the current SVP of Content at online video provider Hulu, is to step up to the CEO role on an acting basis when the current incumbent, Jason Kilar leaves at the end of March. Kilar, who announced his intention to step down at the beginning of the year, confirmed the appointment in an […]
UK 18-24 year olds are moving their TV watching online fast according to YouGov the pollsters. Their survey notes 67 per cent of 18-24 year-olds watch all forms of linear or on-demand TV via a TV set on a daily basis, compared with 79 per cent of 25-34 year-olds, 83 per cent of 35-44 year-olds […]
Andorra Telecom has deployed Broadpeak’s CDN manager and the Viaccess-Orca service delivery platform, along with Sofrecom’s know-how, to power a new VoD service. Since 2009, the smooth operation of Andorra’s IPTV platform has been guaranteed by Sofrecom – the system integrator for Broadpeak’s CDN technologies and Viaccess-Orca’s RiGHTv service delivery platform, to enable Andorra Telecom […]