4oD, the video on demand service of Channel 4, is now available on a variety of devices running Windows 8, with a new app developed by KIT digital. Channel 4 commissioned KIT digital for its experience and knowledge of the 4oD architecture to develop the new app, which was the first UK VoD app to […]
ITV Online and On Demand have revealed that 666 Park Avenue was the first programme to be premiered on the ITV Player before it was broadcast on TV. The first episode of the supernatural drama was available to view on the ITV Player from February 18th, with the episode broadcasting on ITV2 on February 19th […]
Innovations in technology, a multitude of connected devices, and evolutions in the media distribution landscape have provided more ways than ever to consume media across different screens, whether at home, at work, or on-the-go. To understand how consumers around the world are responding to this fragmented media environment, Nielsen surveyed online consumers across the globe […]
Neelie Kroes European Commission vice-president for media has blogged that the current movie release windows structure can prevent the emergence of new business models, and must be made more flexible “For me, while such ‘exclusive’ periods may be important to finance some films, or get the most out of them, rigid and uniform rules can […]
YOU On Demand, a Pay-Per-View and VoD platform service in China, has signed a distribution agreement with Tianjin IPTV which covers households across 16 major districts and counties in the greater Tianjin metropolitan area. YOU On Demand will officially launch with Tianjin IPTV immediately following the completion of the Chinese New Year celebration. The signing […]
Amazon’s Lovefilm has extended its content deal with BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC. There was already a programming agreement with Worldwide, but the new agreement gives it rights to a wider range of content from the distributor. Jim Buckle, managing director at Lovefilm, said: “The evolution of our TV offering has been […]
CBS and Amazon.com have signed a licensing agreement for the new CBS television series Under the Dome, establishing an in-season, online subscription-video-on-demand (SVoD) window for the show on Amazon’s Prime Instant Video service. Prime Instant Video will be the exclusive online subscription home for Under the Dome. The serialised drama from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television […]
UK supermarket chain Tesco is to launch a subscription-free online movie and TV service exclusively for the use of its Clubcard loyalty card customers. Clubcard TV – currently in beta trial with Tesco employees – will offer “thousands of movies and TV shows” to cardholders registering their card number and postcode with the service. Clubcard […]
Verimatrix, the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen digital TV services, has announced that Ivi.ru, the popular free Internet cinema in Russia, has deployed the Verimatrix Video Content Authority (VCAS) for Internet TV to provide security for its OTT VoD service. Ivi.ru boasts one of Russia’s largest VoD catalogues on a wide […]
Up to 40 hours of BBC programming will be premiered on the BBC iPlayer this year prior to its first TV broadcast. The BBC Trust approved the plans to premier TV shows on the iPlayer late last year but the BBC has not yet decided what the shows will be or when experiment will begin. […]