Netflix has announced that it intends to offer, subject to market considerations, $400 million from the issue senior notes due 2021 through an offering to qualified institutional buyers. Netflix will use approximately $225 million of the net proceeds from this offering to redeem its outstanding 8.5 per cent senior notes due 2017, and intends to […]
Pay-OTT platform provider Tvinci has been selected by MediaCorp, Singapore’s leading media company, to power its new cross-device lifestyle service, Toggle. The deployment is Tvinci’s first in the Asia Pacific market as it looks towards expansion in the region. Toggle will be available on PC, iPhone, iPad and connected TV. The service is available to […]
Quickflix has entered into an agreement with LG Electronics to distribute the Quickflix digital service through connected LG televisions and Blu-ray players. The partnership covers both New Zealand and Australia and is scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2013. The new partnership with LG will extend the distribution of Quickflix streaming to the […]
Netflix shares have soared by more than 30 per cent after ithe company reported a strong increase in subscribers and beat forecasts with an unexpected profit in the fourth quarter. The TV and movie streaming service company has endured a turbulent two years marred by a botched rebranding and a price rise. But its shares […]
BBC iPlayer, the BBC’s on-demand service, hit record-breaking numbers in 2012, with 2.32 billion TV and radio programme requests and 36.5 billion minutes of BBC programmes enjoyed across all platforms in iPlayer. Audiences spent 34 per cent more time watching TV in iPlayer than ever before. Danny Boyle’s Olympic Opening Ceremony topped iPlayer viewing in […]
Research from Twonky, the connected home experts, shows that over half of the UK (51 per cent) prefer to watch catch-up services on a TV, rather than a smartphone or tablet. Only 19 per cent of people surveyed say that convenience is more important than screen size. The last 12 months has seen a plethora […]
Film and TV series subscription service LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company, has kicked-started 2013 with the announcement of a new content deal with UK commercial PSB Channel 4, giving its members streaming access to quality British entertainment from the broadcaster’s 4 on Demand (4oD) archive service. The deal bolsters LOVEFiLM’s TV offering and will enable members […]
UK regulator Ofcom has upheld appeals by BBC Worldwide in relation to two decisions by the Authority for Television On Demand (ATVOD) – which is responsible for regulating the editorial content of on-demand programmes services. In May 2011, ATVOD determined that BBC Worldwide’s Top Gear and BBC Food YouTube channels were each On-Demand Programme Services […]
Oric, a UK site that directs users to legitimate online content, says its research comparing the number of TV series and movies on Netflix and Lovefilm reveals the Netflix has many more TV shows and series, while Lovefilm has a much better movie selection. It reveals that Netflix had 925 TV seasons compared with LoveFilm’s […]
Turner Broadcasting System, The Warner Bros. Television Group and Netflix, have signed licensing agreements bringing to US Netflix members complete previous seasons of animated and live-action programming from Cartoon Network, Warner Bros. Animation and Adult Swim, as well as the TNT serialised drama Dallas. From March 30th, complete past seasons of such great Cartoon Network […]