A failure in Amazon cloud services hit Netflix users in the US, Canada and Latin America on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day claims the online movie rental company. The failure affected various devices ranging from gaming consoles such as the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3 to Blu-ray DVD players according to Netflix. Some other devices […]
OTT video supplier Hulu is asking its key shareholders for an additional $200 million in order to fund overseas expansion and to secure more programming rights. Hulu’s three shareholders, Disney, News Corp and Comcast are being asked to fund around $200 million, according to the Wall Street Journal, despite the five-year venture remaining unprofitable to […]
Hulu has reported that its revenue rose by 65 per cent in 2012 to $695 million. The US joint venture of Disney, Fox Broadcasting and NBCUniversal, is a private company and doesn’t report quarterly financials, but CEO Jason Kilar revealed some year-end figures in a blog. He said Hulu generated $100 million in revenue in […]
Channel 4 has become the first UK broadcaster to launch a VoD app for Windows 8. In a supporting advertising package Windows 8 and 4oD co-branded idents will pre-roll across every platform. Co-branded TV ads will also run across the Channel 4 portfolio. Sarah Rose, director of commercial & business development at Channel 4 said: […]
Avail-TVN, the multiplatform video services company, has launched its new movie Subscription VoD service – ViewNow. Designed to provide a vast library of titles that can be accessed on any device, ViewNow offers thousands of hours of SD and HD movie content in multiple formats including adaptive bitrate (ABR) Verizon FiOS launched the service in […]
Research from Alcatel-Lucent’s Bell Labs, the research arm of Alcatel-Lucent, has revealed the impact of surging video consumption, suggesting that by 2020, people will be watching seven hours of video each day versus 4.8 hours today, with a dramatic shift from broadcasting to on-demand video viewing With Christmas expected to bring another leap in ownership […]
TV-loving UK consumers lead the world in using the latest technology to enhance their viewing experience, Ofcom research has revealed. The UK is ahead of other countries such as Japan and the USA for catching up with TV online and is at the forefront of using new technology such as smart TVs and digital video […]
Quickflix and Research In Motion have announced a partnership to make the Quickflix digital service available through connected BlackBerry 10 OS L-Series, N-Series and new generation devices in the first quarter of 2013. The partnership will allow Blackberry users in Australia and New Zealand to access Quickflix streaming and watch unlimited movies instantly, on demand […]
Quickflix has entered into an agreement with Kobo to distribute the Quickflix streaming service through connected Kobo eReaders and new generation devices. Launching in the first quarter of 2013, selected new Kobo eReaders will come pre-loaded with Quickflix allowing unlimited subscription streaming of movies and TV and pay per view of latest releases. The partnership […]
Time Warner Cable has updated its TWC TV app for iPad, suggesting it is different from other app updates, going beyond bug fixes, stability upgrades and additional channels “here and there”. The new version of the app now brings you the breadth and flexibility of TWC’s On Demand catalogue. “Now you can watch over 4,000 […]