Reed Hastings, Netflix’s founder and CEO, says he will “invest heavily” in film rights in the UK as a direct challenge to BSkyB’s dominance. “We will be really aggressive in our bidding,” he told London’s Sunday Telegraph newspaper. The story reports that Netflix is in direct contact with the six Hollywood ‘major’ studios, and that […]
An internal memo from Hulu purportedly obtained by show business trade paper Variety indicates that the company’s CEO Jason Kilar may be on his way out. The three-page memo is said to cover “a range of sensitive issues pertaining to how two of Hulu’s parent companies, News Corp. and Disney, plan to transform the streaming […]
On Demand Group (ODG), a division of Avail-TVN, has been chosen by Qtel to launch VoD services, including transactional and subscription services. Qtel is the leading provider of both fixed and mobile telecommunications services in the state of Qatar, and is part of the Qtel Group which has a presence in 17 countries in the […]
The Authority for Television On-Demand (ATVOD), the body designated by overarching communications regulator Ofcom in relation to the regulation of on-demand programme services, has been cleared to continue in its role, also being released from a number of significant obligations. Ofcom, in accordance with the 2010 Designation, had undertaken a Review as part of a […]
FilmFlex Movies has appointed Jonathan Steel to the role of Chief Technical Officer, Nazneen Hassam as Chief Alliance Officer and Hayden Punter as Finance Director as the company eclipses 75 million movie buys from over 5,000 film titles since the company’s inception in 2005. As Chief Technical Officer, Jonathan will play a critical role, responsible […]
The BBC has updated its BBC iPlayer app for iOS to include support for the iPad 3’s Retina Display. Retina Display is a brand name used by Apple for displays the company claims to have a high enough pixel density that the human eye is unable to notice pixelation at a typical viewing distance. The […]
Netflix has confirmed the availability of ‘Just for Kids’ on Xbox 360, further expanding the availability of the section popular with kids and their parents. Netflix ‘Just for Kids’ makes it easier and more fun for youngsters to browse and instantly watch a large selection of child-friendly TV programmes and films. Now members who use […]
A state supreme court in Dusseldorf has banned plans by German broadcasters RTL and ProSiebenSat.1 to launch a joint online video platform similar to Hulu for the German market. The court upheld previous objections to the platform, arguing it would further strengthen the two networks’ supposed “duopoly” in the German advertising market. The channels associated […]
maxdome has entered a multi-year licensing agreement with NBCUniversal International Television Distribution for the VoD rights in Germany to a broad selection of current and upcoming NBCUniversal feature films, as well as a collection of library classics. Markus Härtenstein, managing director maxdome, said: “Closing this deal means that we are now cooperating with all major […]
Nearly two thirds (62 per cent) of wi-fi users in the UK are experiencing problems with their wi-fi signal, with 63 per cent suffering from slow speeds, according to new research from Ofcom-accredited comparison site Broadbandchoices.co.uk. In a study that questioned over 2,000 Brits, a further 32 per cent complained that their connection keeps dropping […]