The BBC has upgraded the iPlayer video service with Live Restart ready for its consumer launch. Users can now either restart a live programme they are watching or rewind to watch programmes from the previous two hours. The BBC will bring the function to mobiles, tablets and Internet-connected TVs later this year. Dave Price, head […]
Low cost and viewing flexibility give Netflix an advantage over pay-TV VoD and premium broadcast TV, according to a study from Parks Associates. ‘Choosing Content: Viewing Video’ found Netflix Watch Instantly rates higher in customer satisfaction than premium broadcast TV because of these factors. Netflix also topped pay-TV VoD in terms of cost. “Consumers can […]
iROKOtv, the “Netflix of Africa” and the continent’s first legal online source of Nollywood films, has revealed that it has over 500,000 registered users in less than six months since its launch. The news comes just months after the company announced that it had secured $8 million in funding from US-based hedge Tiger Global, early […]
Dutch telco KPN and its ISP unit XS4ALL will offer its IPTV customers access to US HBO channels from June 25th. KPN subsidiary Telfort Interactive will launch the service to its TV customers from July 9th. The channels will offer commercial-free HBO, HBO2 and HBO3, available in both HD and SD. Customers who subscribe to […]
Rakuten, the world’s third largest e-commerce company, has acquired Spanish streaming and VoD business, Wuaki.tv. The acquisition will see Rakuten further extend its global reach as it enters the Spanish market for the first time. Founded in 2009, Wuaki.tv is headquartered in Barcelona and offers premium content over the Internet directly to Smart TVs. The […]
comScore has released insights on the US tablet market from comScore TabLens, its forthcoming monthly syndicated service providing insights into tablet ownership and usage. The report found that tablets have quickly reached a critical mass in the US with 1 in every 4 smartphone owners using tablets during the three-month average period ending April 2012. […]
iROKOtv, the world’s largest online distributor of Nollywood films, will launch its new subscription service on 1st July. Under the new service, iROKOtv viewers will retain free access to over 4,800 Nollywood films, and will also be able to watch exclusive Nollywood releases, uploaded weekly, for $5 per month. Jason Njoku, founder and Chief Executive […]
Italian DTH operator Sky Italia is set to launch its new Internet-based service Sky On Demand on July 1st, after a period of tests with a limited number of subscribers. Initially, Sky On Demand should be available to a wide range of customers, before being expanded to the entire subscriber base by November. Sky On […]
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM has confirmed the launch of HD streaming. The HD functionality will allow members of LOVEFiLM – Europe’s largest subscription service instantly streaming films and TV series over the internet and sending DVDs and games by post – to stream films and TV series on demand and for no extra charge in HDTV resolutions […]
Quickflix has confirmed that its WatchNow streaming service is now available in New Zealand on all Panasonic Viera Connect TVs. The new service allows users to stream movies and TV shows over the Internet directly to their Panasonic TV. Viera Connect users are now able to access Quickflix streaming and watch unlimited movies and television […]