KIT digital Content Solutions, a service and solution provider for the digital content value chain, has been appointed by, Totalmovie, Latin America’s first OTT video on demand cross platform streaming service, to handle all of the company’s asset management for its video-on-demand service. KIT digital Content Solutions will be responsible for Totalmovie’s VoD encoding and […]
Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda, has suggested that the European film industry should consider a single market that takes advantage of economies of scale, and reconsider release windows. Offering her thoughts on ‘Helping European films thrive’ as part of a Round Table on ‘Financing and distribution of European […]
Amazon-owned LoveFilm could launch in France next March, Les Echos is reporting. The hint emerged during an official State Council hearing between France’s competition authority and media group Canal+ as part of the investigation into the TPS/CanalSat merger, which took place in 2006. While declaring that his group shouldn’t be prevented from licensing exclusive content, […]
Hulu and Viacom have expanded their content partnership that will bring Nickelodeon programming to the Hulu Plus service and its more than 2 million US subscribers for the first time. Effective immediately, Hulu Plus subscribers can access five recent episodes of currently airing Nickelodeon live action and animated series, including “iCarly,” “SpongeBob Squarepants,” “Kung Fu […]
Swiss-based iConcerts (part of Transmedia SA) has struck a first time partnership deal with Universal Music France, snapping up a selection of the label’s music programmes that are set to air on the iConcerts HDTV channel which broadcasts out of France to more than 80 countries worldwide. As part of the deal, iConcerts has acquired […]
Espial, a specialist in on-demand TV software and solutions, has announced the installation of the Espial MediaBase on-demand video platform at KBRO, one of Taiwan’s largest cable television operators. Espial MediaBase will be installed and integrated at KBRO by Taiwan’s leading broadband system integrator Hwacom, providing the cable television operator with a single, unified solution […]
Toy and juvenile products retailer Toys“R”Us has become the latest US outlet to add video to its product portfolio with the launch of Toys“R”Us Movies, a digital entertainment service that provides families instant access to the movies and TV shows kids love. Available at ToysrusMovies.com, the service features more than 4,000 titles, specially selected to […]
In a deal that includes ‘TV Everywhere’ initiatives and new service launches, US media and communications group Cablevision and The Walt Disney Company have announced a comprehensive distribution agreement to deliver Disney’s line-up of top quality sports, news and entertainment content to Cablevision TV customers across television, Internet, tablets and hand-held devices. The new agreement […]
Netflix shares rose this week after an analyst said customer satisfaction is on the rise recovering from the price hike last year. Citi Research said that more customers are satisfied with the movie streaming service. It cited better sentiment in Citi’s quarterly survey of 3,800 US Internet users, including about half that either had a […]
Discovery Networks International has signed with Brightcove to use the online video specialist’s App Cloud platform to develop and manage dual screen and catch-up TV services. The first service will be for DNI’s Italian free-to-air channel DMAX, with an app that enables viewers to find and stream programming using iPads or iPhones to Apple TVs. […]