The conflicted loyalties of Hulu shareholders – they are all major content players reliant on pay-TV distributors – may result in it becoming a ‘TV Everywhere’ service only available to those with an existing pay-TV account. The New York Post reports that the plan lays behind Providence Equity’s decision to sell up its 10 per […]
Findings from the US’s Digital Entertainment Group’s First Quarter 2012 Home Entertainment Report indicate a continued stabilisation of the industry, underscored by promising gains in Blu-ray Disc, with steady increases in electronic sell-through (EST) and VoD spending, and modest growth in sell-through. Overall consumer spending was up 2.5 per cent compared to the first quarter […]
French public broadcaster France Televisions has launched a VoD service branded Pluzz VaD, and kicking off with a choice of 3,000 titles. Pluzz VaD will first be distributed by the ISP Free, and will be extended to other service providers by the end of the year. It will eventually be part of the connected TV […]
YouView, the set-top box business headed by Alan Sugar, will not be up and running until the end of 2012. The joint venture between BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, TalkTalk, BT and Arqiva had been due to launch, following a series of delays, this spring. They insisted the important thing was hitting the high […]
Mediaset Spain, owner of Tele 5 and Cuatro, has started the HD transmissions of Cuatro, adding Cuatro HD to the existing HD nationwide offer of terrestrial channels in Spain: TVE HD, Telecinco HD, Antena 3 HD and La Sexta HD. Meanwhile Antena 3 TV is intensifying its multimedia offer with the launch of Nubeox, a […]
Australian home entertainment company Quickflix has formed a new partnership with Microsoft to stream Quickflix movies and TV series directly to the Xbox 360 console in Australia and New Zealand. The subscription streaming service will offer unlimited viewing of popular TV series and movies for a monthly fee, and will be available to Xbox LIVE […]
One of the founding shareholders of Hulu, Providence Equity Partners, is reportedly selling its stake. Providence put about $100 million in to Hulu five years ago, joining NBCUniversal and News Corp in the joint venture. The private equity firm expects to double its money, selling its 10 per cent stake for $200 million, which would […]
SeaChange International has supplied its Adrenalin web-centric back office to Cablenet in Cyprus. The solution supports VoD services, time shift TV and price promotions. SeaChange installed the back office and integrated with Cablenet’s existing SeaChange STAGIS and CASIS solutions for a complete linear and non-linear broadband experience. Founded in 2003, Cablenet is the leading cable […]
Fetch TV STBs will lose Sky’s on-demand video service Sky Go next month, despite finding a new home. Fetch TV, a Freeview+ HD recorder with on-demand services, went into administration in January but has now been bought by online entertainment service ShopTo.net. However, Sky has chosen not to renew its contract from the new owner, […]
Netflix has confirmed that it will be available on the Sony Entertainment Network (SEN) from 24th April. The Sony Entertainment Network can be accessed through selected Internet-connected Sony Bravia televisions, Sony Blu-ray players, Network Media player and PS3 devices sold in the UK and Ireland. Netflix will sit alongside other popular third party services on […]