ITV has rolled out its TV catch-up player across all Apple devices. It launched ITV Player on Android devices last month. The BBC and Channel 4 have already launched their TV catch-up players on iPad and in the BBC’s case also Android devices. Channel 5 expects to join them imminently. The BBC iPlayer app saw […]
Concurrent, a global player in video and media data and advertising solutions, has reached agreements for next generation VoD solutions with four leading cable television operators in China. Concurrent is providing VoD solutions to Jiangsu CATV, Jilin CATV, Mudianjiang CATV, and Xizhou CATV, whose combined subscriber base represents more than 25 million households. Concurrent, with […]
Pay-TV giant Sky has confirmed it will launch the new Sky Anytime service in Austria and Germany this August. This will allow customers to access on-demand content through their Sky+ HD PVR. Sky Anytime will let users view selected films, entertainment and sports content from their subscription package on-demand. The service is accessible direct through […]
Following a consultation, ATVOD, the much criticised self-regulation body for UK VoD providers, has cut its annual fees by 5.5 per cent. Commercial VoD publishers will no longer pay a flat fee of £2,900 but will have a a sliding rate based on revenue, thought this will be on the parent company not the website […]
SFR, the French telco and pay-TV provider, is using Google for a new search engine for linear and on-demand content. It has also announced plans to add a new catch-up TV service. SFR will use the Google Search Appliance to enable its Neufbox Evolution to search programmes and linear channels and on-demand services. When it […]
China’s Youku has agreed with Warner Bros Entertainment’s local joint venture to offer pay per view movies on its newly launched online paid content platform. Under a three-year agreement with Warner Bros, Youku will add between 400 to 450 Warner Bros movies to its Youku Premium library. Youku Premium, which was officially this week, began […]
The Melita Group, the Republic of Malta’s leading premium television content provider, and VOD aggregator On Demand Group (ODG), have confirmed an agreement to launch ODG’s, “ondemand!” video on demand services to Melita subscribers. The service launch will mark the extension of ODG’s reach to 18 platforms in 12 countries handling one billion VoD transactions […]
UK analysts at YouGov have published a consumer survey on the UK’s TV viewing habits and attitudes. Although ownership of Internet connected TVs is currently low, there is clearly a demand for them – almost three quarters (69 per cent) of respondents had watched catch up TV citing convenience as the main driver for doing […]
The Wall Street Journal reports that VoD streaming site Hulu is “considering its options” including a possible sale of its assets after an unidentified potential buyer approached the company. The LA Times says that approach was from Yahoo. Hulu is owned by NBC Universal, Disney ABC, News Corp/Fox and Providence Equity Partners. Providence chipped in $100 million […]
The BBC has revealed it is testing HD adaptive streaming for connected devices. Andy Armstrong Technical Architect for Programmes and On Demand says in a blog that adaptive bit rate HTTP streaming may be the candidate technology that supports this aim. The test is using Wimbledon feeds and the BBC will be using Adobe HTTP […]