BigPond Movies are bringing a virtual movie store to Samsung TVs, Blu-ray players and Home Theatre systems across Australia The launch of BigPond Movies on Samsung Internet enabled devices will give access to a range of new release, HD and award winning Australian titles. The library available on Samsung devices is also set to grow […]
All BT Vision subscribers will be able to access the BBC iPlayer service via their TVs by June says iPlayer product manager Gideon Summerfield. Recently the BBC has released a version of the player for Freeview HD boxes that conform to the D-Book 6.2.1 specification powered by MHEG-5 middleware. The BBC has also certified the […]
Hulu’s chief executive Jason Kilar has confirmed figures first released at IP&TV World Forum stating Hulu+ will have over a million subs by year end. Kilar also reiterated that the company is on track to approach $500 million in revenue in 2011, up from $263 million in 2010. Its first-quarter revenue grew 90 per cent […]
Bluestreak Technology, a specialist in delivering software presentation solutions on multi-screen wireless and wired embedded devices, has been selected by Orange to deliver the new Orange cinéma séries on demand service to mobile devices and tablets. Consumers who subscribe to the popular Orange cinéma séries service can now download movies to their mobile devices and […]
In a strategic partnership between Platform ‘n’ and FOX International Channels Poland, The National Geographic Channel HD will join Poland’s leading satellite platform line-up, effective immediately. With the addition of National Geographic in HD, Platform ‘n’ expands its subscriber offering to 26 HD channels, more than any other satellite pay television provider in Poland. As […]
Cablevision has confirmed the launch of the Optimum App for iPad, which allows its cable television customers to experience iO TV digital cable – including access to hundreds of channels and VOD – on an iPad in the home. The application delivers the full cable television experience to the tablet device, and allows the iPad […]
Four Hollywood studios have agreed to make their films available on pay-television two months after their theatrical release. Warner Brothers, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Studios and 20th Century Fox have agreed to release their films on a “premium video-on-demand” basis with DirecTV. The move sets up a showdown with movie theatre chains. Subscribers will have […]
Mobile TV and video has always been perceived as a standalone service, but in fact it is the key to delivering an integrated 3 screen service; providing a seamless experience between the STB, PC and a smartphone or tablet device, says Ray DeRenzo, Chief Marketing Officer at MobiTV Inc. In the last year MobiTV more […]
Netflix has made adjustments to its Canadian video streaming service to cut down on the amount of data it uses in a country where Internet usage is typically metered. Netflix said its streaming service in Canada will now use two-thirds less data on average, with only a minimal impact to video quality. Thirty hours of […]
German cable operator Kabel BW is to add 3D films to its VOD library. The films will be available across the operator’s entire network. Users will require a HD receiver and 3D TV to view the films, and a broadband connection to view the library and use trick-play functions. “The launch of 3D content in […]