Netflix has released October data for its Netflix ISP Speed Index, its monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best primetime Netflix streaming experience. Taiwan’s Taiwan Broadband experienced the largest speed gain in October with an increase of 0.62 Megabits per second (Mbps). The gain brought its average monthly speed to 3.32 […]
Digital platform security specialist Irdeto has extended its long-standing security partnership with Foxtel, Australia’s leading pay-TV operator, with the aim of providing Foxtel with a reliable and stable security partner that will ensure premium content is securely delivered across any device, minimising revenue leakage from all forms of piracy. Irdeto Cloaked CA will now securely […]
Amazon has acquired the global television rights to The Lord of the Rings, based on the celebrated fantasy novels by J.R.R. Tolkien, with a multi-season commitment. The upcoming Amazon Prime Original will be produced by Amazon Studios in cooperation with the Tolkien Estate and Trust, HarperCollins and New Line Cinema, a division of Warner Bros […]
Cox Communications and Netflix have announced the integration of Netflix on Cox Contour nationwide. Accessing Netflix movies and shows is now as easy as speaking into the remote for Cox Contour video customers. Cox customers with a Netflix subscription can access Netflix content, along with Cox’s live TV, DVR and On Demand content all within […]
HBO Go has launched HBO Go, its standalone SVoD service, in four new European countries: Slovakia, Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary. The launches mean that viewers in the central European countries will be able to watch current popular shows including Game of Thrones, Westworld, Veep and Silicon Valley as well as locally-sourced titles uncluding Shadows, Silent […]
The Basque Country cable operator Euskaltel has signed an agreement with the streaming giant Netflix to make its content available to all its subscribers, as well as those who subscribe to R in Galicia and Telecable in Asturias, through its 4K STB. Euskaltel will be the first TV operator in Spain to offer a Netflix […]
Walt Disney Company chairman and CEO Bob Iger has confirmed that Disney’s currently unnamed streaming service, set to launch in 2019, will feature a new live-action TV series set in the Star Wars universe. Iger also revealed plans to develop TV spin-offs for Monsters Inc and High School Musical as well as more shows within […]
According to Dataxis research, 1.6 million people had subscribed to an SVoD platform in the third quarter of 2017 in Middle-East and North Africa (MENA). This represents a growth of +19 per cent compared to the previous quarter, and sheds light on the steady rise observed in the market. Among the elements driving the growth […]
Manchester City football club has signed a deal with Amazon Prime worth more than £10 million (€11.3m) for a behind-the-scenes TV series following the club through the 2017-18 season. The Premier League has agreed to the series, which will debut on Amazon Prime Video towards the end of 2018. “We are delighted to begin this […]
More than half of TV consumers say their current favourite show comes from an online TV platform, according to new study from Hub Entertainment Research. Hub’s annual Conquering Content study tracks how TV consumers discover, choose, and watch content. For the first time since tracking began in 2014, viewers are now more likely to say […]