Live and on-demand digital video content technology product and service provider NeuLion is partnering with Sky Sports to power its Sky Sports Box Office OTT service. The NeuLion Digital Platform will power future, live pay-per-view events for Sky Sports Box Office. “We’ve seen the work that NeuLion has done over many years for the English […]
DNA has become Finland’s first TV operator to offer Netflix programmes in 4K via its digibox (DNA TV-hubi). Customers need a 4K television and Netflix 4K subscription to watch programmes in the UHD format. “Netflix is a major addition to the services offered by DNA TV-hubi. Its 4K feature, in particular, will take the viewing […]
Sky Sports Box Office will show Anthony Joshua defend his world heavyweight titles against Kubrat Pulev on October 28th. The bout follows on from two pay-per-view events on Sky Sports Box Office this year; Joshua v Wladimir Klitschko in April and last month’s clash between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor which generated a record number […]
The launch of Sky’s Now TV service in Spain is imminent, with its Spanish twitter teasing #llegaSky (“Sky arriving”). Sky is reportedly finalising plans to launch the on demand service in Spain over the next few weeks as a test bed for its expansion into other European countries. The service is currently available in the […]
Deutsche Telekom’s Ultra HD-ready MR 401 media receiver will provide EntertainTV customers with direct access to Netflix following its launch this October. DT, which already has exclusive sports rights, is now buying exclusive territory rights to TV series including MGM’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Deutsche Telekom has also secured the German launch rights to Fox Networks […]
Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel and cinema chain Dendy are launching a new route to market for Australian and international film content by combining theatrical and premium on demand channels of distribution. They say the new model will create a more sustainable distribution strategy for niche feature and documentary films. This route to market provides a […]
OTT video services provider Easel TV has recently added SVoD with membership on Curzon’s Home Cinema service. Easel TV has combined the use of TVoD and SVoD, as well as linking SVoD with cinema membership, giving Curzon multiple ways to market and monetise its Home Cinema service. The service – CURZON12 – is curated and […]
According to a study from Morning Consult, 37 per cent of US Internet users shared their password for at least one streaming service account – usually Netflix – in August 2017. The study found that
Leading up to the third quarter of this year, 200,000 Swedish households say they intend to sign up for an HBO Nordic subscription. The record high interest coincided with the premiere of the seventh season of Game of Thrones. This season is the most popular yet with an average of roughly 31 million viewers per […]
The North American SVoD sector is by far the most mature in the world, with 112 million SVoD subscribers by end-2016. However, there is plenty of growth left in the sector. The SVoD total is forecast to climb to 171 million by 2022 – up by 59 million on 2016 or by 53 per cent. […]