Telenor Group and Netflix have agreed to enter a long-term strategic partnership to provide their members in 13 countries with a “world class video streaming experience”. The agreement covers Telenor Group’s large mobile and fixed line footprint in Asia and Europe and includes multiple touchpoints with customers, such as set-top-box integration, mobile payments and joint […]
Ericsson, Telstra and The Fox Innovation Lab at 21st Century Fox are to unveil what they describe as a “revolutionary, first of its kind” content delivery solution at Mobile World Congress 2017 that will pre-position personalised, premium movie content directly onto consumer devices, with no impact to device performance or consumer data plans. Participants will […]
New Zealand multi-play operator Spark has agreed an exclusive partnership with Netflix that gives Spark broadband customers a subscription to Netflix’s Standard plan for one year when they sign up to a 24-month Unlimited Data Spark broadband plan. This is the first time that Netflix has been bundled with broadband in New Zealand. Recognising that […]
Netflix is seeking to hire an executive to oversee the licensing of shows for merchandise such as comics and toys – and forge partnerships with retailers – according to a job posting on the streaming giant’s website. Netflix has also reportedly asked partners for a share of consumer products made off shows released by Netflix […]
Motorvision TV’s branded SVoD service is now available on Amazon Channels in the US, thus bringing its automotive content to American motor enthusiasts for the very first time. Amazon Prime members can subscribe to the newly conceived on-demand service for $2.99 a month after a 7-day free trial. New episodes and shows from the Motorvision […]
Equity analysts at investment bank Morgan Stanley have looked closely at the quarterly numbers from online retail giant Amazon, and have stripped out the revenues generated from its Amazon Prime film-to-TV subscription fee. Morgan Stanley say that if they take an average price per subscription of $88 per annum (somewhat less than the fee in […]
Qantas customers on WiFi enabled domestic flights will be able to watch their favourite shows, avoid missing out on live sport and listen to almost any song they like, with Foxtel, Netflix and Spotify coming on board to provide content in 2017. With speeds up to 10 times faster than conventional inflight WiFi, Qantas will […]
Netflix has released January 2017 statistics from its ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience. In India,
According to a Netflix study, nearly half (46 per cent) of streaming couples around the world have “cheated” on their significant other (but it’s not what you think). Defined as watching a TV show ahead of your significant other, Netflix cheating was first uncovered in a study in the US in 2013. Four years later, […]
Bob Iger, CEO & Chairman of Walt Disney International, is looking closely at licensing its kids’ content direct to the likes of Netflix and Amazon in India. Iger, talking to analysts in Mumbai, said his local colleagues had recently discussed the possibility of licensing content to Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. The OTT giants are […]