Describing the unveiling of its Virgin TV V6 set-top box as the industry’s “worst-kept secret”, David Bouchier, Chief Digital Entertainment Officer at UK quad-play operator Virgin Media, also introduced a new HD TellyTablet created by Virgin Media, designed specifically as a personal Smart TV to watch television in HD quality. The Virgin TV launch event […]
Netflix members worldwide can now download their favourite content, in addition to streaming the service’s series and films at no extra cost, which it says makes it even easier to watch Netflix on the go. In a blog post, Eddy Wu, Director of Product Innovation, says that while many members enjoy watching Netflix at home, […]
Eastern Europe will have 18.19 million paying SV0D subscribers across 18 countries by 2021, up from 3.33 million at end-2015 and 5.58 million by end-2016 – almost sextupling between 2015 and 2021. The Eastern Europe SVoD Forecasts report from Digital Tv Reserach estimates that Russia accounted for 44 per cent of the region’s SVoD subs […]
As anticipated, AT&T has announced package and price details of its streaming services following its acquisition of DBS satellite operator DirecTV, led by the DirecTV NOW package at $35 (€33). Beginning November 30th, will offer three video streaming services – DirecTV NOW, FreeVIEW and Fullscreen, which it suggests represent TV networks and made-for-digital video content […]
HBO España – the first HBO branded destination in Spain – has gone live. Spaniards will now have access to the streaming service that offers all seasons of HBO’s popular and award-winning content and series from other renowned content providers as well as movies, documentaries and family content from Disney and Nickelodeon. The service offers a subscription video on demand […]
A report from independent analyst and consultancy firm Ovum claims that Netflix’s current business model is unsustainable and its spending on content can’t carry on. Ovum’s Angel Dobardziev said: “Netflix’s current business model burns massive and increasing amounts of cash, which we think is not sustainable.” Ovum’s report identifies issue with how Netflix accounts for […]
Motors TV’s Founder, Jean-Luc Roy, has suggested that it will be ‘business-as-usual with benefits’ for the service’s audiences and suppliers following its acquisition by Motorsport Network. Motors TV has re-affirmed that its current operations will continue unchanged, but that the new ownership would provide significant opportunities for the company’s audiences and business partners alike. Roy […]
Following the successful premiere of the The Grand Tour on Amazon Prime, a trailer for episode 2 has been released ahead of its roll out on November 25th. The 30 second clip shows the three former Top Gear hosts as they are forced to become special forces soldiers with an all action challenge at a top […]
North America will have 112 million SVoD subscribers [for movie and TV services only – excluding sports, for example] by end-2016, up by 19 million on 2015. The SVoD total is forecast to climb to 138 million by 2021. However, the North America SVoD Forecasts report from Digital TV Research only
Video services provider Simplestream has been selected by A+E Networks UK to provide TV Everywhere distribution services for its new UK free-to-air channel Blaze. Blaze is a free-to-air channel that debuted in the UK and Ireland on 20 September 2016 on Freeview and Sky with programming that includes American Restoration, The First 48, Mountain Men, […]