Parks Associates has published new research showing 26 per cent of US broadband households own a smart TV and 46 per cent own at least one set-top box. Furthermore, 63 per cent of smart TV owners connect the set to the Internet, and 79 per cent of these owners use the TV to watch premium […]
NCTA president Michael Powell is about to tell a US Senate hearing that OTT supplier Netflix is the largest subscription video provider in the USA today. Powell is due to address the senate’s Communication’s Subcomittee on May 14th, and tell them that “The largest subscription video provider in the country today is Netflix — not […]
YouTube has revealed details of enhancements to its partner programme that enables content creators to earn revenue for their creativity. Responding to requests for more flexibility in monetising and distributing content, the video-sharing site is launching a pilot programme for a small group of partners that will offer paid channels on YouTube with subscription fees […]
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM, along with MGM Television, has announced the premiere of the critically acclaimed US television series Vikings exclusively on LOVEFiLM Instant in the UK and Germany, making the streaming service the only place to watch the series in these countries. From May 24th, members of LOVEFiLM Instant in the UK will be able to […]
Google is set to unveil a YouTube subscription service as early as this week – marking the first time the online video portal has charged for content. As many as 50 of YouTube’s most popular channels are expected to carry a subscription fee starting at around $1.99 (€1.52) per month. “We’re looking into creating a […]
SENSIO has launched a new 3D VoDservice, 3DGO! in the US that offers more than 40 premium 3D titles that can be accessed through all 3D TVs that are compliant with SENSIO Hi-Fi 3D technology. The service is offered free on VIZIO’s Smart TVs with Theatre 3D. Speaking at the launch, Richard LaBerge, executive vice […]
Decipher has published its quarterly audit of VoD on the major UK DTV platforms and OTT services. One of the key changes in the landscape of UK VoD in the last six months has been the introduction, and then the rapid growth, of catch-up content on Sky. This was historically an area that Sky was […]
Hulu surpassed four million subscribers for its premium Hulu Plus service in Q1 — and for the first time streamed more than 1 billion videos in a quarter. The online TV provider generated record revenues of $695 million last year, up 65 per cent over 2011. CEO Andy Forrsell also revealed that mobile viewing will […]
Cox Communications, the third largest cableco in the US, has launched the full suite of Movieplex premium movie services from Starz. Cox subscribers now enjoy Movieplex, Movieplex On Demand, and the Movieplex Play online TV Everywhere service as part of their Cox Advanced TV package. Movieplex offers a slate of over 200 distinct commercial-free movies […]
Tim Davie, CEO of BBC Worldwide, has suggested that the corporation’s commercial arm still has a lot of organic growth potential from its activities, admitting that in the past, such growth had often come from acquisition of ‘low-hanging’ properties. Davie, who assumed the role April 2nd following a spell as Acting Director-General following the resignation […]