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Netflix raising $400m refinancing

Netflix has announced that it intends to offer, subject to market considerations, $400 million from the issue senior notes due 2021 through an offering to qualified institutional buyers. Netflix will use approximately $225 million of the net proceeds from this offering to redeem its outstanding 8.5 per cent senior notes due 2017, and intends to […]

January 29, 2013

Tvinci wins MediaCorp OTT deal

Pay-OTT platform provider Tvinci has been selected by MediaCorp, Singapore’s leading media company, to power its new cross-device lifestyle service, Toggle. The deployment is Tvinci’s first in the Asia Pacific market as it looks towards expansion in the region. Toggle will be available on PC, iPhone, iPad and connected TV. The service is available to […]

January 29, 2013

Quickflix partners with LG

Quickflix has entered into an agreement with LG Electronics to distribute the Quickflix digital service through connected LG televisions and Blu-ray players. The partnership covers both New Zealand and Australia and is scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2013. The new partnership with LG will extend the distribution of Quickflix streaming to the […]

January 29, 2013

Netflix sees Q4 profit, adds 2m subs

Netflix shares have soared by more than 30 per cent after ithe company reported a strong increase in subscribers and beat forecasts with an unexpected profit in the fourth quarter. The TV and movie streaming service company has endured a turbulent two years marred by a botched rebranding and a price rise. But its shares […]

January 24, 2013

LOVEFiLM, 4oD content deal

Film and TV series subscription service LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company, has kicked-started 2013 with the announcement of a new content deal with UK commercial PSB Channel 4, giving its members streaming access to quality British entertainment from the broadcaster’s 4 on Demand (4oD) archive service. The deal bolsters LOVEFiLM’s TV offering and will enable members […]

January 21, 2013

LoveFilm v Netflix content comparison

Oric, a UK site that directs users to legitimate online content, says its research comparing the number of TV series and movies on Netflix and Lovefilm reveals the Netflix has many more TV shows and series, while Lovefilm has a much better movie selection. It reveals that Netflix had 925 TV seasons compared with LoveFilm’s […]

January 17, 2013

Turner, Warner Bros for US Netflix

Turner Broadcasting System, The Warner Bros. Television Group and Netflix, have signed licensing agreements bringing to US Netflix members complete previous seasons of animated and live-action programming from Cartoon Network, Warner Bros. Animation and Adult Swim, as well as the TNT serialised drama Dallas. From March 30th, complete past seasons of such great Cartoon Network […]

January 15, 2013

UK online digital video spend soars

Figures published by the British Video Association show a massive rise of 49 per cent in viewers’ spend on digital video entertainment during 2012. With over 40 digital services available offering a range of options for consumers to download and stream video entertainment on connected devices, the digital market is now estimated by IHS Screen […]

January 11, 2013

TF1 considering SVOD service

French broadcaster TF1 is considering launching a subscription-VoD service.  CEO Nonce Paolini said that a subscription-VoD service was one of several projects TF1 was considering. According to French newspaper Les Echos, Paolini also said the possible revival of discussions last year to form a partnership with rival broadcaster M6 for an SVOD service was “an […]

January 11, 2013

M-GO launches in beta

M-GO, the digital entertainment service joint venture between DreamWorks Animation and Technicolor, has confirmed its launch into public beta. M-GO’s pay-as-you-go streaming service helps people find, rent, buy and enjoy digital entertainment on the devices they use and choose – TVs, iPads, tablets, Blu-ray players, streaming players, Macs, PCs and soon game consoles and smartphones. […]

January 8, 2013By Colin Mann