Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda, has suggested that the European film industry should consider a single market that takes advantage of economies of scale, and reconsider release windows. Offering her thoughts on ‘Helping European films thrive’ as part of a Round Table on ‘Financing and distribution of European […]
Amazon-owned LoveFilm could launch in France next March, Les Echos is reporting. The hint emerged during an official State Council hearing between France’s competition authority and media group Canal+ as part of the investigation into the TPS/CanalSat merger, which took place in 2006. While declaring that his group shouldn’t be prevented from licensing exclusive content, […]
Toy and juvenile products retailer Toys“R”Us has become the latest US outlet to add video to its product portfolio with the launch of Toys“R”Us Movies, a digital entertainment service that provides families instant access to the movies and TV shows kids love. Available at ToysrusMovies.com, the service features more than 4,000 titles, specially selected to […]
In a deal that includes ‘TV Everywhere’ initiatives and new service launches, US media and communications group Cablevision and The Walt Disney Company have announced a comprehensive distribution agreement to deliver Disney’s line-up of top quality sports, news and entertainment content to Cablevision TV customers across television, Internet, tablets and hand-held devices. The new agreement […]
Netflix shares rose this week after an analyst said customer satisfaction is on the rise recovering from the price hike last year. Citi Research said that more customers are satisfied with the movie streaming service. It cited better sentiment in Citi’s quarterly survey of 3,800 US Internet users, including about half that either had a […]
In a deal it suggests provides significant advertiser opportunity across nearly 20,000 premium videos, AOL has revealed that its entire original video content library is to be distributed and monetised on YouTube. The deal brings some 20,000 high-quality videos from leading AOL brands, including The Huffington Post, TechCrunch and Moviefone, to YouTube’s audience. According to […]
C More has renewed its agreement to offer select Paramount Pictures and MGM films via its linear television pay television channel and on demand service, C More Play. The multiple-year first pay agreement includes the studios’ new releases as well as a number of films from MGM’s and Paramount’s renowned libraries on an exclusive basis. […]
Netflix has overhauled its service on Android-powered mobile phones. In a blog-post, the company outlined the update: “At the top of the new browse screen on Android phones is a row that lets you continue watching programmes or films that you previously started watching right where you left off is a very handy feature. Lower […]
WWE wrestling fans in the US can now access unlimited and instant streaming of WWE’s popular weekly programmes anywhere, anytime through Hulu Plus. Visitors can to the WWE Hulu portal can access a free trial, and unlock next-day access to current episodes of Monday Night Raw, SmackDown, WWE Superstars and WWE NXT, as well as […]
According to market research company The NPD Group, although renting movies through Internet video on demand (iVoD) is making inroads with a small but growing group of consumers, cable companies are consumers’ first choice when they order on-demand movies on a per-use basis. Led by Comcast in the first half of 2012, 48 per cent […]