Filipino On Demand, a video on demand television service from ABS-CBN International, the largest Filipino entertainment and broadcast company in the US, has launched on AT&T U-verse TV. Filipino On Demand is available for no extra charge to AT&T U-verse TV customers that subscribe to The Filipino Package or The Filipino Channel.
Hulu, which has been tipped for a New Year IPO, is now said to be exploring alternative means of raising capital, including getting existing investors to inject more capital, says the WSJ. Many US reports have previously predicted the online video site was angling for an IPO to raise $200 million to $300 million – […]
HBO Central Europe, provider of premium movie channels in central and eastern Europe, has launched HBO GO, a broadband VOD service for subscribers to HBO Poland, available on any computer connected to the Internet. Initially HBO GO will be available only to customers of INEA, the biggest regional telecom operator in the Polish region of […]
Modern Times Group (MTG), the international entertainment broadcasting group, has announced that Viasat Broadcasting is the first Scandinavian pay-TV operator to launch a 3D TV service. Viasat 3D is now made available to satellite subscribers through Viasat’s digital OnDemand set-top box and will feature live football matches from UEFA Champions League, as well as streamed […]
US digital satellite platform DISH Network has conformed the rollout of multiple 3D movies available from Dish Cinema On Demand. Dish Network is giving customers access to a variety of 3D movies including ‘Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore’,’ The Last Airbender’, ‘A Christmas Carol’ and ‘Step Up 3D’.” Forever After,” and “Saw: […]
Acetrax, the movie retailer on connected TVs from Samsung, LG and Panasonic, has revealed the most popular film streamed through its service this year in the UK has been Sherlock Holmes, closely followed by Clash Of The Titans and Harry Potter. The Acetrax Movies App allows users to register directly on their TVs and instantly […]
Arqiva’s TV catch-up website SeeSaw is now pitching to collect viewer data with a £0.001p charge. The site last recently started charging viewers £2.99 a month to remove the pre-rolls they are forced to watch as free users and now it’s already dropping that price to just one penny in a short promotion. The theory […]
Curzon Artificial Eye (CAE), owner of the UK’s Curzon art house cinema chain, is preparing to launch its new on-demand service which it hopes will boost audiences and help tackle digital piracy. The service goes live on December 10th with the debut on Iraq war film “In Our Name” The film will be streamed in […]
Argentine incumbent teleco Telefonica de Argentina (TdA) has launched a VOD service over its ‘Speedy’ ADSL broadband network. Subscribers of the ‘On Video’, service, will have unlimited access to a library of content, including a variety of television programmes and films. The service is priced at ARS39.9 ($10.2) per month, with no activation fee; subscribers […]
GetGlue, a social network that lets users “check in” to television programmes, films and sporting events, has attracted investment from Time Warner as it leads a $6 million round of financing. GetGlue allows users to signal what type of media they are consuming at any given moment. GetGlue has partnerships with 24 companies including television […]