Redbox, the US entertainment company, has signed AVoD deals with WarnerMedia and Sony Pictures Television to bring select titles from the companies’ catalogues to its free streaming service. Redbox will add film titles from Sony Pictures Television to its AVoD streaming service including Resident Evil: Retribution, Underworld: Evolution, We Own the Night, and Universal Soldier: […]
Content security services specialist BuyDRM has confirmed the expansion of the KeyOS content security platform with the release of the MultiMark Server supporting just-in-time forensic watermarking and DRM. This addition strengthens BuyDRM’s arsenal of content security solutions aimed at deterring OTT streaming piracy. MultiMark tracks the illegal distribution of content back to the source through […]
Multiplay telco TalkTalk says it is the first major broadband provider in the UK to offer a fibre and Netflix package without having to pay more for an additional TV bundle. The Fibre and Netflix package is available on an 18-month contract basis with TalkTalk’s two Fibre products (average speeds of 38Mbs or 67Mbs), which […]
Astro has unveiled its new Astro experience, enabling customers in Malaysia to stream Netflix on Astro TV and enjoy better savings with new subscription packs. Euan Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Pay-TV and Group COO, Astro said: “Listening closely to our customers, we are reimagining the entire Astro experience to suit their needs, providing more […]
Marquee TV, the specialist streaming service for arts and culture, has received £6.7 million (€7.8m) in a Series A funding round to accelerate the upgrade and global rollout of its platform. Investment from Dutch-based United Group, a provider of television and media services in Southeast Europe, and leading international media company Viasat World, will be […]
An Ampere Analysis report shows where Netflix is likely to increase its content investment as the streaming giant’s focus of activity becomes more global than ever. Between Q4 2019 and Q3 2020, North American commissions accounted for 55 per cent of Netflix Original titles, but this share fell to 45 per cent between Q4 2020 […]
Marvel fans will be able to stream some of their favourite titles in IMAX’s Expanded Aspect Ratio at home for the first time with IMAX Enhanced on Disney+, launching on November 12th as part of Disney’s company-wide Disney+ Day global celebration. The new collaboration was announced by The Walt Disney Company, IMAX Corporation and DTS, […]
Ahead of Disney+ Day on November 12th, The Walt Disney Company has announced company-wide promotions and additional content premiering to kick off the celebration. To thank fans for their support over the past two years, Disney+ subscribers can enjoy special benefits including additional time at Disney Parks around the world, shopDisney deals, access to fan-favourite […]
NBCUniversal has announced that hayu – the all-reality TV SVoD service – is now available on LG TVs running webOS 4.0 through webOS 6.0. Reality TV fans in 27 territories can now watch their reality content via the hayu app – enabling more ways for subscribers to access the service within Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, […]
WWE returned to UK shores this month for a full scale, live tour, taking in London, Liverpool, Manchester, Brighton, Sheffield, Birmingham, Leeds and Nottingham – the entertainment behemoth’s biggest international tour since the pandemic hit. Advanced-Television spoke to a number of WWE superstars as they descended upon London to find out about their streaming habits […]