nangu.TV, the Czech media platform provider for IPTV and OTT services, has revealed that more than 450,000 paid subscribers using active devices including set-top boxes, mobile phones, tablets and PCs are now connected to its media platform, which enables the delivery of television and video content, including advanced value-add services, via third-party operators. The company’s […]
As Netflix prepares to launch its service in Australia in 2015, Australian TV providers are fighting back. Foxtel this week dropped the cost of their entry level 42-channel package to A$25 per month and now a joint partnership between Nine and Fairfax has been announced for a new streaming service called ‘Stan’. Stan launches with […]
Vodafone is to offer BSkyB’s NOW TV services to its mobile customers. Subscribers to its Red 4G bundle will get access to shows on the NOW TV pay-as-you-go service. These include TV box sets and 13 entertainment channels such as Sky One and Sky Atlantic. Vodafone already offers Sky Sports to its mobile customers through […]
Internet entertainment streaming service Netflix is now available on UK connected on-demand platform YouView. Titles available on Netflix can be discovered via YouView’s seamlessly-integrated search function, making it easy to find TV and movies. Richard Halton, CEO, YouView, said Netflix was a brilliant addition to the platform’s line-up of TV programming. “We are really excited […]
The WWE Network, which was set for an 8pm launch on November 3rd in the UK, was indefinitely postponed just 20 minutes prior to its scheduled rolling out. World Wrestling Entertainment simply posted: “The launch of WWE Network in the UK has been delayed until further notice” on its Twitter account at 7:39pm – offering […]
Newstag, a crowd-curated video news service from Stockholm, has announced the appointment of Mat Ekholms as CTO in a move to support the company as it develops its innovative approach to news sharing through social media. Video expert Mats Ekholm brings over two decades of experience in the news, media and entertainment industries with an […]
Italian VOD platform Chili TV is planning to expand to the UK, Germany, Austria and Poland by Christmas. According to Chili TV founder and president Stefano Parisi, the UK and Germany have excellent growth rates for the consumption of non-linear content, while in the other European countries the launch is the result of requests by […]
Australian media group Village Roadshow is to slash the prices of some titles in its digital rental and sales businesses by up to 20 per cent as it steps up its efforts to curb Internet piracy. It hopes the initiative will encourage people to pay for content. Sylvester Stallone blockbusterThe Expendables 3, which was downloaded […]
European entertainment network RTL Group is to acquire a controlling stake in StyleHaul – the leading multi-channel network on YouTube for fashion, beauty and lifestyle – for $107 million (€85m), valuing the company at $151.4 million. In addition, the parties have agreed to earn-out mechanisms that might increase the initial consideration, subject to the future […]
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has confirmed that the WWE Network will be available in the UK from November 3rd. The SVoD service, which is already available in the US, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Spain among others, will be available for free throughout November to all new subscribers. Oddly, WWE has yet to announce […]