In an exciting development for cable subscribers in China, Anhui Radio and Television Information Network Co., Ltd announces that it will offer set-top boxes (STBs) loaded with RealHome Media Portal for multi-screen viewing of TV, over-the-top (OTT) and user-generated content. RealHome Media Portal, from RealNetworks, is a multimedia hub allowing users to easily categorize, search […]

Bollyvod, from Swedish streaming innovator Voddler, has commenced its global roll-out by launching in the United States. Bollyvod shows the latest movies and shows from Bollywood’s leading studios on Internet-connected devices. For the roll-out, Voddler has secured over 100 000 hours of content and will promote Bollyvod with a marketing campaign, both online and on […]

Findings from the Q1 2014 Global Video Index from online video management, publishing, analytics and monetisation specialist Ooyala, suggest that mobile video continues to gain importance for publishers as smartphone and tablet consumption grows. The report also

As part of an ongoing effort to offer its hundreds of millions of users unique entertainment, Youku Tudou, China’s leading Internet television company, has announced the release of more than 20 programmes and drama series produced by its in-house production unit. The unique content will be released throughout the second half of 2014 and will […]

Mobile operator Cellcom Israel has confirmed it is to enter the OTT TV market. Nir Sztern, the company’s Chief Executive Officer, said that entering a new and penetrated market would require investment and additional operating expenses in order to yield future revenues. “In line with the Israeli Ministry of Communication’s policy to encourage competition in […]

Trade bodies the Open IPTV Forum and the HbbTV Association have merged their future activities into a single organisation within the legal structure of the HbbTV Association. They say the decision is based on the recognition that the markets of OTT, HBB, and IPTV are coming closer together, and barriers between the models are becoming […]

UK digital movie service blinkbox is promoting its biggest ever tie up with parent company supermarket retailer Tesco with its largest marketing campaign for a TV show as Game of Thrones Season 4 arrives on the service months before its DVD release. To launch the arrival Season 4 on June 17, blinkbox is giving away […]

Technology giant IBM is marking its 25 year partnership with The Championships, Wimbledon, by bringing tennis fans even closer to the prestigious event, with new ways to access and interact with the latest Championships news and court-side action as it happens. IBM is serving numerous innovations to Wimbledon fans, including an enhanced interactive mobile experience; […]