Internet TV streaming service FilmOn founder Alki David has congratulated rival service Aereo and its founder Barry Diller on its Boston court victory against a motion by the broadcast networks to injunction Aereo in the 1st Circuit. The motion was denied. “Naturally this now allows FilmOn to fire up our Local Service again in Massachusetts […]
Dreamworks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg has revealed that he offered the creators of Breaking Bad $75 million (€55.5m) for three extra episodes of the cult drama to run after the end of the last series. The intention was to air these online in 30 daily, six-minute bites. Delivering a MIPCOM Personality of the Year keynote […]
ESPN Player, the live and on-demand sports streaming service, is now available on Samsung Smart TVs across the UK and Europe, and will launch on LG Smart TV’s in the near future. Sports fans with Samsung Smart TVs are now able to download the free ESPN Player App directly onto their TV’s from Samsung Apps. […]
Marvel Anime has announced the premiere of four new series in the UK on Amazon’s LOVEFiLM streaming service. The deal with Sony Pictures Television means that subscription on-demand service LOVEFiLM will host series featuring popular comic book heroes including vampire hunter “Blade”, Tony Stark’s alter ego “Iron Man”, the fearsome “Wolverine” and mutant superheroes “X-Men”. […]
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM has announced the arrival of its new and improved LOVEFiLM Instant streaming application on LG Smart TVs in the UK and Germany. The enriched app allows LG Smart TV owners to find content easier than ever before with an improved search function and recommendation engine, navigate more efficiently with an optimised user interface, […]
Outlining his plans for the future of the BBC, Director General Tony Hall promised it would have a closer relationship with its audience going forward, treating them as “owners” rather than licence fee payers. A “personalised BBC” will allow viewers to rate and discuss programmes, and that “will influence what we commission,” he said. Hall’s […]
Amazon is on track to release a video-streaming STB in the run-up to Christmas, according to the WSJ. The device – code-named ‘Cinnamon’ – is said to resemble a Roku player and is similarly styled as a platform to run apps and content from a variety of sources. It would also serve as a delivery […]
Building on a successful first round of comedy pilots last April, Amazon has given the green light for the production of three new half-hour pilots. New pilots include Mozart in the Jungle written by Academy Award-nominee Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman and Alex Timbers (Peter and the Starcatcher), The Outlaws written by Jeremy Garelick and Jon […]
Scripps Networks Interactive is launching ulive, a new digital lifestyle video site (www.ulive.com) and distribution network. ulive combines videos from all of Scripps’ brands – HGTV, DIY Network, Food Network, Cooking Channel, Travel Channel and Great American Country – plus more than 70 new original video series from Scripps’ talent and social media stars and […]
Tvigle has become the first Russian online video provider to launch an app for Sony’s PlayStation 3, bringing Russia’s largest library of exclusive licensed content – including TV series such as “Walking Dead” and “Luther” – to over a million PS3 users across the country. The app gives Russian PS3 owners access to Tvigle’s library […]