Kudelski Group company OpenTV has filed suit against Netflix in the District Court of the Hague, Netherlands alleging that Netflix infringes its patents and is seeking, among other relief, to enjoin Netflix from further infringement by its recently launched service in the Netherlands. “The Group has invested billions of dollars over the past several decades […]
Consumer research from Parks Associates finds 43 per cent of Google Chromecast owners in the US stream video content from Netflix to their TV set every day, a feature heavily promoted during the device’s introduction. The same research found 34 per cent of Chromecast owners stream Hulu to their TV set on a daily basis. […]
The BFI (British Film Institute) has unveiled the BFI Player, a brand new video-on-demand platform aimed at the millions that enjoy independent and specialised film and who will now get the full BFI experience, wherever they live. Available nationwide from October 9th, the BFI Player will support the UK’s film industry by offering new distribution […]
Analysis by eMarketer of PricewaterhouseCoopers research suggests that those who watch TV content place a premium on the ability to watch original programming. The firm notes that in a June 2013 PwC survey, 63 per cent of US Internet users said that an offer of original content was at least somewhat important in influencing their […]
Harmonic, the specialist in video delivery infrastructure, has announced that Doğuş Media Group (DMG) has chosen a comprehensive multiscreen solution from Harmonic to power TVYO, its new OTT platform. Harmonic’s ProMedia suite of multiscreen production and preparation applications, WFS file-based workflow engine, and MediaGrid shared storage systems provide TVYO with the performance, reliability, and scalability […]
A survey by MarketCast on the consumer view of the future of television highlights conflicts on cord-cutting: a number of viewers both support the idea of a la carte offerings to reduce costs but complain about the problems for would-be cord cutters, including the maintaining multiple subscriptions. The survey also highlighted the widespread perception among […]
Sky has confirmed that its catch-up services will expand to include 12 new channels before the end of the year – including Discovery, TLC, E!, Star, Watch, GOLD, Dave, Alibi, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Cartoonito and Sky News. The satellite broadcaster has also beefed up the Sky Box Set Collection, which is available for Sky+HD box […]
Alki David, CEO of Internet TV platform FilmOn.com, is claiming the service has delivered another ‘killer blow’ to its rivals through a series of landmark deals with a national broadcasters. The latest content-sharing deal will see the FilmOn.com platform deliver programming from the highly-respected France 24 news channel. Under the new agreement, FilmOn.com users will […]
All Netflix members, regardless of their Internet Service Provider, now have access to the highest quality HD streams available on Netflix. Writing in a blog post, Joris Evers, director of corporate communications at Netflix, said this means that the great TV shows and movies on Netflix will look even better on HD screens with a […]
Icelandic telecommunications provider Síminn has chosen Broadpeak solutions to power a new OTT multiscreen service offering. Utilising Broadpeak’s BkS300 multi-format streaming video server managed by the BkM100 Mediator CDN manager, Síminn can cost-effectively deliver live and VoD content to a variety of devices, including TVs, PCs, smartphones, and tablets, while ensuring a superior quality of […]