CBS has announced an extension of its multiyear licensing agreement for select CBS library content streamed instantly to Netflix customers. Under the revised deal, new titles such as “L.A. Complex,” “4400,” and “CSI: NY” will be available to Netflix subscribers. “We are delighted to be bringing these much-loved series to our members in the US,” […]
BT Sport will show Rio Ferdinand’s testimonial match live on its new sports channels and the match can also be watched online worldwide, following an agreement with the player and Streamworks International. The game between Manchester United and Sevilla at Old Trafford on August 9th will be made available at www.riotestimonial.com in as many as […]
Hulu is now in the final straight as far as bids are concerned. One widely-reported bidder, Silver Lake Partners, has pulled out. This final round wrapped on July 5th but the US Independence Day holiday weekend seems to have kept many potential working hard if only ensuring that their cash is lined up. Hulu is […]
A new Juniper Research study of the Mobile TV & Video market has found that by 2017, revenues from streaming and download services on mobile and tablet devices will reach $9.5 billion, up from $4.5 billion this year. This will be as a result of the maturation of the market for streaming subscription services and […]
NOW TV, the Internet TV service powered by Sky, is now available on Sony’s PlayStation 3 console. NOW TV offers instant access to Sky Movies and all six Sky Sports channels with no contract, set-up costs or installation. PS3 owners can connect their consoles to their TV and home WiFi network, to watch NOW TV […]
Just 24 hours after announcing its $19 million investment deal, cloud-based TV service Magine has opened its full Beta service in Spain and invited Spanish viewers to sign up. International media groups Chello Multicanal, Viacom Spain, Cosmopolitan and National Geographic Channel Spain are amongst the first to sign up for the Beta version of the […]
Stockholm-based Cloud-based TV operator Magine TV has secured $19 million in further financing to drive forward its OTT services. The cash has come from Swedish “and international investors”. The agreement will mean that the international rollout of the platform will accelerate considerably. The first international launches will take place in the key TV markets of […]
Netflix has signed an expanded multi-year licensing agreement with PBS Distribution, making a wide variety of great PBS programming available to Netflix members in the US and Canada. Commencing in autumn, Netflix members can enjoy exclusive subscription VoD access to all seasons of critically acclaimed The Bletchley Circle. In 2014, Netflix will become the exclusive […]
Italian pay-TV provider Mediaset Premium has teamed up with MSO Vodafone Italia to launch a joint TV Everywhere solution. Premium Everywhere costs from €39.90 per month and offers a selection of TV content and Italian league football from Mediaset Premium, which can be received on the TV set at home or on tablets, thanks to […]
The Rolling Stones Glastonbury performance on Saturday night has clocked up nearly 700,000 views on the iPlayer according to figures from the BBC. This is almost double the 379,680 who viewed The Arctic Monkeys’ Friday headline performance. Mumford and Sons, who headlined on the Sunday, drew 163,650 requests. The youth appeal of the Arctic Monkeys […]