Time Warner Cable has signed an agreement with Microsoft that will open the door to a new viewing experience for Time Warner Cable customers. In the upcoming months, the TWC TV app will be available on the Xbox 360 console. Time Warner Cable video subscribers in the US who are Xbox Live Gold members will […]
Internet TV streaming service FilmOn has reacted to a lawsuit filed in March by a group of broadcasters by filing its response and a counterclaim. FilmOn founder Alki David is seeking a declaratory judgement that providing technology that allows consumers to receive free over-the-air broadcast signals via the Internet is not a violation of TV […]
The latest Australian Multi-Screen Report reveals an increasingly connected Australian home, with 27 per cent now having access to four screens: television, computer, smartphone an tablet (16 per cent a year ago). The report, which covers the first quarter of calendar 2013, shows media consumption patterns are evolving as households add new technologies. Overall television […]
Internet TV streaming service Aereo is to launch its technology in the Chicagoland area on September 13th, continuing the company’s nationwide rollout. The expansion to Chicago will cover 16 counties across Illinois and Indiana. Aereo’s technology is currently available to consumers residing in the New York City, Boston and Atlanta designated market areas (DMA). “There’s […]
Netflix engineers have revealed that they have been working with Microsoft to implement HTML5 video. They said in a blog: “We’ve previously discussed our plans to use HTML5 video with the proposed “Premium Video Extensions” in any browser which implements them. These extensions are the future of premium video on the web, since they allow […]
According to Michael Comish, CEO, Tesco Digital Entertainment, although the Internet is having a profound effect on many industries, it has not yet had a meaningful effect on television. He told delegates at the IEA Future of Broadcasting Conference in London that the first phase of Internet-delivered TV had seen the demise of psychical retailers […]
Time Warner Cable has confirmed the launch of Starz’s authenticated online services, Starz Play and Encore Play. Customers who subscribe to Starz and Encore can enjoy free and unlimited online access to the more than 1,000 monthly titles at no additional cost. This online viewing option brings Starz and Encore exclusive original programming and commercial-free […]
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM has signed a multi-year licensing deal with CBS Studios International that will expand the e range of TV content already available on LOVEFiLM Instant streaming service. Effective immediately, LOVEFiLM’s UK and German members will be able to stream popular US TV series from CBS and the premium television network Showtme. The shows available […]
Wimbledon 2013 on the BBC will have 10 live streams available on computer, tablet, mobile and connected TV. Audiences can follow the action, wherever and whenever they want, with live action and on-demand content available across the four screens. Coverage on BBC television will start at 11:30am during the first week. Viewers can access more […]
Sky News is now offering live 24/7 broadcast news on Apple TV, further extending its international reach. The service, which launches subscription free, will enable millions of Apple TV customers in the US, UK and Ireland to access live Sky News directly on their HDTV through Apple TV. Effective immediately, Apple TV customers will see […]