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UKTV screens Dynamo online before TV

UKTV has announced that soft drinks brand Pepsi MAX has extended its sponsorship of Dynamo to Dynamo: Magician Impossible on Watch and has teamed up with the channel to premiere the first episode of the brand new series on the Watch website before it airs on the channel. Dynamo fans can watch the first episode […]

June 20, 2013

Walking Dead exclusive on LOVEFiLM

Amazon’s LOVEFiLM has announced an exclusive deal with FOX International Channels that will bring one of the most-watched drama series in US cable history, The Walking Dead, to LOVEFiLM Instant. Series one of the award-winning zombie drama is available to LOVEFiLM Instant members in the UK immediately, with additional series scheduled to appear on the […]

June 20, 2013

Cox live streaming to PCs and Macs

Cox Communications has announced that its Cox TV Connect app will now be available on PCs and Macs.  Cox customers in the US can now access live TV programming from their desktop or laptop computers in their homes. Today’s households no longer watch TV just in the living room,” said Len Barlik, executive vice president […]

June 20, 2013

Netflix goes Dutch

Netflix has confirmed it will expand into the Netherlands later this year. Subscribers will be able to stream Hollywood fare, local TV series and Netflix originals like “House of Cards” and “Arrested Development” on TVs, game consoles, computers and mobile devices. Netflix says it currently has more than 36 million members in 40 countries watching […]

June 19, 2013

A+E Networks launches Android apps

A+E Networks has confirmed the launch of A&E, History and Lifetime network apps are on Android’s latest operating systems for free from Google Play. “With the addition of our new Android apps, A+E Networks strengthens our leadership position in the rollout of TV Everywhere,” said Dan Suratt, Executive Vice President of Digital Media and Business […]

June 19, 2013

Scripps expands TV Everywhere offering

Scripps Networks Interactive has begun to roll out a suite of websites and mobile applications designed to give authenticated viewers access to Scripps’ popular lifestyle programming on a wider variety of platforms and devices, beginning with the Travel Channel, Food Network, HGTV, DIY Network and Cooking Channel websites. “The best way to meet growing consumer […]

June 19, 2013

A fifth of catch-up TV is advertising

Almost a fifth (19 per cent) of online TV viewing is disrupted by unavoidable adverts, highlighting the increasingly intrusive nature of online advertising. The research, which was conducted by Adblock Plus in June 2013, surveyed 150 television programmes across the three terrestrial TV channels which feature advertising in the UK: 4oD, Demand 5 and ITV […]

June 18, 2013

Netflix, Dreamworks original programming deal

Video streaming service Netflix will increase its original programming slate through a new, multi-year deal with DreamWorks – the maker of movies such as Shrek and Kung Fu Panda. DreamWorks is looking to expand its television production and distribution worldwide through this deal that has 300 hours of new programming. The agreement, Netflix’s largest for […]

June 17, 2013

California brothers on piracy charges

Three brothers from Northern California have been charged with operating an illegal website which offered pirated streaming of popular TV shows and movies. They face up to five years in prison. The State Attorney General’s Office confirmed that Hop Hoang and his brothers, Tony Hoang and Huynh Hoang were arraigned on multiple counts each, including […]

June 17, 2013By Colin Mann

LOVEFiLM adds Disney Movies on Demand

Amazon’s LOVEFiLM has confirmed the launch of Disney Movies on Demand on LOVEFiLM Instant, bringing hours of entertainment and much-loved Disney titles to the streaming service. LOVEFiLM members can watch titles from the Disney Movies on Demand collection for no extra cost as part of their existing subscription. Titles new to LOVEFiLM and available from […]

June 17, 2013