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Sky Go adds Extra

UK pay-TV operator Sky is raising the stakes in the ‘TV Everywhere’ market with the launch of a brand new subscription service, Sky Go Extra, which lets customers download the latest blockbuster films from Sky Movies and further content from channels such as Sky 1 and Sky Atlantic to watch when and where they want, […]

January 22, 2013

Multi-screen means licensing headache for pay-TV

Market research firm Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its new Multi-Screen TV Service Deployment Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey, for which Infonetics interviewed pay-TV operators about their plans for multi-screen video services and delivering live and file-based video content to subscribers with multiple devices. “Multi-screen services are quickly becoming a critical service for pay […]

January 22, 2013

TV Everywhere boosting pay-TV CA/DRM market

The pay-TV  content protection market is thriving, driven by the ongoing digitisation of cable in emerging markets and by continued investment in advanced applications and ‘TV Everywhere’ offerings in major markets. Analysis from Frost & Sullivan finds that the market earned revenues of $1.63 billion in 2011 and estimates this to reach $2.6 billion in […]

January 22, 2013

51% prefer catch-up on TV, 49% not heard of YouView

Research from Twonky, the connected home experts, shows that over half of the UK (51 per cent) prefer to watch catch-up services on a TV, rather than a smartphone or tablet. Only 19 per cent of people surveyed say that convenience is more important than screen size. The last 12 months has seen a plethora […]

January 21, 2013

LOVEFiLM, 4oD content deal

Film and TV series subscription service LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company, has kicked-started 2013 with the announcement of a new content deal with UK commercial PSB Channel 4, giving its members streaming access to quality British entertainment from the broadcaster’s 4 on Demand (4oD) archive service. The deal bolsters LOVEFiLM’s TV offering and will enable members […]

January 21, 2013

Disney, AT&T U-verse distribution agreement

AT&T U-verse and The Walt Disney Company have announced a long-term distribution agreement to deliver Disney’s line-up of sports, news and entertainment content to AT&T U-verse TV customers across TVs, computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles and connected TVs. As part of the new multi-year deal, AT&T U-verse will introduce several new services, including the full […]

January 18, 2013

Deloitte: 2013 the year of 4K HD

The technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) practice at Deloitte has revealed its predictions for the media sector in 2013. Jolyon Barker, global lead for Deloitte’s technology, media and telecommunications industry, comments:  “Deloitte predicts that the television industry in 2013 will commence the roll-out the next generation of high definition TV, known as 4K, offering four […]

January 17, 2013

Boardwalk Empire on NOOK Video

HBO Home Entertainment UK has announced that Boardwalk Empire Season 3 will be available to own and watch instantly through blinkbox and NOOK Video from January 21st. This is the first new-release title on NOOK Video since the launch of the HBO catalogue in December, making blinkbox and NOOK the only places in the UK […]

January 16, 2013

US watched 39bn online videos in December

comScore, a specialist in measuring the digital world, has released data from the comScore Video Metrix service showing that 182 million US Internet users watched 38.7 billion online videos in December, while video ad views totaled 11.3 billion. Google Sites, driven primarily by video viewing on YouTube, ranked as the top online video content property […]

January 15, 2013

Turner, Warner Bros for US Netflix

Turner Broadcasting System, The Warner Bros. Television Group and Netflix, have signed licensing agreements bringing to US Netflix members complete previous seasons of animated and live-action programming from Cartoon Network, Warner Bros. Animation and Adult Swim, as well as the TNT serialised drama Dallas. From March 30th, complete past seasons of such great Cartoon Network […]

January 15, 2013