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M-GO launches in beta

M-GO, the digital entertainment service joint venture between DreamWorks Animation and Technicolor, has confirmed its launch into public beta. M-GO’s pay-as-you-go streaming service helps people find, rent, buy and enjoy digital entertainment on the devices they use and choose – TVs, iPads, tablets, Blu-ray players, streaming players, Macs, PCs and soon game consoles and smartphones. […]

January 8, 2013By Colin Mann

Saudi Arabia to boost ‘Invision’ OTT service

Saudi Telecom (STC) says it grew its ‘Invision’ FTTH service by 190 per cent during 2012. The total of connected FTTH homes now tops 500,000 says STC, up 100,000 during last year. STC’s target is to boost this number to a total of some 1.5 million connected homes by 2014, linked by a fibre system […]

January 8, 2013By Chris Forrester

Intel joins Comcast to support Xfinity TV

Intel is collaborating with Comcast so that customers can enjoy the Xfinity TV experience on IP set-top boxes, Ultrabook devices, Intel-based all-in-one PCs, tablets and smartphones as well as smart TVs in the home. This experience is made possible by the Intel Puma 6MG-based XG5 multi-screen video gateway. “Working closely with service providers like Comcast […]

January 8, 2013

Broadcasters awarded FilmOn injunction

A California federal judge has approved a preliminary injunction against online TV website FilmOn, which temporarily bars the service from retransmitting television content from a group of broadcasters who instigated the action. The ruling followed an earlier decision in which the judge said he would grant the injunction after finding that FilmOn could be infringing […]

December 28, 2012

iPlayer top UK brand

Topping a poll of ‘good’ brands for 2012 was the BBC iPlayer with a score of 30, followed by department store John Lewis at 24.6 and Amazon in third with 24.1. BrandIndex pollsters questioned a different set of 2,000 people every day, asking whether they had heard anything positive or negative through advertising, the media […]

December 27, 2012

Netflix blames Amazon for Xmas outage

A failure in Amazon cloud services hit Netflix users in the US, Canada and Latin America on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day claims the online movie rental company. The failure affected various devices ranging from gaming consoles such as the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3 to Blu-ray DVD players according to Netflix. Some other devices […]

December 27, 2012

Hulu wants $200m expansion cash

OTT video supplier Hulu is asking its key shareholders for an additional $200 million in order to fund overseas expansion and to secure more programming rights. Hulu’s three shareholders, Disney, News Corp and Comcast are being asked to fund around $200 million, according to the Wall Street Journal, despite the five-year venture remaining unprofitable to […]

December 24, 2012By Chris Forrester

FilmOn’s David invests in Quickflix

Billionaire media entrepreneur Alki David, who runs the FilmOn Internet streaming service, is among investors providing A$5 million (€3.95m) for Australian TV and movie streaming company Quickflix. The funds will be provided through a convertible loan and bond agreement and used by the company to support its restructuring plans and pursuit of subscriber growth. David […]

December 24, 2012By Colin Mann

Redbox Instant by Verizon on Google Play

As it moves in to its public beta testing phase, the Redbox Instant by Verizon online entertainment joint venture formed between US telco Verizon and retail solutions specialist Coinbox has made a Redbox Instant by Verizon app available on Google Play. The free app enables users to enjoy unlimited streaming movies; Instantly watch movies on […]

December 20, 2012By Colin Mann

Nintendo launches Tvii app

Nintendo’s Tvii app has launched in the US and Canada. The previously delayed app offers an interactive online guide to TV, Hulu Plus, and Amazon Instant Video programming – as well as the ability to search online for programming info and post comments via social platforms. The Wii U’s gamepad plays the role of the […]

December 20, 2012