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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]