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Accedo, Viaplay launch streaming on Xbox

Accedo, the specialist TV application solutions, and Viaplay, the Nordic region’s leading online streaming service, have confirmed the launch of Viaplay on Xbox. This media app will launch on Xbox in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. and delivers the popular Viaplay service to a new customer segment across the region, allowing them to access Viaplay’s […]

December 20, 2012

NFL to stream Super Bowl with CBS

Super Bowl XLVII on CBS, and the Pro Bowl and the Wild Card Saturday doubleheader games on NBC, will be available to fans on television, online and on select mobile phones.  All four postseason games will also be available on NFL Mobile from Verizon. Super Bowl XLVII will be broadcast on CBS with fans able […]

December 20, 2012

Report: OTT to prosper in 2013

Analysys Mason predicts that OTT/Connected TV and non-linear TV will continue to force broadcasters/pay-TV and telecoms operators to re-think their strategies in 2013. The take-up of paid-for OTT video services to the TV in the USA and Canada will more than double to 53.1 million households between 2012 and 2017, representing 37.4 per cent of […]

December 19, 2012

DirecTV Everywhere adds 30 networks

US pay-TV company DirecTV has significantly enhanced its DirecTV Everywhere service by adding more than 30 new networks to the platform, with thousands of popular TV shows and movies on demand and available for access anytime on any device. DirecTV customers now have access to a variety of new on demand titles from A+E Networks, […]

December 19, 2012

UK embracing hi-tech TV

TV-loving UK consumers lead the world in using the latest technology to enhance their viewing experience, Ofcom research has revealed. The UK is ahead of other countries such as Japan and the USA for catching up with TV online and is at the forefront of using new technology such as smart TVs and digital video […]

December 14, 2012

Streaming media player shipments hit new high

Multimedia Research Group (MRG), the market specialist in the Video and Media ecosystem, has released its latest forecast on the worldwide streaming media player market. The growth of OTT video services is attracting attention to consumer electronics products that can efficiently support streaming media services. One of these products, the streaming media player, has enjoyed […]

December 14, 2012

Amazon Instant Video extends reach on iOS devices

Amazon.com has introduced the Amazon Instant Video App, enabling customers to stream or download Amazon Instant Video movies and TV episodes from their video library directly on their iPhone or iPod touch. The app also makes more than 30,000 titles from Prime Instant Video available to Prime members such as hit TV shows such as […]

December 14, 2012

Quickflix on BlackBerry devices

Quickflix and Research In Motion have announced a partnership to make the Quickflix digital service available through connected BlackBerry 10 OS L-Series, N-Series and new generation devices in the first quarter of 2013. The partnership will allow Blackberry users in Australia and New Zealand to access Quickflix streaming and watch unlimited movies instantly, on demand […]

December 14, 2012

Sony offers UltraViolet movie ‘gift wrap’

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) is encouraging US consumers to do away with rolls of wrapping paper, tape and high shipping costs with the launch of the Sony Pictures Gift Store (www.sonypicturesgiftstore.com) powered by Movie eWrap. The gift-giving destination and Movie eWrap gift-wrapping technology allows shoppers to purchase and gift any of the nearly 500 […]

December 13, 2012By Colin Mann

Redbox Instant by Verizon goes public beta

After a fortnight of ‘Will they? Won’t they?’ speculation as to whether the anticipated pre-Christmas launch of the Redbox Instant by Verizon online entertainment joint venture formed between US telco Verizon and retail solutions specialist Coinstar would actually take place and move out of private beta testing, the pair have unveiled details of the disc […]

December 13, 2012By Colin Mann