M-Net – the multi-channel Pan-African content provider – has launched the African Film Library (AFL), a video-on-demand service, offering the world’s largest ever collection of African film content. Managed by DStv Online – Africa’s multi-channel digital satellite online TV service, part of M-Net’s parent company MultiChoice – the AFL features films and documentaries from across […]
The UK’s largest independent producer is set to shake up the video-on-demand market by allowing viewers to bypass services such as LoveFilm and Netflix and catch hit shows via its TV app. All3Media, producer shows such as Skins, Shameless. The Only Way is Essex and Peep Show, has struck a deal to launch a VoD […]
Roly Keating, the BBC’s Director of Archive Content, has suggested that the corporation’s ‘Project Barcelona’, which would see a significant expansion of the range of BBC content available in the UK on a download-to-own (DTO) basis, could result in a situation where it became the norm, not the exception, for BBC shows to be available […]
Hulu has announced a new update to its video streaming interface, including a 55 per cent increase in the size of the video player. Additionally, the update will bring some design changes. The name of the show, episode title, runtime and other details will be moved under the video player and the area behind the […]
BBC Director-General Mark Thompson has confirmed that the corporation intends to offer a download service of archive content over and above the seven-day catch-up service available via iPlayer. Addressing the Royal Television Society in London, Thompson noted that after the seven day public service window, a large proportion of what the BBC makes and broadcast […]
BSkyB’s position as a dominant provider of premium movie content in the UK, which had been criticised in provisional findings from the Competition Commission (CC), is to be reassessed following recognition by the watchdog that market dynamics had changed since its August 2011 announcement. These include, in particular, that Netflix has launched a stand-alone ‘over […]
The BBC is reportedly developing a new scheme under which UK viewers would pay to download new and old BBC TV shows from a service it hopes will compete with iTunes. BBC executive wants to make all its shows available as download-to-own (DTO) at prices including £1.89 per show, under a scheme called Project Barcelona. […]
Following the suggestion made the previous afternoon by BSkyB’s Chief Finance Officer Andrew Griffith that the broadcaster’s forthcoming OTT service – to be available with no minimum contract and flexible pricing – could feature pay-as you go options, Sky has revealed its latest initiative to give Sky homes even more flexibility and choice over how […]
According to a new report released by TDG, Making Ad-Supported VoD Work, video-on-demand services provided by PayTV operators should be generating significantly higher viewing and advertising revenue. The failure to accomplish this is a reflection of VoD’s inadequate advertising support and awkward programme guides that limit availability and viewing of ad-supported video-on-demand content. According to […]
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset has announced that its Premium Play service will be available for the iPad from April. The service provides access to over 2,000 TV programmes that can be watched on a TV, a computer or an Xbox console. Launched in November 2011, the Premium broadband service has now been running for 100 […]