Freesat, the subscription-free satellite TV service, has confirmed the launch of 4 on Demand on <free time>, offering viewers the last thirty days of catch-up and many hours of archive from Channel 4. Channel 4’s video on demand service joins the BBC iPlayer, ITV Player and YouTube on <free time>, and brings a wealth of […]
Netflix engineers have revealed that they have been working with Microsoft to implement HTML5 video. They said in a blog: “We’ve previously discussed our plans to use HTML5 video with the proposed “Premium Video Extensions” in any browser which implements them. These extensions are the future of premium video on the web, since they allow […]
Ralph Rivera, the BBC’s Director, Future Media, has suggested that the Internet needs to become a creative platform to build on the early successes of broadcast and online convergence. “The Internet as a distribution platform needs to shift to be the Internet as a creative platform,” he said during a keynote address at the IEA […]
Ofcom has upheld an appeal by Everton Football Club in relation to a decision by the Authority for Television On Demand (ATVOD), which is responsible for regulating the editorial content of certain on-demand programmes services. In April 2012 ATVOD determined that, on its website, Everton Football Club provided an On-Demand Programme Service in the form […]
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM has signed a multi-year licensing deal with CBS Studios International that will expand the e range of TV content already available on LOVEFiLM Instant streaming service. Effective immediately, LOVEFiLM’s UK and German members will be able to stream popular US TV series from CBS and the premium television network Showtme. The shows available […]
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM has announced an exclusive deal with FOX International Channels that will bring one of the most-watched drama series in US cable history, The Walking Dead, to LOVEFiLM Instant. Series one of the award-winning zombie drama is available to LOVEFiLM Instant members in the UK immediately, with additional series scheduled to appear on the […]
Findings from Ooyala, the specialist in video publishing, analytics and monetisation, indicate that tablet and mobile video have attained new consumption records, with live video dominating video-on-demand. The company’s Global Video Index Q1 2013 reveals key trends that are transforming linear television into a personalised, online, mobile experience. Similar to previous quarters, Q1 2013 data […]
Netflix has confirmed it will expand into the Netherlands later this year. Subscribers will be able to stream Hollywood fare, local TV series and Netflix originals like “House of Cards” and “Arrested Development” on TVs, game consoles, computers and mobile devices. Netflix says it currently has more than 36 million members in 40 countries watching […]
Online video company Fullscreen – the premier global YouTube network for creators and brands – has closed a round of Series A funding. The round was led by The Chernin Group along with Comcast Ventures and WPP. “Fullscreen’s mission is to empower a new generation of video creators to reach online audiences on a global […]
Almost a fifth (19 per cent) of online TV viewing is disrupted by unavoidable adverts, highlighting the increasingly intrusive nature of online advertising. The research, which was conducted by Adblock Plus in June 2013, surveyed 150 television programmes across the three terrestrial TV channels which feature advertising in the UK: 4oD, Demand 5 and ITV […]