According to The NPD Group, sales of Blu-ray discs and DVDs remain the largest source of revenue for the movie industry, accounting for 61 per cent of home-video spending on movies (excluding Netflix and other movie-streaming subscriptions) in 2012. The previous year the Blu-ray and DVD movie share was 64 per cent; NPD attributes some […]
Google’s YouTube is set to start asking users to pay subscriptions to access some of its content starting in the spring. The first such channels could be available around Easter according to reports, with YouTube expected to charge between 60p (€0.74) and £3 a month. The company has held talks with several video producers, asking […]
Conax and Quadrille have teamed up to on a combined version of their respective best-selling products: Conax Contego and Quadrille’s QuadriFast Push VoD solution. The combination of both technologies will enable broadcasters to launch Push-VoD TV services easily, cost effectively and in record time thus providing an unparalleled Return on Investment (ROI). “Integrating Quadrille’s QuadriFast […]
Netflix has announced that it intends to offer, subject to market considerations, $400 million from the issue senior notes due 2021 through an offering to qualified institutional buyers. Netflix will use approximately $225 million of the net proceeds from this offering to redeem its outstanding 8.5 per cent senior notes due 2017, and intends to […]
Pay-OTT platform provider Tvinci has been selected by MediaCorp, Singapore’s leading media company, to power its new cross-device lifestyle service, Toggle. The deployment is Tvinci’s first in the Asia Pacific market as it looks towards expansion in the region. Toggle will be available on PC, iPhone, iPad and connected TV. The service is available to […]
Quickflix has entered into an agreement with LG Electronics to distribute the Quickflix digital service through connected LG televisions and Blu-ray players. The partnership covers both New Zealand and Australia and is scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2013. The new partnership with LG will extend the distribution of Quickflix streaming to the […]
Netflix shares have soared by more than 30 per cent after ithe company reported a strong increase in subscribers and beat forecasts with an unexpected profit in the fourth quarter. The TV and movie streaming service company has endured a turbulent two years marred by a botched rebranding and a price rise. But its shares […]
BBC iPlayer, the BBC’s on-demand service, hit record-breaking numbers in 2012, with 2.32 billion TV and radio programme requests and 36.5 billion minutes of BBC programmes enjoyed across all platforms in iPlayer. Audiences spent 34 per cent more time watching TV in iPlayer than ever before. Danny Boyle’s Olympic Opening Ceremony topped iPlayer viewing in […]
Research from Twonky, the connected home experts, shows that over half of the UK (51 per cent) prefer to watch catch-up services on a TV, rather than a smartphone or tablet. Only 19 per cent of people surveyed say that convenience is more important than screen size. The last 12 months has seen a plethora […]
Film and TV series subscription service LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company, has kicked-started 2013 with the announcement of a new content deal with UK commercial PSB Channel 4, giving its members streaming access to quality British entertainment from the broadcaster’s 4 on Demand (4oD) archive service. The deal bolsters LOVEFiLM’s TV offering and will enable members […]