The window for pay-TV operators to control the video-on-demand movie rental market is still open, but may not stay so for much longer, suggests market research company The NPD Group. According to NPD, current video-on-demand (VOD) market for paid movie rentals is ruled by pay-TV services, with revenues that reached $1.3 billion in 2011. The […]
Samsung Electronics has announced a partnership with Central European Media Enterprises (CME) to bring CME’s Voyo transactional and subscription VoD services onto Samsung Smart TVs. Viewers will be able to select from hundreds of titles including blockbuster movies and series, to catch-up on their favourite local shows immediately after broadcast, to view TV episodes ahead […]
The ProSiebenSat.1 Group has entered into a movie deal for its VoD portal, maxdome. The deal adds 250 movies from Twentieth Century Fox to the online video store´s selection of movies, underscoring its market leadership position in Europe. Thanks to this deal, maxdome´s diverse offering of blockbuster movies now boasts many new classics. Starting immediately, […]
Roku has added BBC iPlayer to its UK service. “This is among the first of many significant content partnerships for Roku in Europe and we look forward to making additional announcements in the coming weeks,” said Clive Hudson, general manager for Europe at Roku. In the UK, Roku’s STB retails at £49.99 (€60) and £99.99 […]
Netflix and Hulu are both contemplating a Russian launch and have been talking to local content owners according to reports. Russian newspaper reports say Hulu is assessing the demand for streaming services in the country. Hulu would seek out a local partner with a large content library if it does launch in the country, according […]
Strong performances from Walt Disney’s ESPN and the Disney Channel helped drive a 12 per cent increase in the company’s first-quarter net income compared with a year earlier. It reported that revenue for the quarter ended December 31st was essentially flat at $10.8 billion, up 1 per cent from a year earlier. Net income rose […]
BlackArrow, a worldwide provider of advanced advertising solutions for New Television platforms, recently demonstrated sophisticated, dynamic-advertising use cases that show how existing Pay-TV business and inventory models can be extended to on-demand viewing platforms. At the CableLabs Advertising and Interactive Services Interop event in Louisville, CO, BlackArrow showcased technical and business solutions for allocating advertising […]
Sky has revealed plans to launch a new service allowing viewers to watch some of its most popular content over the Internet, the new service will be an additional choice for people who don’t currently subscribe to a pay-TV service and will arrive at about the same time as the much-delayed YouView service. Launching in […]
And so it comes to pass: Sky on the Internet and available to all UK broadband subscribers. Dishes have been in Sky’s DNA from day one and they will be around for a long time, but making Sky open to all is a major evolutionary moment for Sky, for pay-TV and for broadcasting as a […]
Sky Go be available to download from Android Market across a selection of handsets by the end of February. Sky TV customers will be able to access all five Sky Sports channels, ESPN, Sky News and 11 Sky Movies channels via the Sky Go app in line with their subscription on a selection of Android […]