BT and Miramax have announced a licensing agreement that will bring films from the leading independent studio to BT Vision customers in the UK. The agreement gives BT Vision Unlimited subscribers instant access to a range of films from the Miramax collection, which has received 284 Academy Award nominations and won 68 Oscars. BT Vision […]
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is to delay the introduction of micropayments for its on-demand ITV Player catch-up service, which it intended to launch in January 2012, and carry out closed trials based on MGT’s PayWizard solution. The move had been anticipated following suggestions of such an initiative by CEO Adam Crozier in mid-2011, allowing the […]
iConcerts, the first global provider of HD ‘live’ music content, is forging ahead with its international development, teaming up with connected TV specialist Wiztivi to offer VoD services on Panasonic and Toshiba connected TVs. iConcerts is using Wiztivi’s Cloud TV Platform, WSP – VoD, for the distribution of services on connected screens. The music service […]
iConcerts, the first global provider of HD live music contents, continues its international development with Wiztivi and presents its VOD services on Panasonic and Toshiba connected TVs. iConcerts offers a service of music content through a multi-media experience (TV, web, telephone, IPTV, PCTV, VOD and Connected TV). Thus, iConcerts stands as a leader in the […]
Channel 4 is targeting a June launch for a new TV service that would allow viewers to catch repeats of its best shows, if it can hammer out its differences with Virgin Media to secure the final deal needed for maximum distribution on digital platforms. The new channel, referred to internally as Project Shuffle, will […]
Netflix’s recent launch in the UK “greatly exceeded expectations”, the group said as it reported fourth-quarter profits that beat analyst estimates and boosted its shares by almost 16 per cent. Reed Hastings, chief executive, said the company was back on track, with total Netflix subscribers to its streaming and DVD services rising to 24.4 million, […]
FremantleMedia Enterprises has announced a digital licensing agreement with Netflix to bring a raft of classic comedy and drama titles to Netflix members across the UK and Ireland. Netflix has acquired 115 hours of FME’s extensive programming catalogue including Australian crime series, The Strip; and popular drama, Falcon Beach.
Avail-TVN, the independent digital media services company in North America, has announced that Bermuda CableVision has become the latest CALA-based service provider to move its VoD service to Avail-TVN. Bermuda CableVision is the island’s largest provider of digital cable TV and is the only supplier of high-definition TV in Bermuda. Avail-TVN is delivering VoD content […]
BBC Worldwide has selected Comcast Media Center (CMC) to deliver programming from CBeebies, its Spanish-language TV channel for pre-school children, via the CMC’s VoD content distribution platform, the two companies have confirmed. CMC’s VoD distribution encompasses cable systems across multiple MSOs serving more than 56 million VoD-enabled households in the US and Canada.
LOVEFiLM has announced its latest deal to bring its streaming technology to LG’s Smart TV series. Designed to work in partnership with LOVEFiLM ‘s recently-launched Instant service – a streaming-only version of its traditional discs-by-post film rental offering, – the deal marks the first time LG Smart TV users have been offered a film and […]