Netflix has launched a $400 million capital raising after a disastrous quarter in which its shares have fallen more than 70 per cent. Netflix has sold $200 million of convertible senior notes to Technology Crossover Ventures, a long-time shareholder, and has launched a $200 million share offering for the balance When the bonds are converted, […]
Brazil’s NetMovies has signed a multi-media deal with Hollywood studio Miramax to cover the streaming of Miramax titles. The agreement covers such iconic hit films and award-winning titles as “Pulp Fiction,” “The English Patient,” “City of God,” “Amelie,” “There Will Be Blood” and “Kill Bill,” will be available to NetMovies customers, beginning December 1st, 2011. […]
Starz President Chris Albrecht has said his network would launch an HBO Go-like application to allow subscribers to watch its content on a variety of digital devices. Also, for the first time, he indicated a willingness to offer Starz directly to customers and not as part of a package of cable television channels. In September, […]
After Premium OnDemand and Premium NetTV, Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset on November 18 launched another flexible way of enjoying TV. Premium Play is a service available on all Mediaset Premium packages from €19 per month. Italian TV viewers can now choose when, how and where to enjoy selected programmes. The offer includes 2,000 content among […]
Advertising in VoD programming offers specific advantages for brand marketers to effectively engage consumers, according to the Phase II study of the Advanced Advertising Media Project (AAMP) – a US industry-wide research initiative to measure the impact of advertising within free VoD. The study, which examined the viewing behaviour of more than 1,000 consumers, revealed […]
Amazon’s LoveFilm has signed a wide ranging multi-year deal with Warner Bros. The deal covers DVD rentals and the online service that will compete with Netflix next year. The deal does not affect BSkyB’s rights to show PPV and pay-TV movies on its services, with Warner Bros saying that it has carved out a new […]
British TV and film viewers are hungry for change to the traditional TV status quo, frustrated by a lack of accessibility to content, according to a UK-wide survey exploring changing consumer attitudes and behaviours to TV and video. The survey was conducted by media management specialist Red Bee Media, and is a part of the […]
ONO, the largest cable operator in Spain, and TiVo have announced their next generation hybrid television offering is now available to ONO subscribers in major Spanish cities, Madrid and Barcelona. ONO plans to also extend TiVo to its entire fibre optic network within the coming months. ONO will deploy a set top box offering their […]
Netflix has unveiled a new interface for Android-powered tablets that makes browsing and instantly watching unlimited TV shows and movies streaming from Netflix ‘better than ever.’ It says the redesigned Netflix experience is much more immersive and provides more focus on the growing Netflix catalogue by displaying twice as many titles than the previous interface. […]
SugarDVD has opened up its Unlimited TV Streaming service to all Playstation 3 and Google TV users in the US. Anyone with a Roku, Boxee, Playstation 3 or a Google TV device can instantly stream hundreds of movies to their TV using SugarDVD’s service. The apps require no downloading or discs, giving new users instant […]