4oD, Channel 4’s on-demand offering, saw its viewing figures continue to rise in September, with 33 million requested views across all platforms during the month, an increase on the 31 million views reported in August. Up to the end of September, VoD views totalled 308 million for the year-to-date, up 19.3 per cent year-on-year. The […]
The UK TV licence fee could be extended to cover catch-up services such as the BBC iPlayer as part of an overhaul of the levy being considered by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. British viewers currently pay £145.50 (€166) annually for a licence if they watch or record programmes as they are broadcast, […]
UK VoD service SeeSaw appears to have closed for good, following an initial planned closure in June. The company’s website simply says: “Thanks for your support but SeeSaw is no longer available.” Broadcast transmission infrastructure specialist Arqiva, which acquired the aborted Project Kangaroo from it founding partners BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, put […]
The recent alliance between Prisa TV, owner of Digital Plus (now rebranded as Canal Plus) and premium channel Canal Plus and telco company Jazztel is already bearing fruit with the launch by mid November of their first joint HD VoD service called JazzBox now on trial that will have a monthly fee of €10.95. The […]
FilmOn has joined forces with broadcast and cable companies across the US to bring FilmOn.TV live PPV events to 150 million cable homes – including In Demand, Avail, DirecTV and Dish Networks. The first such event is ‘Alki David’s Celebrity Fight Night’ due to take place on November 5th, live from the Avalon Hollywood CA. […]
Samsung’s ‘Smart TV’ can now access a selection of Belgacom TV’s on-demand catalogue directly from their TV, without having to be a Belgacom customer. This new, innovative offer allows users to discover a selection of 500 films. In the framework of its strategic partnership with Samsung, Belgacom offers all Samsung ‘Smart TV’ users, whether they […]
Hulu’s senior vice president of international has confirmed the launch of Hulu in Japan on Sony TVs and PS3s. On the Hulu company blog, Johannes Larcher wrote: “Watching top films and TV shows on the biggest screen in the house just got easier for our subscribers in Japan. I’m happy to announce that Hulu in […]
Paramount Pictures has inked a multi-year content deal for Germany with LOVEFiLM, Europe’s leading online entertainment subscription service. The agreement provides LOVEFiLM subscribers in Germany exclusive streaming access to Paramount titles during the first subscription TV window beginning this autumn. The deal gives LOVEFiLM members in Germany access to Paramount’s upcoming titles before any other […]
MUBI, the online cinema and community, is using Nativ’s recently released Mio On Demand solution to bring the film festival experience firmly into the living room this month with the expansion of its multiscreen VoD offering to include Sony Bravia Connected TVs. MUBI has migrated its media management and processing operations to MioEverwhere for automated […]
Netflix has ruled out reversing a controversial price increase that sparked a mass departure of subscribers and a share price fall of more than 35 per cent thus giving cause for concern among its investors. Reed Hastings, chief executive, said it would be “accurate” to say that “we shot ourselves in the foot with the […]