Pay TV providers are preparing to offer viewers premium VOD offerings new releases expected to cost $25-$30 and showing about two months after a movie’s theater premiere and two months before release to DVD, premium channels (such as HBO), and video services (such as Netflix). Premium VOD is one of a handful of new […]
Spanish pay-TV platform Digital Plus has put an end to its pay-per-view live sports offer and has increased instead the number of football matches broadcast on its premium channel Canal Plus to 22 matches per season from 16. The platform has also launched a new channel, Canal Plus Liga 2, with four football matches each […]
Reversing previous declines in market share, iTunes in the first half of 2010 managed to extend its leadership position in the US online movie market, according to the new IHS Screen Digest Media Research analysis provider IHS iTunes’ share of US consumer spending for movie electronic sell-through (EST) and Internet video on demand (iVOD) rose […]
Miramax is set to become the latest film studio to sell movies on Facebook, with a movie rental app on the social network. Users will also be able to watch the movies on an iPad through a browser-based player, with Miramax suggesting that a stand alone iPad app could come later. Miramax eXperience will open […]
The platform for online video selling Movielocker has revised its old service plans. Instead of three previous plans, Movielocker now introduces four plans, each having benefits for a certain range of users. Each plan allows users to place free or donation videos. In the Free plan the amount of paid video has been […]
Netflix has made it easier for kids and families to instantly watch a huge range of kid-friendly TV shows and movies with its new “Just for Kids” experience. Members can now click on the “Just for Kids” tab at the top of the Netflix home page and find a newly-designed section featuring content aimed at […]
Describing it as “a vibrant market for premium video content distribution online”, Hulu has announced that its first international expansion will be in Japan. In a company blog post, Johannes Larcher, Senior Vice President of International at Hulu, wrote that since the very beginning of Hulu, the company had its aspirations firmly set on serving […]
MRG reports that the global IPTV market will grow to $49 billion in service revenues and 113 million subscribers in 2015 as multi-screen video usage drives wireless services to new highs. Systems revenue for the seven key CapEx IPTV products analysed will grow to $4.8 billion in 2015, with STBs (set-top boxes) representing about 60 […]
Vudu is making itself available on Apple’s iPad, a move that will help the streaming-video service expand distribution and keep pace with market leader Netflix. Vudu said in a joint statement with parent company and retailing powerhouse, Wal-Mart Stores, that iPad owners in the US can now access Vudu through their browsers (not through an […]
The Hulu Plus subscription service is now available on select Panasonic TVs and Blu-ray players. For $7.99 per month, consumers can stream any current season episode of popular shows and catch up on full back seasons of classic series through their Panasonic product. Hulu has recently added the WD TV media players, LG’s HDTV line, […]