DVD sales have seen a 5.7 per cent fall in revenue to just more than £1bn for the UK video entertainment sector in the first half of the year. Spending on digital viewing via download and streaming services to portable devices rose 18 per cent year on year, according to figures from the British Video […]
Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has confirmed that Voyo, its pan regional video-on-demand brand, has been launched in Romania. Through Voyo, Romanian viewers can now access catch-up TV from PRO TV’s archives, see local shows for free immediately after broadcasting, and watch live events such as Champions League Football. Viewers can also pay to see […]
Rentrak, a specialist in multi-screen media measurement serving the advertising, television and movie industries, has signed an exclusive, long-term multi-platform VoD reporting agreement with Digital+, the Spanish broadband TV provider. Digital+ (PRISA Group’s audiovisual holding company) was the first company to introduce interactive systems, including digital television and VoD, and is now leading the charge […]
Following comments made earlier in the year by BBC Director General Mark Thompson that an international version of the iPlayer app would be made available later in 2011 for “a small number of dollars per month, definitely fewer than ten”, BBC Worldwide, the BBC’s commercial arm, has confirmed that it is now offering audiences across […]
Eurosport and Ziggo have extended and expanded their distribution agreement for Eurosport and Eurosport HD in the Netherlands, as well as the new Dutch language version of Eurosport 2, Eurosport 2 HD and Eurosport’s catch-up TV service. Eurosport 2, which includes the recently acquired exclusive rights for Bundesliga football, will now be one of the […]
Avail-TVN, the digital media services company, has announced an expanded, long-term agreement with Stingray Digital, a specialist in interactive music services. The agreement builds on the success of the Karaoke Channel On Demand, owned and operated by Stingray Digital and licensed and delivered exclusively through Avail-TVN. The expanded agreement continues Avail-TVN’s role in providing a […]
ITV has confirmed plans to launch its TV micropayment system in January, as the broadcaster forecasts an end to its summer advertising slump in September with television ad revenues expected to be “broadly flat”. “Our pay mechanism will launch at the turn of the year; we have picked our partners,” said the ITV chief executive, […]
Freesat has confirmed the arrival of ITV Player on its subscription-free TV service. The only TV service to offer both ITV Player and BBC iPlayer, Freesat’s viewers can now catch-up on all ITV1, ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4 programmes, up to seven days after broadcast. ITV Player can be found on channel 903 on the Freesat […]
Platform ‘n’, Poland’s leading satellite TV platform, will bring Romance TV Polska to its line-up from September 1st. The news marks the 28th HD channel in Platform ‘n’s growing line-up. Its subscribers will be the first to enjoy a mix of romance fiction featuring some of the genre’ best productions and adaptations in high definition. […]
Netflix shares have tumbled more than 10 per cent after the DVD and online video streaming service’s warning that a recent price rise would cause some customers to downgrade or cancel subscriptions. The company, which was reporting second-quarter results, also warned that revenues would “only grow slightly on a sequential basis” following the price change, […]