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Netflix to stream The Interview

As well as reporting increased subscriber numbers and accelerated expansion plans, Internet entertainment streaming service Netflix used its Fourth-Quarter Letter to Shareholders to reveal it is to offer exclusively the controversial comedy, The Interview, to its US and Canadian members beginning January 24th – just thirty days after it debuted in theatres and pay-per-view. Netflix […]

January 21, 2015By Colin Mann

NBCU ‘Super Stream Sunday’ to promote TVE

Following the launch of NBCUniversal’s first ever TV Everywhere consumer campaign in the US, NBCUniversal is creating ‘Super Stream Sunday’ on February 1st, providing consumers with an unprecedented ability to enjoy 11 continuous hours of NBC streaming content without having to log-in. Designed as a way for consumers to trial NBC’s TV Everywhere content offering, […]

January 21, 2015

Selevision teams with du, Akamai for OTT

du, the Saudia-Arabian telco, and Akamai Technologies have announced that Selevision, the Saudi Arabian on demand service provider, has selected the companies’ content delivery services to support OTT delivery of its channels throughout the MENA region. As part of the agreement, du’s broadcasting services division will provide first class CDN services from Akamai to Selevision, […]

January 21, 2015

BBC debuts digital-first news programme

The BBC has revealed plans for a new daytime show broadcast simultaneously on BBC Two, the BBC News Channel and online and focusing on breaking news, exclusive interviews and audience interaction. The show – to be hosted by award-winning journalist Victoria Derbyshire – will develop innovative and creative ways to engage with the audience on […]

January 20, 2015

Over a third of Dutch use illegal VoD

Market research firm Gfk has reported a growing user base for VoD services in the Netherlands. Around half a million Dutch people took up VoD services in Q4, taking the total base to

January 20, 2015

MENA: Multiscreen innovation drives consumption

Video consumption in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has increased in recent times as a result of content availability on alternative media besides TV. With the availability of localised online content and targeted on-demand services for the diaspora on the rise, traditional broadcasters and service operators are exploring new avenues and services to […]

January 20, 2015

TV, movies still drive online video

User-generated content (UGC) or more broadly speaking, short-form video (from services such as YouTube and Dailymotion), has become far more than cats playing the piano, according to ABI Research. The firm notes that companies are using viral ads to extend brands and reach a wider breadth of customers than traditional media channels. Professionally-generated short-form content […]

January 19, 2015

Amazon original movies for cinema, online

Amazon Studios has revealed that it will begin to produce and acquire original movies for theatrical release and early window distribution on Amazon Prime Instant Video. Whereas it typically takes 39 to 52 weeks for theatrical movies to premiere on subscription video services, Amazon Original Movies will première on Prime Instant Video in the US […]

January 19, 2015By Colin Mann

Netflix US to keep ‘most’ BBC shows

Following reports that the US Netflix service and the BBC were parting ways, the streaming service has clarified that many of its most popular British series are staying put. Shows that will still be available on Netflix are classic and current Doctor Who series, Luther, Top Gear, Torchwood, Wallander, Keeping Up Appearances, and the original The Office and House of […]

January 19, 2015

Motive adds Chromecast to TabletTV

Pay-TV technology specialist Motive Television is to begin integrating Google’s Chromecast technology into Motive’s TabletTV apps. This will make it possible for TabletTV users who have the popular Chromecast thumb-sized media streaming devices to send what they are viewing on their tablets directly to the home TV screen. When using TabletTV and Chromecast, TabletTV users […]

January 19, 2015By Colin Mann