When prospective Republican Presidential nominee Ted Cruz was searching for an insult to describe President Obama’s clear support of the Neutral Netters he spat out “It’s Obamacare for the Internet”. That’s a phrase guaranteed to jar like fingernails down a blackboard over here in Europe. We (in the UK and the US) are two nations […]
More than ten years after its launch into space – on a mission to chase down Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko – the Rosetta spacecraft is nearing the next phase of its journey: plant a lander called Philae on the speeding comet. On November 12th, National Geographic Channel will broadcast online a live stream of the European Space […]
New figures from Mediabug – Decipher’s bi-annual UK media consumption tracker – have shown how the increasing popularity of TV connected services such as Now TV is leading to more viewers choosing their TV over laptops and devices for accessing video on demand content. The firm’s Mediabug Wave 5 reports that both PCs and tablets […]
BT is launching a new package that brings together BT Infinity, Netflix, BT TV and a free YouView box, for a monthly fee of £5.99 (€7.63) for the first 6 months. Customers signing up to Netflix with BT TV will see Netflix integrated into their BT bill, a first for Netflix in the UK, enabling […]
Netfli and Guru Studio are delighted to announce a new, original spin-off series titled Justin Time The New Adventures based on the international preschool hit Justin Time. The new season includes 13 half-hour episodes and will premiere on Netflix around the world in early 2016. “We are excited to be working with some of the […]
The Walt Disney Company has delivered quarterly earnings and revenue that were largely in line with expectations – but revenue generated by the company’s media networks disappointed. The company, which operates the ESPN and ABC television networks, said revenue from its cable and broadcasting sectors rose to $5.22 billion – up 5 per cent from […]
Walmart’s Vudu streaming service is getting ready to unveil a HDMI stick – Vudu Spark that will give users access to Vudu. An SEC filing has been done on behalf of the device’s South Korean manufacturer Inktel Corporation, and describes the pretty straightforward functionality of the Spark streaming stick: Upon starting it for the very […]
CBS has concluded its deal to have its programming be part of Sony’s upcoming OTT service, says CBS CEO Les Moonves. Speaking during a third-quarter earnings call, Moonves revealed that CBS has “reached a historic over-the-top agreement with Sony for rights inside the home.” “Sony along with others who are getting into this space represent […]
EE, the UK MNO, has launched EE TV – which it dubs “‘the UK’s most advanced home TV service” – in EE stores nationwide. EE TV says it puts mobile at the heart of the TV experience, working seamlessly with TVs, tablets and smartphones around the home to deliver the best of live and recorded […]
nangu.TV, the Czech media platform provider for IPTV and OTT services, has revealed that more than 450,000 paid subscribers using active devices including set-top boxes, mobile phones, tablets and PCs are now connected to its media platform, which enables the delivery of television and video content, including advanced value-add services, via third-party operators. The company’s […]