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Netflix checks in with Marriott

Marriott Hotels and Internet entertainment streaming service Netflix have agreed what they say is a “groundbreaking” partnership to revolutionise the guest room entertainment experience. Guests staying at select Marriott Hotels will be able to subscribe to Netflix or sign into their existing accounts simply by using the Netflix app on the hotel’s internet-connected guest room […]

June 11, 2015By Colin Mann

Cube S OTT box from Canal+

Canal+ has launched its first compact OTT/DTT box – Cube S – co-developed with Technicolor. This new HDMI, WiFi connected box gives access to all Canal+/Canalsat bouquets by combining the reception of DTT free channel with that of the packaged pay-TV networks. Viewers will be able to obtain Canal+/Canalsat offers without subscribing to an IPTV […]

June 10, 2015From Paoli-Lebailly Pascale in Paris

Hutchison Drei deploys Thomson solution

Thomson Video Networks has revealed that Hutchison Drei, the Austrian telco, has migrated to a new live video distribution platform based on the ViBE VS7000 multi-screen video encoding platform. Working in tandem with Broadpeak streaming technology, the ViBE VS7000 enables Drei to offer OTT video services to mobile users and home viewers alike on the […]

June 10, 2015

Entone, Zappware partner for hybrid TV

Cloud TV and Connected Home solutions provider Entone, and Zappware, an end-to-end DVB/IPTV/OTT platform provider, have confirmed the availability of the Zappware platform on Entone’s family of Hybrid TV devices. This fully-integrated solution offers service providers a more flexible and enhanced Hybrid TV experience that blends broadcast TV and cloud services. The Zappware Platform provides […]

June 9, 2015Colin Mann @ ANGA COM

Netflix confirms Italy, Portugal launches

Following the announcement by Netflix that it was planning to launch in Spain in October, the streaming service has also formally confirmed October launches in Italy and Portugal. This autumn, the countries’ respective Internet users will be able to subscribe to Netflix and instantly watch a broad selection of TV series and movies in HD […]

June 8, 2015

Bell Media: ‘Accessing content via VPNs is stealing’

Mary Ann Turcke, the recently-appointed CEO at Canadia telco BCE’s Bell Media division, has suggested that ‘naming and shaming’ could be an effective method in combating piracy, admitting that the industry needed to make its content more accessible. Turke made the comments in a Keynote Speech at the Canadian Telecom Summit, telling delegates, that to […]

June 5, 2015By Colin Mann

Apple leads streaming video battle

Apple has been adjudged the winner for authenticated and unauthenticated streaming video, according to new analysis by Adobe Digital Index (ADI), which found that Apple TV controls the major share of TV Everywhere viewing. In addition, iOS devices

June 5, 2015

Netflix: October launch for Spain

Competition in the Spanish pay-TV market is set to intensify with the launch of Netflix in October. In an interview with Spanish daily El Mundo,  company founder and president Reed Hastings has confirmed that the streaming service will be available then with a “broad selection of TV series and movies in HD or even HD […]

June 4, 2015From David Del Valle in Madrid

UHD Champions League Final for Canal+

France’s Canal+ has confirmed that it is to screen the forthcoming UEFA Champions League Final on Saturday June 6th between Barcelona and Juventus in Ultra High Definition. The broadcast will be via Astra craft situated at 19.2°E in partnership with SES and also OTT. The initiative is in line with the group’s year-old policy of […]

June 4, 2015By Colin Mann

Showtime stand-alone OTT service

US premium television programmer Showtime Networks is launching a stand-alone Internet streaming service in early July, with Apple as its first partner. The stand-alone service will be called Showtime, a brand already embraced by consumers as the home for cutting-edge original programming, sports and movies. The launch of Showtime will coincide with the new seasons […]

June 4, 2015