Following its online release on December 24th and limited theatrical release on Christmas Day, controversial comedy film The Interview has become available on a number of piracy websites, with some 900,000 torrent users downloading the title in the following 24 hours. Sony Pictures made the movie available for rental and purchase online for US consumers […]
In addition to a limited theatrical release on December 25th, Sony Pictures is now making controversial comedy movie The Interview available for rental and purchase online for US consumers on YouTube, Google Play, Microsoft Xbox Video and on its own dedicated website www.seetheinterview.com for $5.99. The film can also be purchased in HD for a […]
According to online entertainment streaming service FilmOn Networks, the Federal Communications Commission’s announcement of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would ‘modernise’ the definition of MVPDs marks the turning of the tide in the service’s battle against the major network television establishment. FilmOn has spent years and millions of dollars on technology and legal fees […]
Multiscreen video software SeaChange International has increased its ability to extend social news to multiscreen television service providers by agreeing to acquire California-based SaaS company TLL, LLC which does business as Timeline Labs in a cash and stock deal rising to $24.5 million. Timeline Labs enables local broadcasters, local and national news organisations, cable news […]
Danny Cohen, the BBC’s director of TV, has admitted it faces growing competition from rival broadcasters both on screen and online, with the Netflix bidding for content ‘blowing deals out of the water’. Shows such as The Great British Bake Off and Strictly Come Dancing helped give the BBC some of the highest ratings on […]
Netflix will not arrive in Spain next year. The Communications Director of the company, Jonathan Friedland, has reportedly denied that the company is going to break into Spain as despite reports. In stories sourced to smart TV makers, Netflix had reportedly planned to enter Spain by the end of 2015, reversing its decision not to […]
An attorney for Sony Pictures has suggested that the studio is still considering options for distributing controversial comedy The Interview following the decision to pull its theatrical release in the wake of a rumoured North Korean hacking attack. David Boies, speaking on NBC’s Meet the Press, said that Sony had “only delayed” any release. “Sony […]
Fox Networks and DirecTV are giving US viewers even more ways to access their favourite shows starting this holiday season. DirecTV’s more than 20 million customers now have access to FOX NOW, FXNOW and Nat Geo TV apps, the networks’ TV Everywhere services. In addition, DirecTV will make the feeds of FX, FXX, FS1, FS2, […]
Internet entertainment streaming services such as FilmOn and Aereo could benefit from proposed changes to the definition of a multichannel video programming distributor. The Federal Communications Commission has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that asks for comment on how to modernise the definition to reflect that video services are no longer tied to a […]
At the end of a week that saw it agree deals with ABC and Fox to bolster its content exclusivity, US online entertainment streaming service Hulu has revealed that as part of a broader deal with MGM, it has acquired the exclusive subscription streaming rights to breakout hit Fargo. In a blog post, Lisa Holme […]