The Council of the European Union has given the green light to the new Copyright Directive which the European Commission says will bring concrete benefits to citizens, the creative sectors, the press, researchers, educators, and cultural heritage institutions. The reform will adapt copyright rules to today’s world, where music streaming services, video-on-demand platforms, news aggregators […]
T-Mobile and Amazon have announced a deal to bring Prime Video to TVision Home, T-Mobile’s rebranded and upgraded version of Layer3 TV, later this year. TVision customers in the US with a Prime membership will be able to watch all Prime content, including Amazon Originals, thousands of premium shows and movies, live events and more, […]
UK commercial PSB ITV has signed an exclusive UK and Ireland licensing agreement with digital advertising technology company Amobee for end-to-end programmatic buying and selling of premium video inventory on ITV’s premium VoD service, the ITV Hub. This will enable ITV to launch a new, fully-programmatic, premium advanced advertising platform, built using Amobee’s advertising technology […]
BBC iPlayer will bring football fans the Manchester City v Brighton FA Cup semi-final (April 6th) and the final (May 18th) live in Ultra HD and HDR for the first time. Those watching on compatible Ultra HD TVs can watch the live stream on BBC iPlayer by pressing the Red Button during the BBC’s coverage, […]
My5, the VoD catch-up service, has launched on Freesat bringing a library of content from Channel 5 and also from partner channels, including BLAZE, BET, PBS America, Together, Real Stories and Spark. Notable titles available include foreign dramas, like Mekimi and Sirens, presidential drama Designated Survivor (pictured), and reality show The Bachelor UK My5 has […]
The BBC has published its annual plan for 2019/20. The corporation says the plan “makes central our commitment to bold and creative programme making, innovation in how we deliver services, impartial journalism in a rapidly changing world”. The annual plan sets out how the BBC will build on the success of programmes like Bodyguard, A […]
An Ernst & Young/FICCI Frames report on Indian media says that online video viewing in India grew last year by 25 per cent with 325 million people now watching OTT video. The report said that catch-up TV is driving much of this demand, with 70-90 per cent of the total content consumed coming from the […]
netgem.tv has announced the launch of its personalised Internet TV service in Ireland with a range of smart-home devices available on Amazon and eBay, and more retail distribution channels and broadband service providers to be added soon. The app-controlled TV service will bring together the best of saorview live channels and on-demand content through one […]
Tony Hall, the BBC Director General, is set to tell an audience at the Media And Telecoms conference in London that the corporation must plan for a future where a large portion of its audience never view its traditional TV channels. Hall will also say that while iPlayer was pioneering when it debuted a decade […]
Channel 4 has relaunched its VoD service, All 4, with a new visual identity, a new iOS app and an invitation for selected registered users to trial All 4 +, a paid-for upgrade which runs programmes without ads in commissioned content. Alice Tonge, Head of 4creative said: “Our aim was to develop a more refined […]