Disney has launched a British production division as it looks to take advantage of the TV tax credit by filming TV pilots in the UK. The Hollywood studio has launched Abbey C Studios to house its first UK production, the musical comedy Galavant. The division will also be the home for future pilots and series […]
Iris.TV, the video recommendation engine, has released results of an integration and case study conducted with OVguide aimed at increasing user views for short form video. OVGuide partnered with Iris.TV to create an engaging TV-style stream of their short-form content to increase overall video views and ad impressions. Iris.TV created a custom set of recommendations […]
Sky customers can now access even more TV box sets on demand, including full series of 24, Modern Family, Girls and Bones. This builds on the rapid expansion of the service throughout 2013, during which time the number of hours of TV box sets available on Sky has more than doubled. TV fans are now […]
Arris has published the results of a study into consumer preferences during Valentine’s nights in. The survey of 1,000 UK consumers found that:
Comcast has signed an agreement with Warner Bros to start selling the studio’s titles through the Xfinity On Demand digital store. Effective immediately, Xfinity TV customers in the US will be able to purchase Warner Bros. movies and TV shows to own and access anytime, anywhere, on any device, often several weeks ahead of DVD […]
Global satellite distribution company ViewSat has updated its branding to reflect its growing portfolio of transmission services and to celebrate almost a decade in the industry. The new branding is designed to reflect ViewSat’s ever-expanding proposition more efficiently, comprising delivery via dedicated fibre and satellite platforms, data, encryption, live broadcast solutions and OTT services to […]
Shopcade is streaming its London Fashion Week Party Bus live between 10:00am and 12:00pm on February 15th and 11:00am and 1:00pm on Sunday February 16th on TVPlayer.com. Shopcade, the world’s biggest mobile and web-based shopping app for teen fashionistas, is hosting a three-day double decker bus party over London Fashion Week with live DJs, cocktails, […]
“Citius, Altius, Fortius, Latin for Faster, Higher, Stronger,” has long been the motto to describe the great feats of athleticism seen at the Olympic Games. With the Winter Olympics now underway in Sochi, and ahead of its annual flagship gathering, Cable Europe, the trade association for the European cable industry, is proud to celebrate its […]
A Board meeting of Spanish quad-play operator ONO has decided to go ahead with an IPO, seemingly dashing the hopes of telco Vodafone, which was reported to have made a €7 billion offer for the company. In a statement, ONO said its Board of Directors had met to review the Group’s operational and financial performance. […]
Virgin Media has connected its two millionth TiVo customer since launching the service in December 2010. Commenting on the milestone, Scott Kewley, Virgin Media’s director of digital entertainment, said: “Reaching two million TiVo customers is a huge milestone for us and we’re delighted so many people are enjoying what we believe is the best way […]