Premium entertainment streaming service Hulu now supports streaming in Ultra HD. “As TV and movie lovers ourselves, we want to makes sure viewers can watch their favourite shows and movies in the best possible quality,” says Ben Smith, Head of Experience. “4K Ultra HD gives content creators a more immersive canvas for their stories. So […]
Q3 Dutch TV revenues have seen an increase, driven by summer price hikes from key pay-TV players Ziggo and KPN. Revenues grew by 5.8 per cent to €485 million, according to Telecompaper’s Dutch Television Market 2016-Q3 report. Ziggo’s TV revenues grew by just over 8 per cent in the quarter to around €285 million, whie […]
4KUniverse, a general entertainment Ultra HD channel, is the latest in a series of networks to join SES’s fast-growing Ultra HD line-up being delivered to cable operators and other television platforms across North America A mix of documentaries, sports, movies, and TV shows aimed at Millennials and Generation-X viewers, 4KUniverse will make its debut in […]
Music streaming service Pandora Internet Radio is on the verge of being bought by US pay-radio operator SiriusXM. A CNBC report notes that Pandora’s share price rose last week almost 16 per cent on the news of the probable sale, and adding that Pandora’s directors were happy to have discussions with SiriusXM. SiriusXM’s chairman Greg […]
Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX is expected to return to flight with a Falcon 9 rocket on December 16th, and to launch a cluster of satellites for space telephone and data company Iridium. However, SpaceX has yet to receive a clean bill of health in the shape of a formal investigation to a September 1st […]
Controversial Arabic channel al-Manar was taken off air last December because of its lack of balance and its support of Hezbollah. The channel was alleged to have breached Arabsat’s contract terms. On December 2nd a Lebanese court ruled that Arabsat should put the channel back on air “as soon as possible”. Judge of Urgent Matters […]
Christmas TV adverts may help brands receive a vast amount of YouTube views, but they have almost no impact on where the vast majority of consumers do their shopping. A survey of 11,500 consumers by shopping comparison website MoneySavingExpert.com has revealed that just 1 per cent said the adverts had a “big impact” on where […]
HBO and Cinemax are now available on Amazon Channels in the US. Prime members can now sign up for a monthly HBO subscription to get HBO’s premium content for $14.99 (€14) per month. Prime members can watch the latest episodes of HBO’s newest hits including Westworld, The Night Of, and Divorce, catch up on all […]
Netflix revealed on December 1st that it would commence offering downloads for the first time. However, a number of users have become vocal over the fact that the feature does not cover all shows on the streaming service – with some of the company’s biggest shows exempt from being downloaded. Netflix says that it is […]
A second wind has lifted Netflix’s Australian subscriber audience up over 5.75 million, the latest data from Roy Morgan Research shows. However, while its reach is again rising, fresh data reveals that over four in ten people with Netflix in the home watch less than three hours a week (including none whatsoever). After a first […]