Channel 4 is to relaunch its on-demand service at the end of the month, with 4oD getting a significant makeover. It has rebuilt 4oD, adding more personalisation and much-needed features like predictive search and recommendations. At the heart of the changes is My 4oD, a section of the service that allows users, once registered, to […]
Describing it as “a vibrant market for premium video content distribution online”, Hulu has announced that its first international expansion will be in Japan. In a company blog post, Johannes Larcher, Senior Vice President of International at Hulu, wrote that since the very beginning of Hulu, the company had its aspirations firmly set on serving […]
The BBC has launched a new version of BBC iPlayer specifically designed for TV viewing in the living room. The new, personalised version is designed to give audiences the control they want directly on the TV, so the BBC iPlayer experience feels just like TV. BBC iPlayer is now available on more than 300 different […]
Following comments made earlier in the year by BBC Director General Mark Thompson that an international version of the iPlayer app would be made available later in 2011 for “a small number of dollars per month, definitely fewer than ten”, BBC Worldwide, the BBC’s commercial arm, has confirmed that it is now offering audiences across […]
Eurosport and Ziggo have extended and expanded their distribution agreement for Eurosport and Eurosport HD in the Netherlands, as well as the new Dutch language version of Eurosport 2, Eurosport 2 HD and Eurosport’s catch-up TV service. Eurosport 2, which includes the recently acquired exclusive rights for Bundesliga football, will now be one of the […]
Freesat has confirmed the arrival of ITV Player on its subscription-free TV service. The only TV service to offer both ITV Player and BBC iPlayer, Freesat’s viewers can now catch-up on all ITV1, ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4 programmes, up to seven days after broadcast. ITV Player can be found on channel 903 on the Freesat […]
On-demand TV revenues from movies and TV programmes (and excluding revenues from other sources such as sports and adult and also excluding SVOD packages) will reach $5.7 billion in 2016, up from $3.6 billion in 2010 and $2.1 billion in 2006, according to the On-demand TV Forecasts report published by Digital TV Research (DTVR). By […]
Philips, the provider of TV solutions to the hospitality industry, has unveiled MediaSuite – a new Internet-enabled TV range allowing guests to access a world of online entertainment and information from within the comfort of their hotel room. Philips’ MediaSuite TVs are the latest addition to Philips’ portfolio of products specially designed for the hotel […]
An investor consortium led by Criterion Capital Partners, together with financial funds and Hollywood investors, has bought SeeSaw.com, the UK on-demand TV service. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but former owner Arqiva is retaining a 25 per cent stake in the video platform. SeeSaw’s new chairman will be Michael Jackson, who previously served […]
DVRs have entered the mainstream and their increasing presence in the home means that by 2015 Screen Digest expects 17 per cent of US viewing and more than 14 per cent of UK viewing will be non-linear, either from DVRs or on-demand non-linear ‘transmissions’. However, the report also cites some caveats: For example, in Germany, […]