Amazon’s streaming service LOVEFiLM will pilot a range of comedies and children’s shows online in new plans unveiled by the online retail giant. A stable of fourteen different shows, including Alpha House starring John Goodman, and Zombieland – a spin-off of the Hollywood movie of the same name – will be put to the public […]
More TV viewers watched BBC programmes on a tablet computer than a smart phone for the first time in March with 200,000 more views on iPlayer via tablet than phone. The BBC said the landmark was driven by TV shows, rather than radio – proving that tablet computers are rapidly becoming the second screen for […]
Sky has confirmeded that its Sky Go on-demand service has come to four new Android devices. The native application has added support for the Sony Xperia Z, HTC One, Motorola RAZR HD and the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S4. Sky Go, which grants subscriber access to 49 channels and a range of on-demand content, was already […]
Cloud-based video streaming service Voddler has launched its LiveShelf global video streaming service, featuring ViewShare, a solution the Stockhom-based company suggests creates a legal way for consumers to acquire and share movies. The global roll-out – albeit in beta initially – covers Sweden and Spain, with the rest of Europe and Russia by the end […]
Hulu has hired Guggenheim Partners to advise on a sale of the company, even as the financial services firm is considering making its own bid for the video streaming service, according to Reuters. Guggenheim Executive Chairman Alan Schwartz was first hired by Hulu in 2011 to advise on a sale, but its owners were unable […]
ASA, the UK advertising watchdog, has banned YouView’s launch ads after agreeing with Virgin Media that claims the service was ‘unique’ and the ‘easiest’ were false. The ads had run on TV and in the Radio Times. The claims objected to included: “YouView is the easiest way to watch catch-up TV, on your TV” and […]
Consumers are becoming increasingly frustrated by restrictions limiting them from immediately accessing online content. According to research from Internet privacy and security pioneer AnchorFree, millions of people across the globe are downloading virtual private network (VPN) apps to ensure they don’t miss an episode of EastEnders or a new YouTube sensation. The Silicon Valley-based company […]
Rentrak has released its State of VoD Report 2012, which includes four years of VoD analysis from Rentrak’s OnDemand Essentials service. The report shows that the total time spent viewing free-on-demand television content in the US increased by over 40 per cent in 2012 compared to the previous year. Rapidly increasing numbers also show that […]
Netflix members watched more than four billion hours of video during the first three months of 2013, according to CEO Reed Hastings, who posted the figures on Facebook and attributed the uplift to its exclusive House Of Cards show. The post led BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield to figure out that if Netflix was a cable […]
The UK market for on-demand TV is reaching saturation point, with only limited further audience growth potential, according to research from YouGov. It says that instead of looking for new audiences providers should focus on maximising what they get from existing users. According to the researcher, 48 per cent of the online population in the […]