Alki David, the founder of Internet TV streaming service FilmOn, has said he will remove the US’s major broadcast networks from the platform. David’s move follows a May 23 filing in the Federal District Court in Washington DC of an action against FilmOn and Aereokiller, with ABC, NBC and Fox claiming copyright infringement. Allbritton, which […]
Internet television network Netflix and Fox Television Studios (FTVS) have confirmed that Season 3 of popular drama The Killing will be available exclusively to members in the UK and Ireland starting June 3rd. Each episode will be available every Monday – the day after its US broadcast – making The Killing available to members much […]
RT television network and Ora TV announced a deal that will bring legendary broadcaster Larry King to US cable television’s RT America. “Larry King Now” will be carried on RT America, and additionally, RT will air “Politics with Larry King”, a new show also hosted by King and produced by Ora TV. RT America will […]
Viacom-backed Comedy Central has managed to overturn its 10-day ban over India. Even though a 10-day ban was imposed at midnight on May 24/25 by the Indian High Court sitting in Delhi, just three days later an appeal was allowed by the Court, and the channel is now back on air. Officially, the decision to […]
MultiChoice has launched TLN, a channel belonging to Televisa Networks, a subsidiary of Grupo Televisa. MultiChoice, which has operations in 50 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and adjacent Indian Ocean islands, has successfully added the Televisa Networks TLN signal to its portfolio of DStv channels in the main Portuguese-speaking African countries: Angola and Mozambique. TLN comes […]
The new 24-hour Euronews Hungarian news service will be launched on May 30th and will be available immediately through the major European and Hungarian TV networks, as well as on the Euronews Live app and on YouTube via the official Hungarian Euronews channel. This will be the 13th language edition and viewers can gain exclusive […]
Starlounge, the localised celebrity editorial service, relaunches with an enhanced team and new content partnerships with CNN International and Getty Images. Formerly part of MSN, the now independent and wholly owned service has new technical standards on all Starlounge websites include fully optimised players for tablets and smartphones and the addition of cross platform video […]
Box TV has launched a free online streaming service, built and powered by SimpleStream. All seven Box TV channels (4Music, heat, Kiss, Kerrang!, Box, Smash Hits and Magic) can now be viewed for free through an intuitive branded video media player hosted on 4music.com and the respective channel websites. Using SimpleStream’s Over-the-Top (OTT) technology, live […]
UK consumers are increasingly prepared to pay for media content despite the fact they are spending fewer hours watching TV, reading books and browsing social media sites than in previous years, a survey by advisory firm KPMG has found. KPMG’s latest Media & Entertainment Barometer which gauges trends and consumers’ sentiments towards new and traditional […]
Almost a third of UK Internet users who stream or download music, TV and films did so at least once illegally in the quarter to the end of January, with almost 400 million files digitally pirated in the three-month period, according to the media regulator. Ofcom’s latest online copyright infringement tracker report found that digital […]