Sundance Channel is now available to watch on iPhone and iPad with Movistar Imagenio in Spain. The news comes on the heels of the recent launch of the network locally on Android and Blackberry smartphones. Sundance Channel offers audiences a selection of independent films, documentaries and original programmes. It is available as an SD and […]
PacketVideo has revealed that its Twonky Beam button will be integrated into BedRocket, ToonGoggles, and U-NEXT’s video websites, as well as within the Anywhere Artist mobile app software development kit (SDK). When watching a video on one of these sites users can click on the Beam button to wirelessly transfer the video from their smartphone, […]
Microsoft and NBC are ending their joint-venture MSNBC which once embraced both a TV channel and web-service. The TV side of the venture is now under the Comcast umbrella following the cable giant’s acquisition of NBC. NBC will buy out Microsoft’s remaining share of the venture which includes the web-based service. No terms have been […]
Following the announcement earlier this year by Netflix that its members had enjoyed more than two billion hours of streamed video in Q4 2011, a recent Nielsen survey shows 19 per cent of the respondents prefer to use the service for TV or TV-like programming, an increase of eight per cent compared to 2011. Nielsen […]
Buoyed by the July 11 ruling by Federal Judge Alison Nathan that New York-based Aereo can continue with its service which takes live TV programming and sends it to mobile devices, HD streaming service FilmOn.com is now reinstating its live major Network streams in the state of New York with principally the same application of […]
A drop in file-sharing following the courts blocking of the Pirate Bay was short-lived, according to the BBC. A major UK ISP has reported peer-to-peer activity on its network returned to just below normal only a week after the measures were enforced earlier this year. Critics had warned the ban would prove ineffective. BPI, the […]
Federal Judge Dale S Fischer has denied a CBS and CNET.com motion to dismiss claims against them of mass online piracy. Though the claims for ‘Vicarious Liability’ against them were denied, the ‘Inducement’ claim was clearly upheld. Judge Fischer also granted Alkiviades (Alki) David et al the option to amend their Vicarious Liability claims at […]
MobiTV, the TV apps maker for smart phones, has pulled its initial public offering to raise up to $75 million blaming “unfavorable market conditions”. MobiTV reported an $11.8 million loss last year even though its revenue rose 27 per cent to $85.1 million. MobiTV must compete for customer attention with companies like YouTube and Netflix, […]
Dutch football channel Eredivisie Live is launching its TV everywhere app in August in partnership with cable operator Ziggo. The “Eredivisie Live Go” service will offer users access to all live matches whilst on the move. Eredivisie Live Go will make all live and on-demand programming from the channel available on tablets, smartphones and home […]
A group of broadcasters has appealed a judge’s ruling against closing down Internet video service Aereo. The broadcasters claim that Aereo, which allows New York City customers to stream television channels on their computers and mobile devices, violates copyright law. “We’re confident that on appeal Aereo will be found to be a copyright infringer,” said […]