Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda, has suggested that the European film industry should consider a single market that takes advantage of economies of scale, and reconsider release windows. Offering her thoughts on ‘Helping European films thrive’ as part of a Round Table on ‘Financing and distribution of European […]
Hulu and Viacom have expanded their content partnership that will bring Nickelodeon programming to the Hulu Plus service and its more than 2 million US subscribers for the first time. Effective immediately, Hulu Plus subscribers can access five recent episodes of currently airing Nickelodeon live action and animated series, including “iCarly,” “SpongeBob Squarepants,” “Kung Fu […]
Samsung will become the first TV manufacturer to bring music streaming service Spotify to connected TVs with the launch of a new app later this year. Spotify offers on-demand access to a library of more than 18 million songs, and will be available on Samsung connected TVs across Europe through the partnership.
Astro Digital, a subsidiary of Astro Malaysia Holdings, has entered into a strategic collaboration with Google to extend the distribution of its Astro branded content to Malaysia and the rest of the world via YouTube. Astro Malaysia Chief Operating Officer Henry Tan said Astro will capitalise on new technologies and develop new products to expand […]
Google has revealed that more of the Google Play experience is to come to Google TV. Writing in the Official Google TV blog, Ambarish Kenghe, Google TV Product Manager, has revealed that Google Play Movies, TV shows, and Music will be rolling out to Google TV over the next few weeks. “You’ll be able to […]
The first months of 2012 showing a strong acceleration of the launching of new HD channels. From 274 at the end of 2009, the number of HD channels in Europe rose to 612 at the end of 2011 and 941 end of September 2012 (+54 per cent) according to the European Audiovisual Observatory Among the […]
BBC Worldwide Consumer Products has revealed that it will be releasing its first UltraViolet-enabled DVD and Blu-ray titles in the UK in time for Christmas 2012. The four UV-enabled titles; Doctor Who Series 7 Part 1, John Bishop’s new stand-up title Rollercoaster, the new Top Gear special commission and Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild […]
The majority of British viewers have tried ‘dual screening’, with 86 per cent of smart device owners having used their phone, tablet or computer while watching TV, according to new research unveiled by media management company Red Bee Media. However, broadcasters, platforms and content owners have not yet succeeded in maximising their relationships with viewers […]
Swiss-based iConcerts (part of Transmedia SA) has struck a first time partnership deal with Universal Music France, snapping up a selection of the label’s music programmes that are set to air on the iConcerts HDTV channel which broadcasts out of France to more than 80 countries worldwide. As part of the deal, iConcerts has acquired […]
Accedo, an enabler of TV application solutions, and Filmin, a Spanish subscription VoD provider, have announced a partnership to develop next generation Smart TV apps for multiple platforms. The first official app launched under the partnership gives Samsung SmartTV and Bluray player viewers access to a subscription catalogue of 2,900 videos. The two companies are […]