Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom, will become the first major studio to make clips from thousands of its movies available for use on the Internet. Paramount is teaming with the Los Angeles-based developer FanRocket to introduce the VooZoo application on Facebook. The service will give Facebook users access to footage from thousands of movies […]
Channel Five has inked a deal with MySpace to launch a youth-focused version of Five News. The deal, which Five claims is the first between a UK news broadcaster and a social networking website, will see the launch of a co-branded daily news bulletin on MySpaceTV. The bulletin, will be recorded each weekday after the […]
ITV.com has unveiled a partnership with Bebo by preparing to join the 'Open Media' platform, giving free and open access to ITV content to Bebo's community of 40 million users worldwide. ITV will have a member profile on Bebo that host numerous media channels, each promoting individual programmes. Bebo users will be given the opportunity […]
The Walt Disney Company will begin showing some of its classic back catalogue television shows through the Internet, its chief executive, Robert A. Iger has confirmed. “In the near future, you'll see more of that product available on Disney.com, either for free or through some sort of subscription,” Iger, said. “Providing physical goods on DVD […]
Music channel MTV has signed a deal with social networking site MySpace to create a weekly chart show. The show, branded The MySpace Chart, will be shown on the MTV2 channel. It will feature the best music videos as voted for by viewers watching the channel and MySpace users of the MySpace Chart website, due […]
YouTube plans to launch a live streaming service later this year, in a bid to take on internet TV services. The live channels will enable users to create live feeds of news events, entertainment and even 24-hour “lifecasts”. The live streaming channels could also include live music, breaking news stories and other entertainment content. The […]
BiBC has signed a deal with Central European Media Enterprises (CME), a leading Central and Eastern European broadcaster to launch an internal online video exchange portal to eliminate the need to transfer tapes and DVDs between stations. CME is the latest company to sign up to use ReelMaster, BiBC’s end-to-end solution for the digitisation and […]
Manchester United football club is to roll out a free, desktop news service for fans that will offer video, match results and news in real time. Users will be able to download the tool from the Manchester United site from the end of March, and it will automatically update with the latest news and multimedia […]
Sky UK will offer more high definition programmes on its service by increasing the range of channels available via its HD service. Over the next couple of months, Sky Sports HD 3, Sky Movies Premiere HD and FX HD will be added to the line-up offering a wealth of new content and a number of […]
The UK Premier League has won High Court injunctions against three websites accused of illegally streaming its live football matches over the net. The sites had been re-distributing signals from rightsholders like Sky Sports. It's been a growing problem for the league over the last few years as the global audience grows for the English […]