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Disney Movies Anywhere adds partners, devices

Disney has announced multiple partner and device additions to its cloud-based digital movie service, Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA), continuing to expand upon its promise to provide more ways to buy and watch your Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars movies at home or on the go. Starting immediately in the US, Amazon Video and Microsoft […]

September 9, 2015

Mexico: OTT subs to hit 5m by year-end

Dataxis, the intelligence company on the Latin American TV market, forecasts that Mexico will reach 5 million VoD OTT subscribers by end 2015, largely surpassing Brazil, Colombia and Argentina. Mexico has the most developed IP and TV everywhere multiscreen television platforms and the highest investment of the region. According to Dataxis, OTT subscribers – like […]

September 8, 2015

Jail term for Internet film pirate

The Police Service in Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) – the UK trade body established to protect and represent the interests of the film and broadcasting industry against copyright and trademark infringements – have welcomed the jail term imposed on a 30 year old man from the city of Londonderry […]

September 8, 2015By Colin Mann

N Play streaming for Portugal

Portuguese telecommunications operator Nos has launched N Play, an on demand video streaming service for customers of its pay-TV service Iris. For €7.50 per month, subscribers get unlimited access to over 5,000 movies, TV series and childrens’ content on multiple screens (PC, tablet and smartphone). As part of the launch promotion, N Play will be […]

September 7, 2015From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Video Buffering biggest drag for iPhone users

Independent research commissioned by Openwave Mobility has found that poor mobile video streaming is an even bigger headache than a dropped call for iPhone users. Over 2,000 iPhone users in the UK and US were interviewed ahead of the new iPhone launch to study people’s mobile video habits. With mobile video growing at a phenomenal […]

September 4, 2015

Cinedigm selects thePlatform

thePlatform, a white-label video publishing company and independent subsidiary of Comcast, has been selected by Cinedigm, a distributor and aggregator of independent content, to provide back-end video services for its newest OTT subscription networks. Specifically, thePlatform’s mpx will support CONtv, a joint venture between Cinedigm and Wizard World, a producer of live pop culture multimedia […]

September 4, 2015

Ericsson: 35% of TV viewing is on-demand

Ericsson has published the latest edition of its annual ConsumerLab TV & Media Report, representative of the viewing habits of 680 million consumers across the globe. The report reveals that VoD services are meeting consumer needs and enabling them to change viewing habits. Consumers now spend six hours per week watching streamed on-demand TV content […]

September 3, 2015

Hulu offers ad-free option

US premium streaming service Hulu is to offer a commercial-free option to subscribers.  Viewers now have the choice to watch Hulu commercial free for $11.99 (€10.68) per month or with limited commercials for $7.99 per month. Current Hulu subscribers will maintain their existing subscription, but will have the choice to switch to the commercial-free option […]

September 2, 2015

Hulu picks up Netflix’s EPIX deal

Premium streaming TV service Hulu and premium entertainment network EPIX have agreed what they describe as a landmark, multi-year digital SVoD deal that will bring new releases from Lionsgate, MGM and Paramount to Hulu for the first time beginning October 1st. Hulu replaces Netflix as EPIX’s streaming partner. Separately, Netflix revealed that it had not […]

September 1, 2015

Australia: Online video delivering for marketers

The television viewing experience has changed forever according to research released by IAB Australia . The research explores new ground in the ongoing dramatic shift on consumers’ television viewing habits and offers marketers insights into reaching audiences as connected TV ownership and multiscreening becomes more prevalent. According to the study, The Changing TV Experience: Attitudes […]

August 28, 2015