UK digital communications company EE has unveiled a host of updated features for EE TV set to launch on the 25th August for new and existing customers. Focused on personalisation and social sharing, the new additions have been developed with mobile front of mind. Building on EE TV’s original features, the latest software update allows […]
Amazon has announced a multi-territory deal with Entertainment One (eOne) that brings AMC Studios’ Fear The Walking Dead, the upcoming companion series to the hit show The Walking Dead, to Prime Video. The show will be available exclusively for Amazon Prime members in Germany and Austria on August 24th, the day after airing on AMC […]
iflix, the Southeast Asian streaming service, has announced that Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) has become an investor in the business. The investment represents a significant deepening of the relationship between iflix and MGM, which includes the appointment of MGM Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Gary Barber, to iflix’s Advisory Board and the companies’ extensive multi-year […]
Netflix has raised subscription prices across Europe for its streaming service, following a similar price hike in the US last year. The increase, which will only affect new customers, will see the price for a standard Netflix subscription rise from €8.99 a month to €9.99. In the note to Netflix users, the company wrote that […]
The BBC has unveiled new features and functionality to transform how users watch their favourite BBC TV shows on BBC iPlayer have been unveiled – whether on the go on a mobile, in bed on a tablet or on TV from a comfy sofa. Rolling out immediately, BBC iPlayer will begin to introduce: Live Restart […]
Most UK university students fail to understand the difference between recorded TV and catch-up services, according to research from TV Licensing. Almost 60 per cent of current university students are unsure about TV terminology which has evolved in recent years to describe advancements in technology and TV viewing habits, including streaming, downloading, on demand and […]
The competition between SVoD providers in Australia has claimed its first casualty with digital movie and TV show store EzyFlix announcing its closure. EzyFlix has posted a message on its website advising users that parent company Access Digital Entertainment had decided to close the website. SVoD services such as EzyFlix and Quickflix have faced increased […]
Futuresource’s latest ‘Living with Digital’ consumer research study provides updated analysis of consumer’s shifting behaviour and evolving habits across digital entertainment and connected devices. The research identified live TV (pay and free) is still the primary viewing choice for 65 per cent of respondents across the territories with France showing the most solidarity at 75 […]
Proclaiming a “golden age of television”, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has suggested the planned motoring show to be presented on its Prime Instant Video TV streaming service by the ex-Top Gear trio of Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond will be loved by viewers in the UK and around the world. Interviewed by UK […]
Despite the recent launch by major broadcasters such as HBO, Showtime, and CBS of their own standalone OTT apps, and speculation that ESPN is about to make such a move, Alan Wolk, Senior Analyst with The Diffusion Group (TDG), has warned that ‘the Great OTT Migration’ isn’t happening just yet. In a Blog Post, he […]