Amazon’s first pilot season of 2015, featuring slate of 13 original comedy, drama, docu-series and kids offerings, is now available on Amazon Prime Instant Video in the UK, Germany, and US Seven new comedy, drama and docu-series pilots are available including hour-long shows Cocked, Mad Dogs, Man in the High Castle and Point of Honor, […]
Synacor, the technology, services and revenue specialist for video, Internet and communications providers, and device manufacturers, has acquired NimbleTV, the New York City-based provider of multiscreen, live linear television programming for pay-TV subscribers. The combination of NimbleTV’s assets and talent is part of Synacor’s broader strategy for delivering end-to-end, advanced video solutions. “As part of […]
Turner Broadcasting UK’s new general entertainment channel truTV is launching on over-the-top TV platform TVPlayer. TVPlayer live streams over 50 popular free-to-air channels across a wide range of devices including PCs, mobiles, tablets and smart TVs. With over one million users TVPlayer offers broadcasters direct access to younger audiences than existing TV platforms, together with […]
Foxtel and Seven West Media will launch their Presto TV streaming VoD in Australia service on Janaury 18th, ahead of similar services Netflix and Stan. For A$9.99 a month, viewers will be able access the Presto TV catalogue — which draws from Seven and Foxtel’s library of television programmes and also includes ABC content — […]
The US Netflix service will reportedly be losing all of its BBC content at the end of January. The contract with the BBC expires on February 1st, meaning that all of the titles that come to Netflix courtesy of the BBC will be immediately removed including Top Gear, Luther, Doctor Who, Fawlty Towers and Little […]
Director Spike Lee is releasing his latest film, Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, on Vimeo On Demand, one month before its theatrical release on February 13th. The movie, which was funded via Kickstarter, will be available to rent ($9.99 for 24 hours) or buy ($14.99). “I’m hyped on my partnership with Vimeo to get my […]
Cricket Australia, the governing body of the sport in Australia, has confirmed that Cricket.com.au has come to Apple TV, providing fans with a library of cricket videos in high definition, free of charge. Cricket Australia on Apple TV will give fans free and immediate access to the latest news and features, extended highlights from every […]
Deloitte forecasts SVoD will generate about £5 billion (€6.4bn) globally this year, which is only around 3 per cent of the £168 billion pay-TV market. SV0D should not be considered solely as a competitor to pay-TV but more as a
Amazon Studios has signed Woody Allen to write and direct his first television series ever. Untitled Woody Allen Project, a half-hour series, has received a full season order and episodes will be written and directed by Allen. Customers will be able to see the series exclusively on Prime Instant Video in the UK, US and […]
Starting today, TalkTalk TV homes can watch Netflix through their TV. TalkTalk TV customers with a Netflix subscription will have instant access to a wide variety of programming from Netflix, including original series such as House of Cards, Orange is the New Black and recently-launched Marco Polo as well as many other series, documentaries, comedy […]