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Vubiquity, Akamai partner for content-as-a-service offering

Vubiquity, the provider of multiplatform video services, and cloud services specialist Akamai have agreed a partnership designed to help network service providers or content owners efficiently and cost-effectively launch over-the-top (OTT) video services. The content-as-a-service offering combines Vubiquity’s AnyVU Cloud and the Akamai Intelligent Platform to offer a robust licensed content library along with cloud-based […]

April 3, 2014

Xstream launches operations in Asia-Pacific

Xstream, the premium provider of OTT and TV Everywhere services, has announced its launch of company operations in Australia, with offices both in Melbourne and Sydney. Following the company’s growing success and demand for their award winning video management system, Xstream MediaMaker in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific, the launch of Xstream in Australia, […]

April 3, 2014

Sky “Buy and Keep” DVDs and downloads

Sky has unveiled further details about its new “Buy & Keep” movie service. Until now, Sky only allowed its customers to rent movies from the Sky Store, but its Buy & Keep service supports downloads that can be stored permanently on a Sky+HD box. Furthermore, every download will supported by a DVD copy that will […]

April 2, 2014

Amazon unveils Fire TV

Amazon has revealed its much-anticipated TV streaming device – dubbed Amazon Fire TV – at an event in New York.The device has WiFi built in, and Amazon claims it has three times the performance and power of sector competitors AppleTV, Roku and Chromecast. It has 2 GB of RAM, which is designed to ensure applications […]

April 2, 2014By Colin Mann

Deloitte: Demand for multiplatform content up

Digital omnivores – those consumers who own a trio of tablets, smartphones and laptops – continue to grow, driven by the proliferation of new platforms and increased device adoption. Deloitte’s eighth edition of the Digital Democracy Survey reveals that over one third (37 per cent) of US consumers are now digital omnivores, a 42 per […]

April 2, 2014

New 24 exclusive streaming rights for Amazon

Amazon has acquired the streaming rights to all eight seasons of 24 as well as the incoming new series, 24: Live Another Day… All 192 episodes of the series, that feature Jack Bauer and friends thwarting terrorist attacks, as well as the new season will be available online exclusively to Amazon Prime Instant Video subscribers […]

April 2, 2014By Nik Roseveare

Binge-watchers want current TV episodes

Findings from an online survey by Harris Poll on behalf of Comcast suggest that an overwhelming majority of Americans binge-watch television shows, and when they do, they prefer current season episodes. Over half of binge-watchers would rather

April 1, 2014

Mediapro to buy bankrupt TotalChannel?

Spanish media group Mediapro, shareholder in La Sexta channel and owner of football TV rights to Real Madrid and Barcelona, is reportedly negotiating the acquisition of TotalChannel to break into the OTT market. Launched one year ago, TotalChannel has filed for bankruptcy with 100,000 registered users, according to the company. The OTT service offered 12 […]

April 1, 2014From David Del Valle in Madrid

Google Chromecast selling well

Reports from European retailers show that Google’s streaming stick has been selling well since it launched two weeks ago. Some say that the device has generated demand that compares to Apple’s iPad. Google hasn’t released any firm Chromecast sales numbers, but some of the retailers that Google has been partnering with have been a bit […]

April 1, 2014

BT Sport on Chromecast

BT has agreed to make its sports channels available via Google’s Chromecast, in a move that reduces its dependence on the YouView platform. BT, which has committed more than £1.6 billion to football rights alone, is only the second UK broadcaster to place its content on Google’s Chromecast dongle, joining the BBC’s iPlayer. The channels […]

April 1, 2014