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Spain: Vodafone readies OTT and FTTH offer

Vodafone is finalising a TV service along with Canal Plus and intends to launch its OTT service, branded ‘Yomvi’, on all distribution platforms in the near future. The CEO of Vodafone, Antonio Coimbra, has confirmed that the company is breaking into the TV business again after it pulled out of the market in 2010 to […]

February 24, 2014From David Del Valle in Madrid

Russia: 90% of TV searches watched online

Yandex, a popular Russian Internet search engine, has offered an insight into users’ online search patterns, including illegal video piracy. Two-thirds of users seeking websites related to

February 24, 2014

Foxtel sets Presto launch date

Foxtel chief executive Richard Freudenstein has confirmed that its OTT movie streaming service Presto will be available from March 13th. The service was announced in September 2013 with the intention of launching by the end of the year. The initiative is seen as a pre-emptive strike against mooted similar initiatives by Seven West Media and […]

February 24, 2014By Colin Mann

Warner Bros content for Amazon Prime UK

Amazon and Warner Bros International Television Distribution have agreed  a UK instant video subscription deal to bring five hit US TV series to Amazon Prime Instant Video, which launches in the UK on February 26th. The multi-year agreement sees Amazon Prime Instant Video acquire the UK on demand subscription streaming rights to multiple seasons of […]

February 24, 2014

Aereo set for Austin launch

Internet TV streaming service Aereo has revealed plans to launch its remote antenna/DVR television technology in the Greater Austin area on March 3rd. Greater Austin is Aereo’s fourth market to launch in Texas and includes a 12-county area. In January 2013, Aereo said that it intended to expand to 22 new US cities beyond its […]

February 24, 2014By Colin Mann

RealPlayer Cloud now available globally

RealNetworks has announced the global roll-out of RealPlayer Cloud, allowing users to move, watch and share videos on any device or operating system, anywhere in the world. Consumers can now use RealPlayer Cloud on iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows 8 Modern UI, Windows, Kindle Fire, Roku and Chromecast. “We’re excited to bring RealPlayer Cloud to consumers […]

February 24, 2014

LOVEFiLM becomes Prime Instant Video

Amazon is to combine its Amazon Prime and LOVEFiLM Instant subscription services in the UK beginning February 26th. Amazon Prime offers members unlimited One-Day Delivery on over 7 million items and access to 500,000 Kindle books to borrow. LOVEFiLM Instant includes unlimited streaming of more than 15,000 popular movies and TV episodes. When the two […]

February 21, 2014

Broadcasters win Aereo injunction

A US District Court in Utah has ruled that Internet TV streaming service Aereo violates copyright law and must cease operation in Utah. Judge Dale A. Kimball also ruled that a current lawsuit filed against Aereo Autumn 2013 by local broadcasters, KTVX Channel 4, KUCW Channel 30, KSTU Channel 13 and KUTV Channel 2, will […]

February 20, 2014By Colin Mann

Telekom Slovenije OTT platform

Telekom Slovenije, Slovenia’s biggest IPTV, ISP and mobile provider, announced its white-label OTT solution for operators and media companies based on its TViN platform. TViN is an all-in-one solution with second screen, live TV, VoD, and cloud storage options, enabling service providers to seamlessly expand their OTT TV service to multiple devices. The platform can […]

February 20, 2014

Broadcast Asia 2014 plays hub to OTT Content Revolution

With the ever increasing demand for mobile broadband anytime, anywhere, the explosive growth of Over-the-Top (OTT) content has accelerated rapidly with a staggering 352.4 million people expected to pay for access to OTT programming by 2016. As Asian consumers continue to demand easily-accessible entertainment, OTT services such as pay TV are increasingly becoming a necessity […]

February 20, 2014