Although it has suffered recent setbacks with injunctions being granted against the use of its OTT antenna-based TV service, FilmOn.com is upping the stakes with a major technological innovation that it claims radically changes the landscape of television. FilmOn founder and CEO Alki David has brought the fight for the public’s television rights to a […]
Following its recent deal with CBS which saw it secure subscription video on demand (SVoD) rights for the critically-acclaimed CBS drama Elementary, Hulu has agreed the expansion of a non-exclusive, multi-year licensing agreement with the broadcaster to stream programmes from CBS’s rich television library on the Hulu Plus subscription service. Terms of the deal were […]
Senator Chris Dodd, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), has called on the global film community to stand up for effective copyright protection to encourage cultural and technological innovation, job production and economic development. Addressing a gathering of of filmmakers, legislators and policy makers from the Produzenten Allianz (German film […]
The latest Australian Multi-Screen Report, covering the third quarter of calendar 2013, shows Australians overwhelmingly prefer live to recorded television, and that they gravitate towards the largest available screen. Overall use of the in-home television set is steady year-on-year, and people’s viewing patterns are broadening with their continued uptake of new and different screen types. […]
As it seeks to differentiate its online entertainment content from market rivals, Amazon has revealed the latest round of TV pilots from Amazon Studios – an initiative that allows viewers to have a say in the shows they’ll be watching in the future. The first round of pilots resulted in the critically-acclaimed Garry Trudeau series […]
BT is claiming to be the the first pay-TV provider in the UK to offer movies to buy-to-keep as well as rent. Customers will now be able to buy many of the latest blockbusters from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, along with a selection of modern greats and classics, on […]
Internet television network Netflix has confirmed a third season of its award-winning drama series House of Cards in advance of the Season 2 premiere on February 14th. The news represents the first renewal for the political thriller, which Netflix originally commissioned with an upfront two-season order. “Our intent is that the show keep going for […]
UK quad-play operator TalkTalk added 175,000 TV customers in its 2013/14 Q3, according to its Q3 Interim Management Statement. The additional numbers take the viewing base to 732,000. TalkTalk also reported that 197,000 TVoD pay- per-view movies had been taken by TV customers, compared with 123,000 for Q2. Total revenue rose 5.1 per cent to […]
Netflix has confirmed it is seeking to offer $400 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2024 to institutional investors – funds it expects to use for acquiring original content and expanding into Europe. The online streaming giant had disclosed plans to raise the additional debt when it reported fourth-quarter 2013 earnings last month. […]
Ramping up its content exclusivity as it competes with other online entertainment platforms, streaming subscription service Hulu Plus has acquired subscription video on demand (SVoD) rights for the critically-acclaimed CBS drama Elementary. It has the rights to offer complete past seasons of episodes of the Sherlock Holmes-themed drama to its subscribers after each season has […]