Netflix is an emblematic company; emblematic of the starkly simple fact that ubiquitous fast access is rewriting the rules of pay-TV. The California company does what ‘traditional’ players like Showtime and HBO do, but does it with an aggressive price and complete control of its marketing and – in most respects – its distribution. This […]
US online entertainment service Hulu is making free Hulu clips available on mobile devices. Announcing the news in the Hulu blog, Karan Nischol, Senior Product Manager, notes that the mobile browser on phones and tablets has become one of the most convenient ways to take a break. Accordingly, Hulu users are now able to watch […]
Australia’s online video market is being driven by the growing popularity of mobile devices and tablets and boosted by the preference of younger consumer age groups towards online video channels as a direct substitute for traditional TV, according to Frost & Sullivan’s latest report, Australian Online Video Market 2013. Frost & Sullivan predicts expenditure on […]
IPTV and hybrid/OTT innovator Amino Communications is to integrate VUDU’s subscription-free, video-on-demand movie service into its powerful Live Home Media Centre IPTV platform. The new service element will allow Amino’s network operator customers to deliver VUDU’s extensive catalogue of blockbusters, Hollywood classics and independent films to customers deploying the powerful new IPTV set-top box. Pre-integrated […]
Active investor Carl Icahn has cashed in on his Netflix holding taking advantage of a 4.5 fold gain in its shares since he bought more than nine percent of the company only 14 months ago. Icahn, whose firm acquired Netflix shares for an average price of $58, is booking profits of between $700 million and […]
Netflix has added more than 10 million subscribers in the last 12 months, taking it to 40 million overall, according to the company’s latest quarterly results. Netflix reported revenues of $1.1 billion and a net profit of $32 million for the third quarter of 2013. Around 31 million of its members are in the US, […]
Grabyo, the real-time TV clip-sharing platform, is helping Sky Sports to promote its coverage of the UEFA Champions League by sharing clips of live games – as well as other clips from Sky Sports News – to social and digital channels. The clips will be promoted by NOW TV, Sky’s OTT service, who will be using Grabyo Studio combined with Twitter’s […]
Viaccess-Orca, a global expert in the protection and enhancement of content services, has revealed that Orange Spain will use the company’s TV Everywhere technologies to deliver OTT content as a key ingredient for the multiscreen service it launched at the end of September. Orange Spain selected Viaccess-Orca’s ready-to-deploy solution, built around a unified service platform […]
Sky has reduced the monthly subscription cost of its NOW TV VoD service from £15 (€17.60) to £8.99, to more closely match rivals. The NOW TV website says the service will allow users to “Watch more of the latest and biggest movies 12 months before Netflix or Lovefilm Instant… Unlimited blockbusters whenever you want. No […]
Samsung Electronics America has confirmed the availability of the Samsung Smart Media Player, bringing live TV content and all of the Smart TV apps to consumer’s current TVs that lack Smart Hub capabilities. Packed with more than 100 Smart Apps including Amazon Instant Video, Netflix, VUDU and YouTube, the Smart Media Player also enables viewers […]