Indian cable TV giant DEN Networks has launched its OTT service, DEN+, with 144 free-to-air channels. Describing the debut as a “soft launch” and available to consumers using Android or iOS devices and operating systems, the service is currently available to DEN subscribers. The portfolio of offerings includes TV channels as well as VoD entertainment […]
Bob Iger, CEO & Chairman of Walt Disney International, is looking closely at licensing its kids’ content direct to the likes of Netflix and Amazon in India. Iger, talking to analysts in Mumbai, said his local colleagues had recently discussed the possibility of licensing content to Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. The OTT giants are […]
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has revealed in its Q4 2016 earnings release that its WWE Network SVoD service had 1.5 million paid subscribers as of January 31st 2017 – up from 1.41 million on the same period 12 months ago. Subscriber numbers break down to 1.1 million in the US and 400,000 internationally. WWE previously […]
Spain’s Cuerpo Nacional de Policía (National Police Force) has successfully raided a store in a shopping centre in the Málaga resort of Calahonda, owned by an ISP suspected of hosting a large-scale illegal IPTV streaming business, thanks to a collaborative effort with Premier League and content security specialist Irdeto. Investigations revealed that the ISP in […]
Amazon’s biggest visual production to date, The Grand Tour, starring Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, shows clear appeal amongst UK SVoD viewers, according to market and consumer information firm GfK. The company’s established SVoD content tracking and analysis reveals how the show swept the board versus other titles viewed on Amazon. It drove […]
The TV, film and video production sector in Asia is set to enter a new cycle of growth, according to a report from Media Partners Asia (MPA), as economic development and evolving distribution ecosystems stoke competition and demand for better shows, as well as more varied formats and approaches. MPA’s Video Content Dynamics reviews industry […]
In providing a first look at some of the new original content coming to the service in 2017, at a special event in New York, Netflix has stressed its goal of creating an experience that consistently presents the right content to the right member at the right time. Noting that Internet TV knows no time […]
In its latest UK social network usage forecast, eMarketer expects digital video viewing from the under 4s to help drive up Internet usage this year. It also expects Facebook and Twitter usage to increase. Report highlights include: Internet Usage eMarketer has increased its estimate for Internet usage, in 2017 54.4 million people, or 82 per […]
Research by independent consumer switching advice site Broadband Genie has revealed the majority (81 per cent) of the British public support the government’s latest crackdown on adult websites as part of the Digital Economy Bill, which will require operators to verify a user’s age before allowing them to access the content. Adult websites in the […]
Premium entertainment network EPIX has confirmed that the EPIX app is now available on Apple TV (4th generation) to all authenticated subscribers. EPIX on Apple TV offers subscribers access to EPIX’s breadth of premium content, including its critically-acclaimed original series Berlin Station and Golden Globe nominated Graves; original documentary programming such as America Divided; thousands […]