Internet television streaming company FilmOn has won a surprise ruling that it is potentially entitled to a compulsory licence to retransmit broadcasters’ copyrighted programming. US District Judge George Wu ruled in Los Angeles that FilmOn should be treated like a traditional cable system in order to transmit broadcast network programmes over the Internet. Broadcasters contend […]
Amazon has confirmed that HBO NOW – the broadcaster’s OTT service – is available on Fire tablets, and will be available on Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick in the coming weeks. “If there’s one thing Fire TV and Fire tablet customers are telling us, it’s that they love to watch their favourite movies […]
Figures presented by the British Video Association (BVA) at the bi-annual Insight Forum, hosted by the BVA and supported by Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) and Digital Entertainment Group Europe (DEG Europe) indicate that while the digital home entertainment market is at crucial mass market tipping point, physical product continues to hold its own and show […]
Streaming giant Netflix saw subscriber additions rise nearly 94 per cent year on year to about 3.3 million in the second quarter, beating the company’s forecast of 2.5 million. The service now boasts 65 million global subscribers – with 42 million of those in the US. Netflix posted revenue of $1.64 billion (€1.5bn), an increase […]
Senior executives at Sky and software-defined video solutions specialist Elemental Technologies have revealed the operational and technological benefits of their working and financial partnership, with the pay-TV operator confirming that it is leveraging Elemental to process and deliver its OTT TV service NOW TV and mobile TV service, Sky Go. In December 2014, Sky made […]
Video streaming apps saw strong quarterly growth as their performance vaulted the Entertainment category to #4 by iOS revenue. HBO NOW and Hulu led revenue growth in the US as both apps made it into the Worldwide Apps Index for May 2015, according to a report from app market analyst App Annie. With HBO NOW […]
Enterprise-class subscription billing specialist Vindicia, and video, analytics and advertising technology provider Ooyala have released research identifying the driving forces for OTT growth in the US. Forty-five leading entertainment content and service providers participated in the study, offering their predictions and market indicators on the prospects for premium OTT. International research and consultancy firm MTM […]
ICFLIX, the Middle East and North Africa’s leading VoD streaming service, has announced the start of an exclusive partnership with Maroc Telecom, which will allow Maroc Telecom customers to use the service at a discounted price. “Maroc Telecom – a pioneer in the Moroccan industry, will enable us to reach a greater number of viewers […]
Comcast has responded to the threat of cord-cutting by announcing the beta test of Stream, a new streaming cable service for its own Xfinity Internet customers that it says furthers the cable MSO’s goal of providing TV choices for everyone. In a Blog Post, Matt Strauss, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Video Services for […]
Motive Television, the technology provider to broadcasters and pay-TV operators, has developed new technology to add OTT players to its TabletTV product. Examples of Internet platforms that will be available in the UK include YouTube, BBC iPlayer, STV Player, ITV Player, All4, BT Sport, and Netflix. In the US, a similar selection of the most […]