There had been some hope that Netflix might offer its users the ability to download shows, and watch them in much the same way Spotify offers offline listening. But these hopes have been dashed by the company. Netflix subscribers must be connected … Continue reading
Subscribers to Dish’s satellite TV service can now access Netflix right from their set-top box. The partnership is a major strategic coup for the online video service and reflects a new level of integration between online and traditional TV. Netflix will now appear for all … Continue reading
Italy’s largest commercial broadcaster Mediaset is to use the Accenture Video Solution 4.0 in order to distribute its Infinity multiplatform service to Chromecast users. Accenture Video Solution 4.0 also has ad serving features that enable video services operators to include native … Continue reading
ARRIS Group will add Net2TV Corp’s streaming television service, Portico TV, to its over-the-top (OTT) content library beginning early in 2015. ARRIS is a leader in delivering the content that consumers want, whenever and wherever they want it as claimed by … Continue reading
Discovery Communications and Hulu have inked a distribution deal, the first long-form content partnership between the two. Hulu will gain access to programming from multiple networks including Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Science, Destination America and original Spanish-language content … Continue reading
ZAP, a television service provider in sub-Saharan Africa, has chosen the APEX3000 from ARRIS Group to enable delivery of its network DVR (nDVR) and video on demand services. Service providers like ZAP face increasing demand for narrowcast channels to support growing … Continue reading
Stan, the new video-on-demand service from Australia’s StreamCo Media, has signed a deal with public broadcaster SBS for rights to stream a raft of international films and TV series. Stan has already sealed a deal with Sony, which involves the streaming … Continue reading
Founded in Spain but targeting Spanish-speakers everywhere, the VOD platform Feelmakers is split into three channels: Feeldocs which covers documentaries, Feelshorts for short movies and Feeltoons showing animation. Through HD streaming, the platform also looks to deliver movies not shown on the … Continue reading
A year after Canal+ launched the premium channel, series have become the most downloaded content on Yomvi, the company’s VOD and online video platform. Almost half the downloads are of the 1,200-plus series which are available via the service. The … Continue reading
HBO had announced that it would sell them a new streaming service that wouldn’t be part of a traditional cable bundle but would compete with Netflix’s video service. At the time, many assumed that the service would be based on HBO Go, the … Continue reading