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Canal+ Plans Pay Option for OTT 09 January 2015

French pay TV operator Canal+’s recently formed over-the-top arm, Canal OTT, is moving forwards with plans to launch new paid for on-demand services next year targeted specifically at tablet users, according to Canal OTT director Manuel Alduy. The new pay … Continue reading

VOD Sales of $31m for Sony’s Interview 09 January 2015

Video-on-demand sales of Sony Pictures Entertainment feature film The Interview have raked in more than US$31 million since its release. The film was pulled from various cinema chains after becoming the centre of the brutal cyber attack on US studio Sony, … Continue reading

Amazon Prepares Fall Season in UK 09 January 2015

Amazon has acquired UK SVOD rights to serial killer drama series The Fall. Endemol Shine Group sells The Fall and struck the UK streaming deal. Amazon has launched the six-episode first season of the scripted series on its Prime Instant video service … Continue reading

Netflix to Drive Digital Spending in Netherlands 09 January 2015

Digital video expenditure is forecast to exceed consumer spending on packaged media in the Netherlands this year, driven by pay TV, video-on-demand and Netflix, according to research by Futuresource Consulting. According to Futuresource, digital expenditure will account for 66% of … Continue reading

Grocers’ Digital Dreams: Sainsbury’s launching VOD 08 January 2015

UK’s number-three supermarket is preparing to turn itself in to an online movie and TV rental service, as it vies with with leader Tesco on digital devices. Sainsbury’s is contracting video tech firm Rovi to power video on demand and for … Continue reading

Domino’s Aims To Eat in to Netflix with its Own VOD Offering 08 January 2015

When is a fast-food company also a streaming film outlet? When it offers customers both at the same time online. In UK, Domino’s has launched what it’s calling Pizza Box Office, an initiative giving online pizza orderers their choice of complementary … Continue reading

Little-Known Viewster Scores Big With Free Movies and TV Shows 08 January 2015

Zurich-based online video startup Viewster managed to break into comScore’s list of the Top 50 U.S. video properties for the first time in February, attracting more unique viewers than Sony’s Crackle and the video sites of both ABC and Fox. Viewster attracted … Continue reading

Amazon Instant launches in Japan 08 January 2015

Japanese TV fans got one more option to get their movie fix this week: Amazon launched its Instant Video service in Japan Tuesday, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The offering has 26,000 movies and TV show episodes available for rent and … Continue reading

Google Brings its Play Movies Video Service to 39 New Countries 07 January 2015

Google just rolled out its Play Movies service, which offers Hollywood Blockbusters for rent or sale, in a whole bunch of additional countries — 39, to be precise, including a number of countries in Central and South America, Europe and … Continue reading

Tubi TV Wants to Take on Crackle With Free Movies and TV Shows 07 January 2015

Tubi TV is a new streaming app from San Francisco-based connected TV startup adRise. Tubi TV is already available on Amazon’s new Fire TV and plans to launch on Roku and Xbox 360 in the coming days. Tubi TV’s ambitious goal is … Continue reading