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Foxtel Service Adds TV series as Netflix Approaches 30 December 2014

Foxtel’s subscription-on-demand service, Presto, will add television series for the first time, as the platform prepares for the impending launch of streaming behemoth Netflix. Currently, Foxtel offers movies on-demand for A$9.99 (US$8.29) a month, but will soon begin charging for a … Continue reading

Canada’s Latest OTT Service Buys Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D. 30 December 2014

CraveTV, the low-cost Canadian OTT service has acquired US hit drama Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. All episodes of the first season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. are on CraveTV and episodes from the second season will be put up after it has … Continue reading

SVOD Players Buy Medical Procedural Remedy 30 December 2014

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Amazon Kids Show Lands At Discovery Asia 30 December 2014

Amazon’s original children’s show Annedroids has sold to Discovery Kids Asia. Picture Box Distribution has closed the deal for the Sinking Ship Entertainment show. Science-themed Annedroids launched on Amazon Prime Instant Video earlier this year as one of the three SVOD service’s … Continue reading

Belgacom adds Netflix to Proximus 29 December 2014

Belgian telecoms operator Belgacom started to roll out Netflix on its Proximus TV offering, as part of a gradual deployment that will take place over the next few months. Belgacom said that the move will give customers a “superior television experience which … Continue reading

Best of British SVOD Service Launches in Finland 29 December 2014

Cirkus, the UK content SVOD service, has launched in Finland. The service has launched on the Sonera IPTV platform, which is run by Swedish/Finish telco TeliaSonera. It rolled out this week on the Finnish service and will then launch on the … Continue reading

$1.5m Presales for Zed’s Annihilation 29 December 2014

A doc series that sheds new light on the rise of Hitler has secured US$1.5 million in pre-sales from a variety of broadcasters.  Annihilation will broadcast throughout the world in January to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the liberation … Continue reading

‘Landmark Deal’ Hands Hulu FX Originals 29 December 2014

US Video streaming service Hulu has scored a multi-year agreement for original productions from cable channel FX and its production sister. The deal hands Hulu upcoming FX Productions series such as comedies Man Seeking Woman and The Comedians, Denis Leary’s Sex&Drugs&Roll&Roll, … Continue reading

Sony: 2 Million People Have Streamed The Interview 29 December 2014

Over 2 million people have purchased or rented The Interview since it started streaming on December 24th. The Interview raked in $15 million in online sales through Saturday night, which is five times larger than the $2.8 million weekend box office generated by the film’s limited release … Continue reading

Adam Sandler and Netflix Sign 4-Movie Deal 26 December 2014

Adam Sandler has signed an exclusive deal with Netflix to make four feature films for the Internet TV network. The actor’s production company, Happy Madison Productions, will work with Netflix to make the films under the new contract. Netflix said the … Continue reading