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
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
The Foxtel/Network 7 joint venture Presto Entertainment has agreed content deals with HBO and Showtime for its new Australian subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service. HBO hit TV shows The Sopranos, Entourage, The Wire, True Blood and Boardwalk Empire, along with Girls, Veep, … 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
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
Viewership for US TV networks is dropping across the board. Subscription VOD on the other hand, like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus, increased by around 12 minutes per day in the same period. Why drive traffic to 3rd party Video … Continue reading
Swisscom has launched Teleclub Play a new flat-rate IPTV and mobile video offering. The service will offer all Swisscom TV 2.0 customers access to more than 5,000 films, TV programmes and sporting events from their home or on the move. International … Continue reading
In Russia, video-on-demand services have come to replace home video distributed on physical media. Changes in state support for the film industry, plus more and more financing in the form of loans by the country’s cinema fund have contributed to a rapidly … Continue reading
Americans are increasingly watching TV shows and movies on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon streaming and other services. CBS and HBO have announced standalone streaming services as well. About 45 percent of Americans stream television shows at least once a month. That number … Continue reading