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Irrfan Khan starrer Qissa to release on VoD along with theatrical release, says NFDC 05 February 2015
National Film Development Corporation of India has announced that Irrfan Khan and Tisca Chopra starrer Qissa will be released in select theatres across key cities of Mumbai, Delhi, Chandigarh, Chennai and Kolkata on February 20, 2015, the same day that it will be available to buy on DVD or on NFDC’s newly launched Video-on-Demand site www.cinemasofindia.com. Post …
21st Century Fox partners Chinese VoD giant YOU On Demand to distribute content 04 February 2015
21st Century Fox Studio’s distribution arm 20th Century Fox Television Distribution has finalized a licensing agreement with Chinese VoD service provider YOU On Demand to bring it’s titles like ‘The A-Team’ and ‘Black Swan’ to China, through YOU On Demand’s Subscription VOD (SVOD) platform and service, via mobile, Over-the-Top (OTT), digital cable and IPTV. Read …
‘Meet The Mormons’ now goes the VoD way, hits iTunes and Amazon Video, Netflix launch also scheduled 04 February 2015
Faith-based hit movie ‘Meet The Mormons’, after a highly successful run at the box office culminating in USD 5.8 Million (enormous for a documentary), is now ready to reach out to nearly 100 million digital viewers. iTunes, Amazon, Comcast, Microsoft Xbox, Google Play and Vudu are amongst the major digital distributors. The LDS Church funded movie …
Netflix loosens wallet to fund content, plans to raise USD 1 Billion for debt 04 February 2015
In a move to acquire and produce content, Netflix has made up it’s mind to chuck out a billion dollars for long term debt. Netflix noted that the interest rate, maturity date and other terms of the debt will be determined via negotiations with the initial purchasers. As of the end of 2014, Netflix reported $900 million …
IPTV Market set to breach USD 80 Billion ceiling by 2020, says Transparency Market Research 04 February 2015
Transparency Market Research in its latest survey on IPTV Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2014 – 2020, believes the market was valued at USD 24.94 billion in 2013 and is expected to reach USD 79.38 billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of 18.1% from 2014 to 2020. Western Europe …
Southward-bound Netflix and Disney ink deal in Australia 03 February 2015
Prior to it’s launch in Australia and New Zealand in March, white label VOD provider Netflix has gone on to join hands with Disney to serve Disney, Walt Disney Animation Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm content to it’s subscribers in these two countries. Financial terms have not yet been disclosed but the …
BBC Worldwide strikes trio of Chile deals 23 January 2015
BBC Worldwide has struck three deals with Chilean broadcasters and platforms for its content. Chilean cabler VTR, meanwhile, agreed its first-ever deal with Worldwide. It bought a package of kids content for its SVOD service including preschool series Sarah & Duck. Stop earning in pennies from CPM and Ad-based revenue model provided by sites like YouTube …
Full seasons for new CBS drama quartet 21 January 2015
Stateside network CBS has given full season orders to all four of its latest dramas. Procedurals Scorpion and NCIS: New Orleans, political drama Madam Secretary and dark thriller series Stalker have all been taken to series following strongs ratings performances. The shows are already racking up international sales, with Secretary just yesterday going to ex-Yugoslav countries SVOD …
Discovery founder preps factual SVOD service 19 January 2015
Discovery Communications founder John Hendricks has launched a subscription-on-demand service for factual programming named Curiosity Stream. Curiosity Stream also represents the first SVOD service of its size to cater purely for factual viewers. Netflix has sizeable doc and factual catalogue already, however, and commissions original docs and exclusively prebuys other unscripted content. Stop earning in pennies …
WOWOW bags Extant exclusive 14 January 2015
Japanese pay TV provider has acquired exclusive local rights to CBS dramas Extant and Penny Dreadful. CBS Studios International sells Extant, a sci-fi starring actor Halle Berry and Showtime-Sky Atlantic co-production horror-drama Penny Dreadful on the global market. CBSSI, which was funded in part by an exclusive US SVOD rights deal with Amazon Prime Instant Video, …
