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Hybrid TV & OTT
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Food Network streaming app goes live in the UK
Scripps Networks International TV channel Food Network UK has launched a streaming app for iOS…
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ATVOD rules on adult services
UK video-on-demand regulator ATVOD has ruled that two adult services have breached statutory rules put…
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France Télévisions to launch child-focused YouTube networks
France Télévisions is set to launch two YouTube kids channels for the 3-12 demo this…
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Divan.TV to expand internationally, suffers court setback
Ukrainian OTT provider Divan.TV is to expand its service internationally this year after reaching financial…
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NHK World TV launches on TVPlayer in the UK
NHK World TV, the English-language news and lifestyle television network from Japanese public broadcaster NHK,…
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UKTV Play app launches on Android
UK commercial broadcaster UKTV has launched its TV catch-up application, UKTV Play, on Android devices. …
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ThinkAnalytics claims strong growth in 2014
TV search and recommendations firm ThinkAnalytics claims that more than 150 million subscribers now benefit…
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Kabel Deutschland partners with Kaltura for TV app
Kabel Deutschland has selected video technology firm Kaltura to power its new TV app, a…
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Sweden’s Newstag agrees video deal with Bloomberg
Crowd-curated news service Newstag has signed a deal with Bloomberg, giving it global rights to…
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Dish opens up Sling TV to all
US pay TV operator Dish TV has opened up its Sling TV OTT TV service…
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Twitter to up video efforts, hits 1.5 billion Vine loops per day
Twitter has revealed that it has “a lot more coming on the mobile video front”…
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Baz Luhrmann making Netflix drama
Baz Luhrmann is making The Get Down for Netflix, an original music-driven drama set in 1970s…
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Sky plans next-generation Now TV box, Italy device launch
Sky is planning to launch a “next generation” Now TV box later this year, and…
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Netflix Japan launch confirmed
Netflix is to launching in Japan later this year, as the streamer’s global expansion strategy…
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Apple reportedly in talks to launch OTT TV service
Apple is reportedly in talks with content companies about securing rights to launch its own…
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Simplestream raises £2 million for international expansion
Simplestream, an over-the-top live streaming provider for broadcast TV channels, has raised £2 million (€2.65…
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XiveTV to provide CuriosityStream OTT rival
Another documentary-focused over-the-top service is hitting the video streaming market. XiveTV promises more than 2,000…
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UPC Poland launches Stopklatka as first Horizon app
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland has launched a service from movie channel Stopklatka as…
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Netflix raises US$1.5 billion in debt with acquisitions in mind
Netflix is raising US$1.5 billion in new debt and will use the cash to buy…
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MTG launches Gossip in Norway
The Modern Times Group has launched its online entertainment channel Gossip in Norway. The video-based…
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Super Bowl sets social records
Sunday’s Super Bowl drove the highest level of conversation on Facebook and more Tweets than…
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Vision247 adds MyPortuguese TV to Vision TV
Hybrid broadcast platform provider and aggregator Vision247 has added Portuguese service MyPortuguese TV to its…
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Accedo updates VIA multiscreen solution
Accedo has launched version 2.0 of its VIA multiscreen solution, in a bid to deliver…
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ProSiebenSat.1 gives MacKenzie Maxdome job
German broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 has instigated a high-level restructure of its digital division, handing former BSkyB…
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Netflix strikes Disney deal ahead of Australia launch
Netflix has struck a deal with Disney ahead of its Australia and New Zealand launch…
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BBC Taster gets Idris Elba interactive doc
February 2, 2015The BBC has commissioned Story of Now, an interactive doc for its new…
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Twitter launched Vine Kids
Twitter has launched a child-friendly version of its mobile video service Vine. Vine Kids is…
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Netflix buys Hot Girls Wanted
Streaming giant Netflix has bought a documentary about professional ‘amateur’ pornography following the Sundance Film…
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Chromecast hits one billion milestone, YouTube viewing time up 50%
Users of Google’s Chromecast streaming device have now ‘cast’ content more than 1 billion times,…
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Nick going OTT with SVOD service
Nickelodeon is to launch a standalone US subscription on-demand service as the Viacom channel targets…