Hybrid TV & OTT

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SVoD service Pickbox.tv launches on Samsung smart TVs

Subscription video-on-demand provider Pickbox.tv, which is active in the former Yugoslav countries, hjas launched an…

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Netflix to complete global expansion in two years

Netflix has said it plans to complete its global expansion, while staying profitable, over the…

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Online retailer readies Amazon OTT challenger

US-based online retail company Overstock.com has revealed an Amazon Prime Instant Video rival at the…

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US viewers flocking to streaming

A new study from NATPE and CEA says that over 70% of US consumers have…

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KPN to launch TV everywhere

Dutch telco KPN is to extend its multiscreen TV service to enable out-of-home consumption from…

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Perform teams up with Reuters

Sports market group Perform has teamed up with news agency Reuters to distribute video content…

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Amazon to rival Netflix with original movies

Amazon Studios is to begin to produce and acquire original movies for early window distribution…

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Netflix goes straight-to-series with Will Arnett

Streaming service Netflix has greenlit an eight-episode, straight-to-series comedy from The Millers and Arrested Development…

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comScore to measure video audiences across devices

Digital analytics firm comScore is reportedly planning to launch a new video tracking measurement that…

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Altech partners with DivX on 4K set-top boxes

Set-top provider Altech Multimedia has struck a deal with DivX to integrate DivX Plus HD…

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Piksel to acquire content for OTT providers

OTT TV technology specialist Piksel is branching out into content acquisition for OTT players. The…

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China’s Xiaomi launches ultra-small HDMI set-top

Chinese mobile handset giant Xiaomi has launched an ultra-small version of its existing Mi Box…

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SVoD service Megogo now on ER-Telecom’s Dom.ru TV

Russian service provider ER-Telecom has added Ukraine-based OTT TV service Megogo to its Dom.ru TV…

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Roku and Asda join UK industry association the DTG

Web streaming device maker Roku and supermarket chain Asda have joined UK industry association the…

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Motive to add Chromecast integration to TabletTV

Motive Television is set to integrate Google’s Chromecast technology into its TabletTV apps, so that…

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BBC revamps African web presence

BBC World Service has launched a new African edition of the BBC.com website, designed to…

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Fox Turkey agrees media monitoring deal with Actus Digital

Fox International Channels subsidiary, Fox Turkey, has extended its partnership with media monitoring and multiplatform…

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WWE Network goes live in UK, gets Roku release

Wrestling entertainment company the WWE has launched its direct-to-consumer channel, WWE Network, in the UK…

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Discovery founder Hendricks to launch factual SVoD service

Discovery Communications founder John Hendricks has launched a subscription-on-demand service for factual programming named CuriosityStream….

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Disney’s Maker studios strikes Vimeo deal

Disney-owned multichannel network Maker Studios has signed a deal to with Vimeo to debut content…

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Amazon pilots go live in the US, UK and Germany

Amazon’s first original pilot season for 2015 has gone live on Amazon Instant Video in…

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UPC Poland launches full Horizon service

Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland has launched the full Horizon advanced TV platform, with…

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Netflix set to lose Discovery/Hasbro content

Content from Discovery and Hasbro US joint venture is set to disappear from Netflix’s US…

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Google to stop making Google Glass for now

Google is to stop producing its Google Glass product and is moving the Google Glass…

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Vivendi to create new content unit headed by Canal+’s Belmer

Vivendi is creating a new content unit to be headed by Canal+ CEO Rodolphe Belmer,…

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Netflix hits December streaming peak

December 28 was the largest streaming day of the year in 2014, topping what is…

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Netflix and BBC in talks on US deal

Some library shows from BBC Worldwide could leave Netflix with several titles up for renewal. US…

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BBC to overhaul mobile news access, up video focus

The BBC is set to introduce “significant changes” to the BBC News site and mobile…

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The shape of techs to track


Following last week’s CES 2015 in Las Vegas, Steve Plunkett, chief technology officer, Red Bee…

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Nagra and Netflix set aside legal battle and team up

Nagra owner Kudelski Group and Netflix have set aside their long-running dispute over patents and…