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Hybrid TV & OTT
Video accounts for 6% of African mobile web traffic
In Africa streaming video now accounts for 6% of downstream traffic on mobile networks, according…
BBC to launch sci-fi exclusives for iPlayer
UK pubcaster the BBC is launching three new sci-fi shows on its iPlayer streaming and…
UK consumers look to TV as smart home centre
Two thirds of UK consumers would like the TV to be at the centre of…
Opera partners with Viggle on ‘Add-to-DVR’ technology
Opera Mediaworks has partnered with Viggle to create a new mobile ad unit that is…
Netflix planning for Australia launch
Netflix has reportedly enlisted the help of a creative and social media agency in Australia,…
Swisscom sees strong TV growth
Swisscom grew its TV base by almost a fifth in the year to September, ending…
Social media boosting catch-up viewing, says Nielsen
TV networks are in some instances now are seeing more than 50% of their 18…
Sky strikes Now TV deal with Vodafone
Sky is making Now TV available to Vodafone Red 4G customers in its first deal for…
Disney adds Movies Anywhere access to Android devices
Disney has made its Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA) app available on Android devices for the…
BFI rolls out new on-demand Player
The British Film Institute (BFI) has tapped design consultancy Ostmodern to launch a revamped on-demand…
TV and online ad buying teams to merge, claims Videology research
A change in the way that people consume video content is driving the need for…
BBC approves Radio 1 iPlayer channel
The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has approved BBC plans to launch a video…
Netflix deploys new release model for Madagascar kids series
Netflix will release its upcoming kids series All Hail King Julien in installments, eschewing the…
Com Hem sees strong TiVo growth
Swedish cable operator Com Hem’s TiVo advanced TV user base now stands at over a…
Rovi buys content discovery firm Fanhattan
Rovi Corporation has bought venture-backed content discovery and navigation firm, Fanhattan, in an all cash…
Shakespeare’s Globe launches VoD platform
Now is not the winter of our discontent, as Shakespeare’s Globe today launches a dedicated…
Smart glasses face uphill struggle for adoption
Shipments of smart glasses are unlikely to exceed 10 million a year until 2018, according…
Video news service Newstag appoints CTO
Stockholm-based crowd-curated video news service, Newstag, has appointed former Ericsson executive Mats Ekholm as its…
UPC Czech Republic launches Horizon Go
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Czech Republic has launched the cloud-based multiscreen version of the…
Channel 4 launches mobile interactive video ads
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has launched a selection of its sales division’s interactive video ad…
Beeline launches catch-up TV
Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand, has launched a catch-up TV…
Roku adds Google Play Movies and TV store
Roku has added the Google Play Movies and TV store to its streaming players in…
WWE gears up for UK OTT launch next month
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is due to launch its OTT offering WWE Network in the…
Starz confirms global SVoD service plan for 2015
US premium cable net Starz will launch its planned international subscription on-demand service next year,…
Canada’s Bell takes on Netflix with Latte
Canadian telco and broadcaster Bell will launch a TV streaming service with content from HBO…
TiVo partners with Walmart to offer Vudu
TiVo has added Walmart’s subscription-free, video-on-demand movie and TV service, Vudu, to its DVR devices….
BT to carry Netflix on TV service
BT has entered into a partnership with Netflix to make the streaming VoD service available…
Murdoch: TV industry needs “serious competitor” to Netflix
The TV industry needs to provide a “serious competitor” to Netflix and Amazon, according to…
Boxer launches multiscreen service, taps Norigin Media for platform
Teracom-owned Nordic digital-terrestrial pay TV service Boxer has launched its previously announced multiscreen service, providing…
Executives leave as Xbox Studios winds down
Nancy Tellem and Jordan Levin have left Xbox Entertainment Studios, the content division launched, and…