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Hybrid TV & OTT
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HBO Go launches on PlayStation
HBO is launching its online streaming service HBO Go as an app for PlayStation 3…
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Adaptive evolution – ABR and targeted advertising
Yuval Fisher, chief technology officer of RGB Networks takes a look at the advantages of…
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Amazon makes 4K production commitment
Amazon Studios, the original film and TV production arm of the online shopping giant, has…
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Web TV device ownership to double
Connected TV device ownership – including smart TVs, web-connected set-top boxes and other TV-connectable devices…
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African VoD service iROKOtv raises US$8 million
Africa-based video-on-demand service iROKOtv has raised US$8 million (€6 million) in funding, as it looks…
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OTT platforms ‘could buy producers in 2014′
Another report into media industry mergers and acquisitions activity has singled out Netflix and Hulu…
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Viggle buys entertainment site Wetpaint
US-based second screen TV app Viggle has acquired celebrity gossip and entertainment news site Wetpaint….
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Sky Deutschland launches Snap OTT service
Sky Deutschland has launched a new TV and movie OTT offering, called Snap, which is…
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Orange close to US deal for Dailymotion
French video sharing site Dailymotion is close to securing a partnership with a major US…
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Opera launches Chromium/Blink for RDK
Opera Software has launched a version of the Google-supported Chromium/Blink web browser engine that is…
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YouTube launches live streaming for all
YouTube has opened up live streaming options to all verified YouTube channels that are “in…
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Bloomberg launches on Apple TV
Bloomberg has launched a service on Apple TV, incorporating a live 24/7 stream of Bloomberg…
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UK leads the TV field amongst Euro-peers, says Ofcom report
TV revenue growth across the world’s major countries outperformed other communications industries last year, and…
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Dailymotion plans studio expansion
French video site Dailymotion is planning to launch production studios in the US and is…
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Mobile and tablet video views more than double
Mobile and tablet video plays increased 133% between September 2012 and September 2013, according to…
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Motive Television partners with icube for Freeview tablet dongle
UK-based TV technology services firm Motive Television has partnered with South Korea’s icube Corporation to…
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thePlatform supplying back-end for Viaplay
Modern Times Group (MTG) has chosen white label internet video platform provider thePlatform to provide…
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Netflix strikes deal to bring Cartoon Network to SVoD
Netflix has struck a deal to bring content from Turner Broadcast’s Cartoon Network and Cartoonito…
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Google may use Nexus brand for new TV venture
Google may attempt to re-enter the TV space next year with a new Android-based set-top…
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Skylink launches HBO Go
M7 Group-owned Czech and Slovak pay TV operator Skylink has added HBO’s TV Everywhere service…
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Horse & Country TV launches TV Everywhere with SimpleStream
Equestrian interest channel Horse & Country TV has launched a TV Everywhere service using technology…
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Analysts back Netflix international expansion plans
Analysts have backed Netflix’s expansive launch strategy and stated its recent original programming deal with…
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Netflix looking at possible French launch
Streaming service Netflix reportedly has France in its sights as a possible new launch territory….
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‘Cord thinning’ on the rise
The trend of ‘cord thinning,’ cutting one or more pay-TV services, is on the rise,…
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Sky Italia launches raft of new features
Sky Italia is launching a number of new features to enhance its service in the…
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Jinni using TMS metadata for iPad app and web service
Search and discovery software provider Jinni is using metadata specialist TMS’s On Entertainment metadata to…
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Deutsche Telekom strikes strategic partnership with Twitter
Deutsche Telekom has struck a wide-ranging partnership agreement with Twitter to develop an advanced user…
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BSkyB opens up movie rental service to non-subscribers
BSkyB has opened its Sky Store movie rental service up to non-Sky subscribers in the…
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Russia’s Play unveils ambitious plans for 2014
Russian video-on-demand service Play is to enhance its service by launching full HD streaming and…
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ONO launches online TV service
Spanish cable operator ONO has launched an online TV service to complement its existing multiscreen…