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Hybrid TV & OTT
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Virgin Media signs new deal with FilmFlex
UK cabler Virgin Media has inked a new video-on-demand deal with FilmFlex, the video-on-demand provider…
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French collecting societies agree SVOD deal with Canal Plus
Two groups representing French content creation professionals’ intellectual property rights have agreed a deal with…
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NTV Plus planning OTT TV service
Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus plans to increase its reach by providing an over-the-top…
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TalkTalk reveals YouView numbers
UK service provider TalkTalk had 80,000 TV customers at the end of last year, and…
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SVT channels now available online
Swedish public broadcaster SVT’s channels are all now available on the web, making it possible…
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Channel 4 launches 4oD Android app
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has launched a dedicated 4oD app for Android tablets and smartphones….
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Lovefilm to air Amazon originals for free in pilot programme
UK subscription video-on-demand provider Lovefilm is to air original pilot shows from its parent company’s…
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HBO Go reportedly to join Apple TV later this year
Apple is reportedly in talks to carry HBO Go on the Apple TV platform in…
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Canal Plus strikes SVOD deal with Gaumont
Canal Plus has struck a deal with Gaumont to make the latter’s catalogue of films…
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Zee Café reaches Facebook users with Yamgo
South-Asian TV channel Zee Café is now available to Facebook users via the Yamgo TV…
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Dailymotion strikes partnership with Transparency
French video sharing site Dailymotion has struck a partnership deal with digital rights management group…
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BSkyB to make sports channels available without subscription
BSkyB is making its sports channels available on a pay-as-you-go basis for £9.99 (€11.65) a…
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Dailymotion to launch SVOD in Turkey
Dailymotion has signed an agreement with Turkish media group MCD to launch Dailymotion+, a new…
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YouTube reportedly planning subscription TV offering
YouTube is reportedly preparing to take its TV ambitions to the next stage by launching…
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RTRS to pilot HbbTV services in three Russian cities
Russian state-owned broadcasting organisation RTRS is to pilot HbbTV services in three Russian cities, according…
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Two thirds of UK channels could switch to OTT, says report
About two thirds of UK TV channels could affordably switch from broadcast to unicast over-the-top…
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Mediaset launches download on-demand offering
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has launched a download-and-play service as part of its Premium Play offering,…
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Canal Plus Infinity launches on Xbox 360
Canal Plus’s CanalPlay Infinity subscription on-demand service is now available on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 platform….
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Disney deal for Lovefilm
Subscription DVD and video-on-demand service Lovefilm has struck a content deal with Disney for the…
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New multiscreen SVOD offering from Canal Plus
Canal Plus has launched a new multiscreen subscription video-on-demand offering as part of its CanalPlay…
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Orange to take full control of Dailymotion ahead of finding new investor
Orange plans to go ahead with a plan to exercise its option to increase its…
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Lithuanian OTT deal for Fashion One
Fashion and lifestyle channel Fashion One has struck its first online TV deal with Lithuanian…
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Zappware providing OTT platform for SBB
Interactive TV technology provider Zappware is providing an over-the-top TV platform to Serbian cable provider…
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Digisoft.tv integrates HbbTV
Digital TV software provider Digisoft.tv has integrated the HbbTV hybrid standard to its Iris platform…
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Vietnam’s VTC launches international OTT service
Vietnamese telecom and media group VTC Digilink and Chinese online TV service provider PPTV have…
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SVT to offer entire TV line-up online
Swedish public broadcaster SVT is to offer its entire broadcast output free of charge online….
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OTT and pay to drive TV revenue growth
Global TV advertising and subscription revenue will reach about US$400 billion (€300 billion) this year,…
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Crackle rolling out LG, Samsung and Vizio smart TVs
Sony has inked deals with several smart TV manufacturers and its online TV channel Crackle…
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US Netflix users moving to connected TV
About 40% of US consumers with an internet connected TV were watching Netflix in the…
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JP’s Ashley Highfield aims to launch ultra-local online TV
Ashley Highfield, the CEO of UK local newspaper group Johnston Press and a former head…