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Netflix reportedly eyeing Netherlands, France, Belgium
Netflix is reportedly looking at the Netherlands, France and Belgium as new European launch markets,…
Time Warner Cable eyes Hulu stake
US cable giant Time Warner Cable is reportedly considering taking an equity stake in video-on-demand…
Netflix updates PlayStation 3 player
Netflix has released an updated version of the Netflix player on PlayStation 3 consoles, with…
Netflix signs UK Disney deal
Netflix has signed a deal with Disney that will see it offer films such as…
LoveFilm gets Vikings series ahead of TV
Amazon’s on-demand service LoveFilm has bought Vikings in a deal that means the hit drama…
Yahoo! in early talks with Hulu
Yahoo! has reportedly held preliminary talks with US video-on-demand site Hulu and is one of…
CBS posts best ever quarter results, talks up Netflix
US media group CBS Corp. posted record single quarter financial results yesterday, as its chief…
Lovefilm launches new streaming app
Amazon-owned UK OTT subscription video-on-demand service Lovefilm has launched a new streaming app for internet…
Hulu reveals subs growth and new original series
US streaming service Hulu’s premium subscription service topped four million customers in the first quarter…
Sky now UK catch-up leader, says Decipher
Sky’s catch-up service is now the “most comprehensive in the UK” according to digital media…
Cable TV industry ‘out of whack’ says Netflix content chief
The cable industry pay model is ‘out of whack’ in the internet age, where pricing…
Linear TV ‘ripe for replacement’, says Netflix
The linear TV channel model is “ripe for replacement” with the evolution to internet TV…
Netflix: new Euro launch later this year
Netflix said it plans to launch in an additional European market in the second half…
Amazon Originals go live
Amazon has now made its eight comedy pilots and six kids pilots available online, with…
Netflix plans to drop Silverlight, move to HTML5
Netflix is working to test various HTML5 video extensions as it plans to switch from…
Middle East ‘Netflix’ prepares summer launch
A new Middle East-based on-demand service has scored deals with Hollywood studios, Arabic content houses…
Netflix viewing hits 4 billion hours
Netflix viewers watched more than 4 billion hours of content on the video-on-demand service in…
LoveFilm signs Warner TV streaming deal
Amazon-owned video-on-demand service LoveFilm is adding seven seasons of The West Wing and nine series…
Peter Chernin makes US$500m Hulu bid
Former News Corp president and chief operating officer Peter Chernin has reportedly tabled a US$500…
Netflix localisation plans hint at expansion
Netflix is hiring language specialists to adapt the service into a number of new European…
Netflix partners with the Wachowskis on sci-fi drama
Netflix’s original production spending spree continues, with the video streaming platform this time partnering with…
Amazon adds another comedy pilot
Amazon Studios, the production arm of online retailer Amazon, has added the eighth comedy project…
Netflix tipped to hit 46 million US streaming users
Netflix is predicted to hit 46 million streaming customers in the US by 2021, up…
Hulu board talking to potential buyers
The board of US video-on-demand site Hulu has held discussions with a number of potential…
Spotify reportedly eyeing video service launch
Music streaming service is rumoured to be planning to launch an on-demand video service to…
Amazon and Lovefilm to air Zombieland original pilot
Amazon Studios has added a Sony Pictures Television adaptation of Hollywood comedy movie Zombieland to…
Hulu offering every episode of Star Trek until end-March
Hulu has made almost 700 episodes of sci-fi TV series Star Trek ever made available…
Lovefilm strikes deal for BBC kids series
Lovefilm has bought a raft of classic BBC kids content including iconic series Teletubbies. The…
Hulu names interim CEO
Hulu has appointed its senior vice president of content Andy Forssell as its interim CEO,…
Netflix’s Killing deal helps prolong the life of the series
Netflix has snagged exclusive UK and Ireland rights to the third season of the The…