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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,…

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Time Warner Cable eyes Hulu stake

US cable giant Time Warner Cable is reportedly considering taking an equity stake in video-on-demand…

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Netflix updates PlayStation 3 player

Netflix has released an updated version of the Netflix player on PlayStation 3 consoles, with…

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Netflix signs UK Disney deal

Netflix has signed a deal with Disney that will see it offer films such as…

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LoveFilm gets Vikings series ahead of TV

Amazon’s on-demand service LoveFilm has bought Vikings in a deal that means the hit drama…

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Yahoo! in early talks with Hulu

Yahoo! has reportedly held preliminary talks with US video-on-demand site Hulu and is one of…

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CBS posts best ever quarter results, talks up Netflix

US media group CBS Corp. posted record single quarter financial results yesterday, as its chief…

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Lovefilm launches new streaming app

Amazon-owned UK OTT subscription video-on-demand service Lovefilm has launched a new streaming app for internet…

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Hulu reveals subs growth and new original series

US streaming service Hulu’s premium subscription service topped four million customers in the first quarter…

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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…

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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…

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Linear TV ‘ripe for replacement’, says Netflix

The linear TV channel model is “ripe for replacement” with the evolution to internet TV…

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Netflix: new Euro launch later this year

Netflix said it plans to launch in an additional European market in the second half…

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Amazon Originals go live

Amazon has now made its eight comedy pilots and six kids pilots available online, with…

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Netflix plans to drop Silverlight, move to HTML5

Netflix is working to test various HTML5 video extensions as it plans to switch from…

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Middle East ‘Netflix’ prepares summer launch

A new Middle East-based on-demand service has scored deals with Hollywood studios, Arabic content houses…

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Netflix viewing hits 4 billion hours

Netflix viewers watched more than 4 billion hours of content on the video-on-demand service in…

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LoveFilm signs Warner TV streaming deal

Amazon-owned video-on-demand service LoveFilm is adding seven seasons of The West Wing and nine series…

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Peter Chernin makes US$500m Hulu bid

Former News Corp president and chief operating officer Peter Chernin has reportedly tabled a US$500…

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Netflix localisation plans hint at expansion

Netflix is hiring language specialists to adapt the service into a number of new European…

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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…

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Amazon adds another comedy pilot

Amazon Studios, the production arm of online retailer Amazon, has added the eighth comedy project…

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Netflix tipped to hit 46 million US streaming users

Netflix is predicted to hit 46 million streaming customers in the US by 2021, up…

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Hulu board talking to potential buyers

The board of US video-on-demand site Hulu has held discussions with a number of potential…

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Spotify reportedly eyeing video service launch

Music streaming service is rumoured to be planning to launch an on-demand video service to…

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Amazon and Lovefilm to air Zombieland original pilot

Amazon Studios has added a Sony Pictures Television adaptation of Hollywood comedy movie Zombieland to…

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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…

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Lovefilm strikes deal for BBC kids series

Lovefilm has bought a raft of classic BBC kids content including iconic series Teletubbies. The…

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Hulu names interim CEO

Hulu has appointed its senior vice president of content Andy Forssell as its interim CEO,…

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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…