T-Home beefs up on-demand offer
December 18, 2008 by Robert Briel
Deutsche Telekom’s IPTV service T-Home has beefed up its on-demand offer on the T-Entertain service to over 5,000 titles. Read the story »
Cyfra+ starts VOD trial
December 15, 2008 by Chris Dziadul
The Polish DTH platform Cyfra+ has begun testing its on demand service Cyfra + VOD. Read the story »
Rapid rise in ITV video views
December 10, 2008 by Julian Clover
UK audiences are increasingly turning to online catch-up TV services. The latest evidence comes from ITV, where the rebranded ITV Player has seen the average number of monthly plays rise by 251% since the start of the year. Read the story »
Blinkbox gains two Hollywood majors
December 10, 2008 by Julian Clover
Videoclips and download site Blinkbox has signed two new distribution deals with 20th Century Fox and Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI). The London-based company has also extended an agreement with Warner Bros and has secured the download rights to a number of the studio’s most popular TV titles. Read the story »
ITV Catch Up becomes ITV Player
December 5, 2008 by Julian Clover
ITV has announced a change of name for its on demand service to the ITV Player. It follows the recent agreement with BT Vision to include ITV content as part of its IPTV service. Read the story »
Successful 2008 for BBC iPlayer
December 4, 2008 by Julian Clover
Jana Bennett, director BBC Vision, has said 2008 has been a highly successful first year for the BBC iPlayer. Since its commercial launch on Christmas Day 2007, the online catch-up TV service has notched up 237 million views (to the end of November). Read the story »
Commission: Kangaroo will restrict Competition
December 3, 2008 by Julian Clover
The Competition Commission has concluded that the UKVOD project known as Project Kangaroo is likely to restrict competition within video on demand services in the UK. Read the story »
New records for RTL catch-up service
December 2, 2008 by Robert Briel
The Dutch online catch-up TV service RTL Gemist has established a new record in the month of November, with over 20.2 million requests. Read the story »
SeaChange makes mobile play
November 26, 2008 by Julian Clover
SeaChange International has purchased Mobix Interactive, the UK-based provider of software and content aggregation services, which boasts mobile operators O2, 3 and South Africa’s Vodacom among its customer base. It also has relationships with Warner Music Group, Turner and MGM Universal. Read the story »
Vodafone Germany launches VOD
November 25, 2008 by Robert Briel
Vodafone has launched a VOD service in Germany, offering movies and TV series for viewing on a PC or mobile phone. Called the Vodafone Videotheque, the new portal offers TV episodes from €0.99 each and feature length movies for €1.99. Read the story »
