Providers of on demand television services in the UK face a significant rise in the amount they pay to be regulated. Co-regulator the Association for Television on Demand (ATVOD) says it faced a shortfall of £41,000 in the costs of carrying out its responsibilities during its first year of operation. This brings the total estimated [...]
Dutch regional channels join Net TV
21.06 Europe/London, February 16, 2011 By
Three Dutch regional public broadcasters have now made their catch-up TV service available on Philips Net TV. Programmes from Omroep Flevoland, RTV Utrecht and RTV Oost can be requested on Philips TV sets.
Cable has nothing to fear from YouTube
16.18 Europe/London, February 16, 2011 By
CABLE CONGRESS 2011 – LUCERNE. YouTube’s head of partnerships, Donagh O’Malley, set out to tell the cable industry it had nothing to fear from its on demand TV partnerships or from a planned subscription-based service.
BBC confirms iPlayer apps on iPad and Android
08.29 Europe/London, February 9, 2011 By
The BBC has given further details of the iPad and Android applications for the BBC iPlayer that are slated to make their debut later this week.
Belgacom TV signs Mubi VOD deal
09.38 Europe/London, February 4, 2011 By
Belgian IPTV operator Belgacom TV has added 300 titles from the Mubi online movie service, with a further 200 to be added in May. The movies are available by subscription or individual rental.
UPC launches Polish adult VOD
08.02 Europe/London, February 4, 2011 By
UPC Polska has introduced a special adult package for subscribers to its UPC na zadanie on demand service.
MTV launches own catch-up portal
10.55 Europe/London, February 3, 2011 By
MTV Networks International has launched a dedicated catch-up TV portal in the UK. MTV OD will feature both new and familiar shows such as Jersey Shore and My Super Sweet.
KPN selects Edgeware to expand VOD
08.47 Europe/London, February 2, 2011 By
Edgeware has announced that it has been chosen by KPN to deploy its distributed video delivery architecture and products as a part of a solution provided by Nokia Siemens Network (NSN) for its IPTV platform.
Marriott abandons adult movies PPV
07.40 Europe/London, January 25, 2011 By
Hotels have seen revenue from providing PPV movies in rooms shrink, writes USA Today. As a result, Marriott International has announced it is pulling access to adult movies from new hotel rooms it will open in the next few years.
Boost for Cyfra+ on demand service
11.08 Europe/London, January 21, 2011 By
The Polish DTH platform Cyfra+ has noted a 30%+ increase in sales of VOD titles so far this year.
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