German video-on-demand (VOD) service maxdome will provide the yearly almost 80 million travellers on Deutsche Bahn’s high-speed ICE trains with movies and series from the end of 2016.
Trace buys African VOD platform
Trace has acquired the pan-African VOD service Buni.tv in preparation for the launch of its own VOD platform TracePlay, scheduled for later this year.
Tele Columbus to launch T-VOD service
Germany’s third-largest cable operator Tele Columbus will launch a transactional video-on-demand (T-VOD) service as part of its planned Ultra HD/4K-capable multimedia home gateway.
Euro 2016: Polish VOD service complaints
Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has begun to receive complaints from users of the on demand platform about its coverage of Euro 2016.
Netflix in Romania: a progress report
Over half of viewers who trialed Netflix in Romania have gone on to subscribe to the service.
Vivendi eyes German-based Netflix rival
Vivendi plans to launch a competitor to Netflix, covering four countries in Western Europe, in Q4 this year.
Zattoo and ABOX42 launch DVB-C/IP multiscreen TV solution
Swiss IPTV company Zattoo and German set-top-box provider ABOX42 demonstrate a new white label DVB-C/IP hybrid multiscreen TV solution for cable operators at ANGA COM 2016.
Eutelsat Forums at ANGA COM 2016: Tap new sources of revenue
Interactivity, multiscreen and Ultra HD are this year’s major topics at German cable, satellite and broadband trade fair ANGA COM.
New Czech VOD partnership
The VOD service provider Banaxi has entered into an agreement with T-Mobile Czech Republic.
SVOD takes on demand lead
SVOD is now the fastest growing segment of the on demand market.