60% growth in worldwide OTT revenue in 2012

Companies such as Netflix, Hulu, Apple, and Amazon helped drive the OTT video market past $8 billion in 2012, according to ABI Research.

KPN IPTV streams to smartphones

KPN TV on iPhone

Dutch incumbent KPN has upgraded its KPN Interactieve TV Online service to include streaming to Android and iOS smartphones. For the moment, the TV Everywhere service is only available in the subscriber’s home.

Apple drops YouTube, adds Hulu

Hulu

Apple has added Hulu Plus to its Apple TV menu with immediate effect – unexpectedly and without any formal announcement. The move follows a decision by the company to remove the YouTube app from iOS 6.

Now TV added to iPad and iPhone

Now TV on iPad

Now TV has been cleared for distribution in the Apple App Store. Apps for the BSkyB-backed internet service are now available for both iPad and iPhone via 3G and Wi-Fi.

Netflix surpasses Apple in US online movies

Netflix

Netflix surged past Apple Inc. in 2011 to become the largest US online movie service in revenue terms, according to a new report from IHS. Growth was driven by subscription video on demand (SVOD).

Russian boost for Apple

Russia’s Federal Customs Service (FCS) has cancelled a 5% duty on iPads, having reclassified them as computers.

Free New Year’s Eve feed from New York

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It’s that time of year again – the Times Square Alliance will once again offer free satellite feeds of the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square, The clean, uninterrupted feeds are available free of charge to domestic and international television outlets.

Apple adds movies to the Dutch iTunes store

Apple has launched iTunes Movies in the Netherlands without an official announcement. Until now, movies were only available to some European countries, Japan and the US.

Can Apple become the Ultraviolet killer?

UltraViolet Girl

Ultraviolet DRM technology offers the promise of enabling consumers to buy media in various digital and physical formats and consume it on a wide variety of devices.

Apple to target Hulu?

Apple is understood to be looking into the possibility of making a bid for Hulu.