US premium online video portal Netflix has introduced a $7.99 (€5.83) streaming-only subscription plan in the US. With this pricing, it is directly challenging Hulu Plus’ earlier announced subscription model.
Ziggo Interactive adds Film1 SVOD
Dutch premium movie channel Film1, part of Liberty Global’s Chellomedia, is now available to Film1 subscribers on Ziggo Interactive TV platform, the broadcaster has announced.
Virgin Media adds Demand Five
Virgin Media has signed a multiscreen deal to deliver VOD content from Channel 5 to its TV, online and mobile video platforms.
UPC Nederland starts 3D VOD
UPC Nederland, the country’s second largest cable operator, has launched the first 3D titles on its UPC On Demand service.
International iPlayer in 2011
The long-awaited international version of the BBC iPlayer will finally make its debut next year, according to John Smith, chief executive, BBC Worldwide.
UPC adds SBS on-demand service
UPC Nederland has announced it will add the catch-up TV service SBS Gemist before the end of the year. The on-demand portal will offer SBS 6 Gemist, Net 5 Gemist […]
Ziggo launches 3D movies On Demand
Ziggo, Holland’s largest cable operator, has launched the first 3D movies on demand. More titles will be added during the next few months.
BinWeevils combines kids VOD with social gaming
Online children’s entertainment platform BinWeevils has added 200 hours of content from Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon to its site to create “social video on demand”.
US digital home entertainment spend up 23%
Digital distribution, which includes electronic sell-through (EST) and video-on-demand (VOD), is firmly established in the US, having made up 13.5% of the overall consumer spend in home entertainment year-to-date. EST […]
Netflix moving in on premium cable services
Netflix’s offer of unlimited access to over 20,000 movies and TV programmes for a monthly $8.99 (€6.40) subscription fee could seriously hurt premium cable services. Recent figures from the US […]