The BBC Executive has made a request to the BBC Trust to allow pre-booking of programmes through the BBC iPlayer. The functionality was one of a number of potential new […]
Free expands HD line-up
French IPTV network Free is adding HD content to its S-VOD (subscription video on demand) package Free Home Video.
Videoload to offer Discovery HD on VOD
Videoload, the VOD service from Deutsche Telekom, has announced it will offer Discovery programming in the 1280 x 720 pixels HD format. Programmes will cost between €1.99 and €2.99 for […]
Numericable launches HD VOD
The French MSO Numericable has said it will expand the VOD offer within its Video Club with HD content from CinéPlay, TF1 Vision and I-Concerts. Programmes are available in 1920 […]
Kangaroo must jump Competition bar
The three public service shareholders in proposed online project Kangaroo have expressed their disappointment at the decision by the Office of Fair Trading to refer it to the Competition Commission. […]
UPC signs Disney-ABC VOD deal
UPC has signed an agreement with Disney-ABC International Television to offer series such as Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy and Criminal Minds on the UPC On Demand service in The Netherlands.
Sony titles download to burn in Videoload
Sony Pictures Television International said it has struck a deal with Deutsche Telekom to make newly released and selected library titles available for purchase via Videoload, an online VOD service […]
Cezzer brings TF1 Vision to the TV set
The French commercial broadcaster TF1 will bring its online on-demand portal TF1 Vision to a regular TV screen using the technology of start-up Cezzer. By buying the Cezzer set-top, people […]
Canal adds VOD for Free
Canal+ has extended its on demand service, Canal+ à la demande’ to the Free TV over ADSL service. Launched today, à la demande’ is available free of charge to subscribers […]
Orange Rewind TV complaint rejected
The French competition authority Conseil de la concurrence has rejected a complaint about the Rewind TV service from Orange. Last October, Aforst, the country’s association of alternative telecom operators, filed […]