Gong is launching the first video-on-demand (VOD) service in Europe to specialise in Japanese manga cartoons. The new portal will offer anime series and movies to the PC, mobile smart […]
Disney in Italian VOD
The Walt Disney Company’s international TV distribution arm, Disney-ABC International Television, and Telecom Italia have announced they reached an agreement to offer a selection of movies from Walt Disney Pictures, […]
Viasat launches Scandinavian VOD streaming service
The Scandinavian DTH operator Viasat has announced the launch of Viasat OnDemand, a VOD streaming service available through www.viasatondemand.se, .dk and .no It will provide streaming of a broad selection […]
BSkyB drops £10 Sky+ fee
BSkyB is abandoning the £10 subscription fee to the Sky+ digital video recorder. The fee had been levied to customers who did not subscribe to two or more premium channels. […]
July launch for UPC Ireland DVR
UPC Ireland is to introduce a digital video recorder for its customers in July. The Thomson-manufactured unit will have a storage capacity of 160GB – equating to around 80 hours […]
BT reveals its Vision to the public
BT has unveiled its ‘TV on your terms’ advertising campaign as its launches its BT Vision IPTV product to the general public. A national TV advertising campaign will begin on […]
DT sells French Club Internet as profits decline
Deutsche Telekom has reached an agreement for French operator Neuf Cegetel to acquire all the shares in its French T-Online subsidiary, which operates under the Club Internet brand. Although no […]
BSkyB extends Sony movie deal
BSkyB has extended its exclusive pay-TV contract with the film studio Sony. The broadcaster will hold the exclusive UK rights to movies including Spiderman 3, The Da Vinci Code and […]
European VOD services take off
According to a study published by the French Directorate for the Development of the Media and European Audiovisual Observatory, there were 142 VOD services – excluding ones devoted solely to […]
Canal Digital to offer SF Anytime movies
Canal Digital is to offer its IPTV customers a new on demand service from the Swedish film distributor SF Anytime. The new service will offer subscribers access to over 1,000 […]