Lovefilm and The Walt Disney Company Germany have signed a transactional Video on Demand (T-VOD) and subscription Video on Demand (S-VOD) feature film streaming deal extending the partnership into Europe.
Virgin’s 100 Mbps broadband available to 4 million
Virgin Media’s top speed broadband of 100 Mbps is now available to over four million UK homes.
Ukrainian telco to enter TV market
The Ukrainian alternative telco Datagroup has announced that it is to start providing TV services through its retail trademark Domashniy Telecom from next month.
Platform n sale rumours dismissed
Poland’s ITI Group has strongly denied that or some of its interests, which include the DTH platform n, are up for sale.
SeaChange slips to loss
SeaChange International moved into negative territory in the first quarter, the combination of a pre-tax gain in the same quarter last year, and slightly reduced revenues.
Sanoma completes VT4 and VijfTV acquisition
The Finnish media company Sanoma has completed its acquisition of Belgian television channels VT4 and VijfTV from SBS Broadcasting.
Ziggo postpones planned IPO
Dutch cable operator Ziggo postponed its IPO due to “volatile stock markets,” according to sources familiar with the situation, reported Dow Jones Newswire.
Netflix is to video as iTunes is to music
The age of internet video is upon us, according to a case study about Netflix carried out by Sandvine. “Subscribers have clearly embraced the Netflix streaming service, fundamentally altering the […]
New VOD portal for UPC
UPC Nederland will introduce a new version of its VOD portal featuring more graphic elements including cover art.
Ziggo goes interactive in the cloud
Ziggo, Holland’s largest cable operator, will introduce interactivity and on-demand services to its entire population of zapper boxes. The cabler also wants to stream channels and VOD directly to tablets, […]