Broadband TV News» On Demand/VOD

iPlayer device trends revealed

Chris Dziadul — Tue, 29 May 2012 10:15:57 +0000

BBC iPlayer saw at least 140 million requests for TV-only content per month in the first four months of this year, with the most significant growth being seen in mobile devices, tablets and internet-connected TVs. Read the story »

TV Nova adds movies on demand

Chris Dziadul — Tue, 29 May 2012 08:42:17 +0000

The leading Czech national commercial broadcaster TV Nova has added a new interactive movie channel to its on demand offer. Read the story »

CME on demand takes off

Chris Dziadul — Fri, 25 May 2012 07:21:04 +0000

The Voyo on demand service operated by CME in its six Central and East European markets now has around 55,000 subscribers, according to David Sach, the company’s CFO. Read the story »

Telecom Italia signs SVOD pact with CBS

Robert Briel — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:48:48 +0000

CBS Studios International and Telecom Italia have signed a non-exclusive licensing agreement that will allow subscribers to instantly stream CBS content in Italy on its Cubovision platform. Read the story »

Fibre powers UPC Ireland On Demand launch

Julian Clover — Wed, 23 May 2012 08:50:46 +0000

UPC Ireland is introducing On Demand TV to a third of all homes in Dublin from Friday. Customers will have access to the RTÉ Player & 3player as well as the best of boxed sets from the UK and the United States. Read the story »

Romanian on demand market set to grow

Chris Dziadul — Tue, 22 May 2012 09:52:14 +0000

BUCHAREST BUSINESS BREAKFAST. The Romanian market is large enough to support four to five online on demand services, according to Mirek Smyk, managing director, MSCG. Read the story »

On Demand Group sold to Avail-TVN

Julian Clover — Tue, 22 May 2012 07:49:38 +0000

SeaChange International has sold its UK-based media services company On Demand Group to Avail-TVN for $27 million Read the story »

Netflix updates web video player

Robert Briel — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:36:47 +0000

Online premium video service Netflix updated its web video player for Macs and PCs with a refreshed look of the existing features and adding some new functionality. Read the story »

New landmark for Czech VOD service

Chris Dziadul — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:27:22 +0000

The Czech online on demand service Voyo.cz is now offering its subscribers over 1,000 film titles. Read the story »

Personalisation key to BBC’s digital games

Julian Clover — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:59:20 +0000

In-depth data, social features and personalization will be key to the BBC’s coverage of what the public broadcaster is describing as the “first truly digital games”. Read the story »