Category: Online TV
Q&A: Netflix CPO Neil Hunt on LOVEFiLM, HBO disc deals, DVD subscriber fallout and avoiding the fate of Blockbuster
After a lengthy wait, the Netflix streaming service is now open for business in the UK, offering a robust catalogue of movies and TV shows onto a wide variety of devices, with an intelligent platform and UI that the company…
Desperate Housewives, Lost hit LOVEFiLM through new Disney/ABC deal
LOVEFiLM have inked a new deal with Disney that will see shows from ABC, including Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives, Castle, all six seasons of Lost, Ghost Whisperer and Happy Endings, hit the video-streaming platform. Kicking off later this month,…
Netflix launches in the UK with 1-month free trial
Netflix, the film and TV service that has taken the US by storm, is now available to UK viewers. Brining a massive library of on-demand streamed video content to challenge LOVEFiLM's UK streaming dominance, UK movie fans can access the…
LOVEFiLM nabs ITV and BBC Worldwide streaming deal
LOVEFiLM has grabbed the rights to stream ITV and BBC Worldwide content to their subscribers with access to their web-connected video streaming apps. A timely move with the imminent UK launch of Netflix looming, the deal will bring ITV shows…
LOVEFiLM signs multi-year exclusivity contract with Sony Pictures
LOVEFiLM, the subscription-based DVD, Blu-ray and gaming rental and movie streaming service, have announced that they have signed a multi-year exclusivity contract with Sony Pictures, giving their customers first dibs on a range of streaming content from the studio. Films…
Xbox 360 update adds 4oD, Demand 5, Daily Motion
UK Xbox 360 owners with LIVE accounts can now access on-demand video content from Channel 4 and Channel 5 through the 4oD and Demand 5 apps, as well as the Daily Motion video-sharing site. The latest in a string of…
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: Top Online Digital Services – Spotify, LoveFilm, Dropbox and more!
Tech gifts don't have to be about screen sizes or processing capabilities these days. In fact, they don't have to be physical gifts at all. You can put a smile on a loved one's face just by setting them up…
Porn headed to the Google TV platform
Google TV is set to get its own adult movie channel. Porn purveyors Vivid Entertainment have announced that they will be the first TV based app to offer sexually explicit content to the struggling Google TV platform. "[Google TV] is…
Netflix launching in the UK and Ireland in early 2012
Netflix, the popular movie streaming/borrowing service, is setting sail across the pond, ready for a UK and Ireland launch early in 2012. Hitting the UK and Ireland in a "streaming-only" form, with no physical movie rentals (at least initially), the…
Sesame Street YouTube channel gets filthier than Oscar the Grouch following porn hack
Sesame Street's YouTube channel, a popular online destination for kids, was hacked in the afternoon of Sunday 16th October, with the entire contents of the video-hosting page replaced with hardcore pornography. Accessible for around 20 minutes before YouTube pulled the…
