Amazon owned LoveFilm are beefing up their content reserves as they compete with newly launched Netflix UK. They have agreed a deal with Disney for ABC TV streaming rights to hit shows like Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives and Lost amongst others. The streaming del will allow LoveFilm to show full seasons on-demand after they have [...]

Netflix are not the only streaming company that are bavering away making original content. Hulu have joined the party and will be streaming their debut original TV series called ‘Battleground’ next month. The show, which is a comedy in the mould of ‘The Office’, follows a political campaign set in Wisconsin. It will be a [...]

The BBC’s iPlayer catch-up TV service has enjoyed it’s biggest ever audience figures in December (up 29% from 2010), with the huge jump in requests from not from computers, but connected devices such as connected TV sets, tablets and smartphones. The BBC have revealed that for the month of December, they received 187 million views [...]

It comes as no surprise that the vice president of content for Youtube predicts big growth for online video. However, Robert Kyncl speaking at the CES keynote speech made some compelling arguments to back him up. Kyncl, who was previously employed by Netflix and saw the company evolve from DVD rentals to streaming, predicted that [...]

Hulu have secured streaming rights to award winning Canadian TV show Endgame from Lionsgate it has been revealed. The crime drama was originally aired on Canadian TV channel Showcase in March 2011, and the Hulu streaming will mark its debut in the US showing on both Hulu and the subscription based Hulu Plus. The show stars Shawn Doyle who [...]

The launch of Netflix UK is finally official as the streaming service finally unveiled it’s content to a hungry UK and Irish public. But initial browsing shows not much content to get excited about. A quick look showed a lot of old movies and TV shows but very little premium content. That did not stop [...]