The rise in popularity of internet TV and video-on-demand is affecting traditional TV viewing says a report from Nielsen. But the old fashioned gogglebox is still dominating consumers viewing time, for now at least. The 2011, Q4, “cross-platform” report shows the effect of view TV and video content across the many screens now available, and [...]
Discovery Communications, owners of The Discovery Channel (as well as the likes of Animal Planet, Science Channel, and the Oprah Winfrey Network), have splashed out to add a new name to their roster, as popular online TV network Revision3 has been purchased for a sum between $30-40 million. First airing in 2005, the online TV network [...]
Jericho, the post-apocalyptic show that originally aired on CBS before being despatched to the nuclear wasteland, may be revived by online streaming company Netflix according to reports. Netflix who are making a habit of reviving dead shows, and are in the process of making new episodes of cult TV show Arrested Development, are said to [...]
There are some things in this world that are certain, night follows day, turkey’s want to ban Christmas and that cable companies want to wring every last penny out of you. No surprises then, that Time Warner CEO, Jeff Bewkes has come out supporting Hulu locking down content. It has been said that online streaming [...]
The BBC’s long-standing ‘Broadcasting House’ building in London (England) has applied its new reformatted IPTV broadcasting equipment to practical use for the first time, with a slightly unusual choice of tenant taking over the first live output. Given a multi-million pound refurbishment following the BBC’s decision to move most direct studio TV-based operations from London [...]
While Hulu recently announced their plans to make all potential users show proof of membership to a cable or satellite TV service before permitting entry, linear TV network CBS have claimed that they might be interested at forming content partnerships with the online service. It is thought that CBS are using the news of Hulu becoming a [...]
