At the 2014 Australian Broadcasting Digital Media Summit in Sydney on February 24, Foxtel CEO Richard Freudenstein announced that Presto will be available from March 13 of this year. Presto will offer movie lovers a monthly pass to stream Foxtel Movies, both live and on demand, via PC and Mac computers and compatible iPads for AU$19.99 a month. Presto will be available as a special offer to new customers for AU$4.99 in their first month. Subscribers can connect … [Read more...] about Foxtel’s SVOD service Presto launches
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CBeebies SVOD service goes to South Korea
Seoul, South Korea – BBC Worldwide has announced a deal with KT Corporation, a leading South Korean telecommunications provider, to launch a CBeebies SVOD service on KT olleh TV. Over five million KT olleh TV viewers will have access to the vast library of CBeebies programmes on their IPTV platform, including highly rated pre-school programmes such as Tweenies, Bits … [Read more...] about CBeebies SVOD service goes to South Korea
CTE commissions programming on MediaCorp’s Toggle
Hong Kong – Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), Lionsgate’s partner in Asia, announced that it has signed a content licensing deal with MediaCorp, Singapore’s leading media company, for more than 700 hours of Lionsgate’s TV series and feature films. The deal allows MediaCorp’s over-the-top platform, Toggle, to air the licensed Lionsgate series and films on its channels Toggle Eve and Toggle Movies, and include them in their Subscription Video-on-Demand (SVOD) … [Read more...] about CTE commissions programming on MediaCorp’s Toggle
Lionsgate in TVOD and SVOD licensing deal with Jiaflix
Beijing and Santa Monica - Global entertainment company Lionsgate and Jiaflix Enterprises have announced a multiyear licensing agreement for classic Lionsgate and Summit films and selected new releases to be available for transactional and subscription video on demand (TVOD and SVOD) on M1905.com, China's official streaming website. Jiaflix and its venture partner, M1905, operate an internet-delivered programming service and supply content to M1905.com, the official internet subsidiary of … [Read more...] about Lionsgate in TVOD and SVOD licensing deal with Jiaflix
Foxtel to launch SVOD service
The Australian has reported that pay-TV operator Foxtel has unveiled a new online platform with extensive movie content, competing with the free-to-air television sector over subscription VOD services similar to Netflix. The report added that the new streaming service - to be called Presto - is seen as a pre-emptive strike against potential upcoming moves by Seven West Media and Nine Entertainment Co to offer their own versions of subscription movie platforms. Presto customers … [Read more...] about Foxtel to launch SVOD service
Tvinci to power Philippine OTT service Blink
Tel Aviv, Israel – Tvinci, the pay-OTT platform provider nominated for five industry awards at IBC 2013, has announced that its award-winning OTT 2.0 platform will power a new over-the-top (OTT) TV service in the Philippines called Blink. Launching in Q4 2013, Blink’s packages will allow for unlimited access to the latest major studio releases on a subscription or a la carte model. The service will initially roll out in the Philippines, and its current library … [Read more...] about Tvinci to power Philippine OTT service Blink
