Cannes– Studio 100 Media has secured a Home Video and VOD deal with Svensk Filmindustri for Studio 100’s revived CGI series Heidi. The animation is already airing successfully across Scandinavia on NRK Super in Norway and on MTV3’s kids channel Juniori in Finland and will go on air in Sweden later this year on SVT Barnkanlen. The new agreement gives Svensk Filmindustri the exclusive Home Video rights for the Nordic countries Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Iceland. The DVD/TVOD/EST … [Read more...] about Home Video and VOD for Heidi
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Global VOD to hit $263 million
Revenues from the global video on demand market are expected to top $263 billion by 2016, a 27% increase over the $207 billion the industry generated in 2014, driven by rapid consumer adoption and expanding Internet penetration in emerging markets. While North America and Western Europe currently are the two largest VOD markets, Asia Pacific, with a 13%-share of the current market, is expected to grow nearly 70% to a 22% share by 2020, bumping Western Europe to third place, according to the … [Read more...] about Global VOD to hit $263 million
VoD market on up-surge
The global VoD market is expected to reach $263 billion (€ 231.2bn) by 2016, up from $207 billion in 2014 according to Future Market Insights. Rising popularity of on-demand services among consumers and proliferation of internet in emerging nations is expected to fuel the global VoD market. Demand for pay-TV services will continue to remain strong during the forecast period 2014-2020. Popularity of pay-TV services, especially digital cable services, is increasing on account of deployment of … [Read more...] about VoD market on up-surge
Dish TV launches offline VOD
Dish TV, an Indian pay-TV giant, is launching a simplified VOD service that works without needing access to the Internet. Dish TV will download 15 films a month (one every two days) in a ratio of 70/30 in favour of Hindi/English-language movies. The usual pause, rewind/replay, fast-forward benefits would be available. The box would come pre-loaded with 50 movies, and 15 would then be added each month on a on a first in, first out basis. Potential users to DishFlix need an additional $92 (Rupees … [Read more...] about Dish TV launches offline VOD
TVT to provide content for Hulu Japan
London – TVT announced a deal to provide BBC World News video on Demand (VoD) content to Hulu Japan, a popular VoD service offering users more than 13,000 assets available on more than 90 million devices. The new agreement follows a long-standing relationship with the channel, where TVT has assisted in the delivery of regional Japanese content for 21 years. Providing a complete media management service, TVT is currently responsible for subtitling and dubbing documentary and current affairs … [Read more...] about TVT to provide content for Hulu Japan
Cisco partners Videocon d2h
New Delhi, India – Cisco announced that Videocon d2h will deploy advanced video solutions from the Cisco Videoscape™ product portfolio to enable it to deliver an innovative, high quality television viewing experience to its customers. Cisco will collaborate with Videocon d2h to create an infrastructure that supports advanced services like 4K, OTT (Over the Top), VOD (Video on Demand), multi-screen video and multi-room DVR (Digital Video Recorder), on a high definition platform. Since … [Read more...] about Cisco partners Videocon d2h
