HB-Uh-Oh? Netflix subscribers climb as cable customers fall

The number of people subscribing to video on-demand services is on the up in the US, while the number of cable customers is falling, according to a study. Is this a sign that SVOD is the downfall of premium TV?

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Thousands of people may be skipping TV licence fees through iPlayer loophole

Thousands of Brits could be watching live TV on BBC iPlayer without paying the licence fee, the BBC has revealed.

The BBC’s on-demand service allows viewers to stream live shows as well as catch up on old programmes for … Read More

Netflix has 44 million subscribers worldwide (and may introduce tiered payments)

Netflix now has more than 44 million subscribers worldwide.

The company announced the new figures in its quarterly profits report, which was released to shareholders this week. The Internet TV company overtook HBO in the third quarter of 2013 with … Read More

Sky Atlantic’s Fleming available to watch online before broadcast in February

Photo: Justin Downing.

Bond creator biopic Fleming will have an early digital release in the UK before its broadcast on Sky Atlantic in February 2014.

The drama, starring Dominic Cooper as the famous author, will start on Wednesday 12th February … Read More

House of Cards Season 2 photos released

Backstabbing your work colleagues. Craving ribs. Strangling dogs in the street. These are all warning signs that your House of Cards withdrawal has reached critical levels. These new photos of House of Cards Season 2, then, might be just the trick.

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BBC iPlayer tops BrandIndex as Netflix sees biggest improvement

BBC iPlayer topped the YouGov BrandIndex’s Buzz charts for the second year running in 2013.

The streaming service enjoyed a record Christmas period at the end of last year, with a rise in tablet users driving up downloads to … Read More

blinkbox reports record-breaking Christmas sales – and the rise of tablets

blinkbox had record-breaking sales this Christmas, as viewers increasingly turn to video on-demand as a way to purchase and rent movies.

Sales surged 245 per cent year-on-year on the Tesco-owned pay-per-view service during the Christmas period.

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Mr. Selfridge Season 2 released on iTunes before TV premiere

Photo: ITV

ITV’s period drama hit Mr. Selfridge has released its second season on iTunes three days ahead of its TV broadcast.

Hot on the heels of HBO’s decision to make Girls Season 3 available to watch online through Sky’s … Read More

Sky 1 snaps up 24: Live Another Day for TV and on-demand

Guess who’s back. Back again. Bauer’s back. Tell a friend… to sign up to Sky’s NOW, because Sky 1 has snapped up 24: Live Another Day.

The return of everyone’s favourite CTU agent/hero/torturer/angry father with a gun will be broadcast … Read More

Kon-Tiki directors helm Netflix Original series based on Marco Polo’s adventures

Photo: Kon-Tiki, directed by Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg, who will helm Netflix’s new series

A Netflix Original series based on the escapades of Marco Polo is set to premiere this year on the Internet TV service.

The directors of … Read More