Deals, Mergers, Funding, Partnerships and Aquisitions in the Internet TV, IPTV and Web Video industry
Deals, Funding & Acquisitions
Justin.tv is no more, with the pioneering live streaming service having suddenly shut down after seven years. Meanwhile, its replacement, Twitch.tv,...
Seinfeld could soon be available to stream on Netflix, with Jerry Seinfeld, the creator and star of the classic sitcom, suggesting...
Microsoft has long held ambitious plans to turn its games console into a media hub delivering masses of content of all...
LoveFilm is no more, being rebranded as Amazon Prime Instant Video and being folded into the existing Amazon Prime service. Most...
YouTube is set to continue its efforts to evolve from the home of a disparate collection of funny animal videos into...
As was rumored for some time, YouTube has started charging for content, with paid channels making their debut. The pilot scheme...
Amazon has taken on the episodic version of Zombieland in order to add to its Instant Video lineup. Which further cements...
Netflix has signed a new deal with Disney which will see first-run movies from the media company streaming through the service...
Up until now there has been one noticeable absence from the programming line-up offered on Hulu. But a new deal struck...
Rumors are building that Microsoft is preparing to make a bid for Netflix. Rumors that have helped the Netflix stock price...
Google’s experiment in turning YouTube from the prime destination for videos of funny cats into something more worthy has been successful...
Netflix is set to continue its slow but sure expansion into international territories with a push into the Nordic countries of...
The BBC continues to be at the forefront of delivering television online. The catch-up, on-demand iPlayer has been a huge success,...
YouView has been delayed once more, and this latest missed target means the set-top box and related platform won’t be out...
Amazon Studios has selected the first four shows it wants to develop further as part of its quest to create original...
A site that was once competition to the now-ubiquitous YouTube has been acquired by a Hollywood management company with plenty of...
Although online television companies have been primarily purveyors of traditional TV content to this point, that is changing. original programming is...
YouTube racks up over 19,000 episodes of Indian television shows, all available for free on the site. Which begs the question,...
You can now watch full-length episodes of various Disney shows on YouTube, and even embed them on other sites around the...
I’m writing this on February 29, a day that only exists once every four years. It’s a leap year, which makes...
Wait, what? There’s a music label executive who thinks the Internet is a force for good? Wonders will never cease. Unfortunately...
Watch out, Netflix, you have (more) competition. And this time it’s in the shape of Amazon. Offering streaming video as part...
Web video is maturing, with original programming coming to online content companies. Following hot on the heels of the likes of...
After years of speculation and months of planning, Netflix has finally landed in Europe, launching in the U.K. and Ireland at...
2012 is the year Netflix becomes more than just a company which stream other people’s content. Instead, it has become a...
It’s OK to hate Louis C.K. I do. But you should love his latest comedy special. Not for the content, necessarily,...
Could Verizon be about to buy Netflix? That is the gist of the rumors spreading at the moment. But they’re rumors...
Netflix is at a crossroads. Facing unhappy customers, increasing costs for content as the networks play hardball, and all with little...
We all remember Sunday afternoons spent vegging out watching television, with the channel being viewed being chosen by the holder of...
Content is king, as we know all too well. Netflix knows this better than most, and is trying to secure a...
