March 22nd, 2013

Amazon’s LOVEFiLM Bulks Out Its Kids’ Corner With Teletubbies & Other BBC Worldwide Shows

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Amazon’s on-demand video streaming service, LOVEFiLM Instant, which competes with Netflix in the U.K., is continuing to build out its children’s content corner, today inking a content licensing deal with BBC Worldwide to license a range of children’s content for streaming. → Read More

February 6th, 2013

BBC Aims For More Int’l Growth, Releases First Worldwide Sports App For iOS, Android Coming Soon

BBC Sport iOS app

The UK’s BBC began to test the waters for BBC Sport apps globally last summer with the launch of a special app featuring content from the London Olympics, and today that game is entering its next quarter: BBC Worldwide today released a new BBC Sport app for iOS, the first that will be made available to consumers outside the UK. The BBC says that an Android version will also be coming soon. → Read More

May 15th, 2012

BBC Worldwide Extends Its Partnership With Video Site Viki To Cover Advertising

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BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, today announced an extension of its relationship with social, online TV site Viki. On the heels of a strategic investment it made last year — BBC Worldwide participated in a $20 million Series B round that also included SK Planet, Greylock Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Charles River Ventures, Neoteny Labs and others — and a content licensing deal… → Read More

December 20th, 2011

Netflix lines up BBC for early 2012 launch in UK, Ireland

Starting in early 2012, when Netflix is set to make its debut in the UK and Ireland, registered members will be able to instantly stream available content on their television sets, tablets, game consoles, computers and mobile phones.

In the beginning of November, the video streaming giant signed up MGM as its first content provider for the regions, and this morning Netflix announced a new digital… → Read More

December 20th, 2011

Netflix Lines Up BBC For Early 2012 Launch In UK, Ireland

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Starting in early 2012, when Netflix is set to make its debut in the UK and Ireland, registered members will be able to instantly stream available content on their television sets, tablets, game consoles, computers and mobile phones.

In the beginning of November, the video streaming giant signed up MGM as its first content provider for the regions, and this morning Netflix announced a new… → Read More