According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, Comcast and Walmart Inc are in collaborative talks to develop and distribute smart TVs. Under the terms of discussion, Walmart will promote TV sets running Comcast software and in return get a share of recurring revenues from Comcast. Comcast is competing with Apple TV+ and Netflix…
For the very first time, from April 9, Walt Disney Co’s Disney+ content will be made available in the Middle East and North Africa in the region’s pay television and online streaming service provider OSN. Dubai-headquartered OSN has signed a “long-term” exclusive distribution rights agreement with Walt Disney. OSN’s Chief Executive Patrick Tillieux declined to…
Apple is scheduled to launch its own TV and video services on March 25, 2019. The move will naturally amp up competition in this segment. Reed Hastings, Netflix’s Chief Executive has made it lucidly clear that it will not make its TV shows and movies available through Apple Inc’s upcoming video offerings. “We prefer to…
Subscribers will be able to watch the content using Roku’s mobile application – a first for Roku. Roku Inc will now offer premium video contents, alongside its free ones, to its subscribers for a fee, said the video streaming service in a statement. This will include premium channels from Lionsgate-owned Starz, CBS Corp’s Showtime, Noggin…
With this strategic move Netflix is expanding its footprint on the interactive Tv market. Content streaming giant Netflix Inc will allow users to choose how its movie or TV episode will end. The development comes at a time when Netflix is intent on expanding its Interactive TV content, said a report from Bloomberg. The Bloomberg…
The ongoing battle between Comcast Corp and Walt Disney Co over control of Tata Sky, an Indian pay TV network, as part of their fight for Twenty-First Century Fox Inc, is indicative of the growth potential of the country’s more than 1 billion viewers. Upping the stakes against its peer, Amazon Prime, Netflix Inc premiered…
The demand which incidentally underscores the wide gap between Viacom’s price expectations and CBS Corp’s offer price indicates that both companies have made little progress in talks. The synergies however have potential since it would position the combined company to better leverage its asset swhile negotiating with U.S. cable and satellite companies. As per sources…
While the deal is widely expected to benefit Disney, its impact on Twenty First Century Fox will require more clarity. News reports from CNBC have stated citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter at hand, Twenty-First Century Fox has held talks with Walt Disney Co to divest most of its television and film assets, in…
While there is an element in luck in the way geologists locate these deposits, the new method is more structured and thorough. As per the results of a study, scientists are scouring through huge tracts of data, looking for clues for the deposits of minerals, including, oil, gas, copper and gold. The techniques adopted by…
The timing of pushing the House of Cards to the next quarter has played a major rule in its profit outlook for this quarter. Riding on positive signs of its surge to expand its digital footprint, Netflix Inc has made a bullish forecast for subscriber additions by mid-year which has sent its shares shooting to…
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