Mar 1 2018
Sky and Netflix announce a new partnership to bundle the full Netflix service into a brand new Sky TV subscription pack. This pioneering partnership, the first of its kind, will give millions of Sky customers seamless access to Netflix through the Sky Q platform. Sky will make available the extensive Netflix service to new and […]
Sep 9 2016
By 2020, 250 million TV viewers around the world will be ready to watch shows using High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology. According to a new report from Strategy Analytics’ Intelligent Home Group, annual worldwide sales of HDR-enabled TVs in 2020 will reach 58 million units, bringing the number of homes with at least one HDR-enabled […]
Aug 23 2016
New data from Juniper Research has found that 4K OTT (Over the Top) content will finally see mass-market appeal, with adoption set to soar over the next 5 years. Juniper’s latest research, Digital TV & Video: Network and OTT Strategies 2016-2021, found that 4K OTT services will attract over 189 million unique users globally by […]
Aug 19 2016
LG and Netflix have finally made it possible to stream Netflix in HDR quality on last year’s LG OLED TVs. The update was released earlier this week and is confirmed to work on EF9500 (EF950V) and EG920V. Read more at http://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1471596865#XizkRTqyy8kxo88i.99 LG’s new 2016 OLED TVs have supported Netflix’s HDR since launch but owners of […]
Mar 22 2016
A quarter of UK homes subscribe to Netflix, with 1.4 million joining the streaming service in 2015 alone, says a BARB survey. More than five million households, or 24 per cent, subscribed to Netflix at the end of 2015, compared with 14 per cent in 2014. Netflix far out sells competitors Amazon’s Prime Instant Video […]
Dec 21 2015
BT TV has today officially confirmed the arrival of Netflix in 4k for users of its Ultra HD YouView service. Ultra HD BT TV customers will now be able to view some of the world’s biggest TV shows via BT’s Ultra HD YouView+ set-top box and adding Netflix’s Ultra HD plan, currently £8.99 a month. […]
Dec 15 2015
Netflix has launched on UK free-to-air digital satellite platform Freesat via its Freetime connected TV service. The subscription video-on-demand service is now available via set-top supplier Humax’s Freesat with Freetime boxes, enabling Freesat viewers to sign up for Netflix’s offering. The service is available via Humax’s HDR-1000S 500GB, HDR-1010S 1TB, HB-1000S, as well as the […]
Jan 5 2015
US streaming service Netflix is stepping up its efforts to fight piracy by blocking subscribers who use web tools to access international versions of its VoD platform. The streamer has begun a crackdown on subscribers who use virtual private network (VPN) services to avoid geo-blocking and access the US version of the site. Netflix is […]
BBC switch from SD to HD on satellite
Joint UK/international BBC News service from March
Loss of channels on Freesat 4K TV Boxes after a reset
Digital UK becomes “Everyone TV”
Rollout of BBC One HD for the English regions
ITVX launch month delivers 55% increase in ITV’s streaming viewing and 65% increase in online users
New Broadcast 2040+ researchBBC to switch off all SD satellite channels
ITV2/3/4 HD FTA
Mar 20 2020
Netflix and YouTube reducing video-streaming quality in Europe
Netflix and YouTube are both reducing video-streaming quality in Europe to reduce the stress on residential broadband networks caused by the coronavirus pandemic forcing people to stay home. Netflix is reducing the bit rate on video streams, but not the resolution, for the next 30 days in the EU and UK, the BBC reported. The […]
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By Expat • Europe • Tags: Netflix, YouTube