Broadening the focus of its “TV Everywhere” initiatives, Fox Digital Media has tapped video platform Kaltura to serve as the foundation of its new video asset management platform. Per the deal, nearly every property overseen by parent Fox Networks Group — including Fox Broadcasting Company and Fox Sports — is expected to make use of the platform.
In a first-of-its-kind deal, Comcast and Time Warner moved forward with their vision of “TV Everywhere,” signing a new contract that covers the online streaming of channels like TNT, TBS, CNN and the Cartoon Network. The contract demonstrates that Internet rights for TV shows and channels are becoming increasingly important to distributors as they try to keep up with consumers’ changing habits.
Bewkes Seeks Help For TV Everywhere
“We have every distribution network and content company trying to create a uniform approach for this,” Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes said at the Consumer Electronics Show. “Let’s try to keep it simple. This is the best room in the world to develop the innovation to make this happen.”
Dish Network says it is now the first pay TV service to provide full “TV Everywhere” service — all its channels and programming — on the iPad.
Dish Network on Thursday launched a “TV Everywhere” service that gives customers access to their subscribed channels on their smartphones, laptops and tablets. The service requires a $99 Sling adapter and a DVR or a DVR with Sling built in. Subscribers also need to download a free Dish remote-access program on to their device. There are no additional monthly service fees to access the content.
Comcast customers can’t use a Google TV-based device to access authenticated programming on the MSO’s TV Everywhere site — but only because the Internet company’s software is not compatible with the operator’s video players, according to Comcast.
Exclusives
CableLabs has published its first specification for “TV Everywhere” services, developed with Comcast and Time Warner Cable, which is designed to provide common authentication and authorization methods for online video.
