Categories: Entertainment

Watch ITV and Channel 4 content on your PS3

The Guardian have reported earlier today that ITV and Channel 4 are both expected to launch the first commercial video content that can be viewed in the UK via the PlayStation 3 later this week. This follows a similar strategy from the BBC which launched its BBC iPlayer for the PS3 last year.

The PS3 deal marks an “acceleration of our distribution strategy” noted Robin Pembroke, managing director at ITV. He added that he expected to see flagship shows like Coronation Street and Emmerdale being made available through new distribution channels like internet TVs, tablet computers, and gaming consoles.

“As awareness of ITV Player grows, so will consumption of ITV’s content on demand”.

Sarah Rose, director of commercial business development at Channel 4, said that now was the right time to partner with a games console.

“They are much bigger now and moving into the entertainment space, plus it sits well with our 16 to 34-year-old audience strengths.”

Commenting on other consoles as possible distribution mediums Rose stated that she was “not saying no” to an Xbox partnership, but Microsoft were not “coming to our door”. She also added that the Nintendo Wii was an unlikely partner as the platform could not facilitate advertising.

Alan Duncan, marketing director for PlayStation in the UK said that both content providers could expect a traffic increase of around 10% as a result of the new deal. Duncan is also keen to change the perception of the PS3 as solely a gaming device to one as a broader entertainment device.

“It is about changing people’s attitudes to the PS3 as a platform to view it as a much broader entertainment device”.

He also added that Sony would help promote the availability of ITV and Channel  content to PS3 owners, culminating in a TV advertising campaign and a TV sponsorship deal to push the PS3 as a media entertainment device early in 2011.

Share your thoughts in the comments.

Albizu Garcia

Albizu Garcia is the Co-Founder and CEO of Gain -- a marketing technology company that automates the social media and content publishing workflow for agencies and social media managers, their clients and anyone working in teams.

View Comments

Recent Posts

GAN, Tec de Monterrey partnership highlights cross-border startup ecosystem building in Latin America amid trade dispute

Despite recent tensions between the United States government and Latin American countries over migration and…

4 days ago

This founder started out with US $5K to his name. Now, he owns a multi-million-dollar global business

Meet Nitin Seth, the Co-Founder and CEO of Screen Magic (SMS Magic), a messaging leader…

4 days ago

Building smarter: AI, the ultimate tool transforming an old-age industry

In this Brains Byte Back, we sit down with Hari Vasudevan, founder and CEO of…

4 days ago

When AI Goes Rogue: 8 Lessons from Implementing LLMs in the Healthcare Industry that Could Save the Future

By Santosh Shevade, Principal Data Consultant at Gramener – A Straive company All pharmaceutical companies…

5 days ago

Digital Public Infrastructure will enable public, private entities to control your access to essential goods, services & mobility

Digital Public Infrastructure is a top-down agenda coming from unelected globalists, bureaucrats, and their partners…

2 weeks ago

Open Source Claims to Be a Meritocracy—So Why Are Companies Buying Their Way In?

Imagine that you are a maintainer of a widely used open source project relied upon…

2 weeks ago