The BBC will air England’s quarter-final clash with Canada on BBC1 after the Women’s World Cup first round of matches proved a ratings hit on BBC3 The Lionesses’ 2-1 win over Norway on June 22nd was watched by a peak audience of 2 million viewers, BBC3’s highest ratings since the London 2012 Olympics, and triple […]
The finale of Season 5 of Sky Atlantic’s Game of Thrones delivered a record audience of 3.1 million in the UK, making it the most-watched Sky entertainment programme ever in Sky homes. The record-breaking audience figure includes live audiences for the 2am simulcast and 9pm broadcast on June 15th, as well as customers watching their […]
Jumptuit has released its first smart TV app that gives users instant access to personal media scattered across various devices and cloud services on the big screen. The Jumptuit TV interface is integrated with voice search and designed to optimise the smart TV experience while granting immediate access to pictures, videos and music stored in […]
Triax, global supplier of innovative, high-tech solutions for the reception and distribution of video, audio and data signals, and Astra presented a new eight- channel IP-LNB (low-noise block converter) from Triax at their respective stands at ANGA COM. The new Triax IP-LNB is based on SES’ SAT-IP standard protocol technology and will deliver eight concurrent […]
North America already had 50.6 million SVoD homes [for movie and TV services only – excluding sports] by end-2014 – or 38.8 per cent of TV households and 48.1 per cent of fixed broadband homes, according to a report from Digital TV Research. The Americas OTT TV & Video Forecasts report estimates that this represents […]
Higher Dynamic Range (HDR) is key to fully enjoying Ultra HD transmissions. However, few UHD displays can currently manage to resolve HDR with its better picture quality, richer colours, and significantly improved detail in shadows and black and white contrast ratios. Amazon’s Prime Instant Video service says it will supply HDR-enabled content – initially to […]
Netflix has announced the availability of gift cards in France that allow credit to be added to an existing account, whatever the selected subscription fee is (€7.99, €8.99 or €11.99), or they can be redeemed by creating a new account. Three kind of gift cards are available for €15, €25 and €50 and can be […]
Spanish regulator CNMC has imposed a €229,136 fine on Mediaset, owner of Tele 5 and Cuatro among other channels, for violating the law on advertising content. The watchdog has also started legal proceedings against the other large private-TV group Atresmedia, owner of Antena 3 and La Sexta. The Mediaset infringements took place on Telecinco and […]
Binge viewing is much more common in the case of some TV series than others, according to Jörg Allgäuer, VP, corporate communications at Sky Deutschland, speaking at the Connected TV World Summit. Allgäuer said that 53 per cent of viewers watch Game of Thrones on its linear showing whilst 34 per cent watch it on […]
Ooyala, a Telstra subsidiary and specialist in video publishing, analytics and monetisation, has released its Q1 2015 Global Video Index, revealing mobile devices made up 42 per cent of all online viewing during the quarter. In particular, smartphones are driving the majority of mobile viewing growth, receiving four times more plays than tablets during the […]