Freeview’s research into consumer views and attitudes about television reveals that viewers believe in subscription free television. The research finds that 90 per cent of Brits say the main Freeview channels should be free for everyone to access – a percentage that is similar among those who currently subscribe to pay TV like Sky (90 […]
As the tournament reaches its final stages, the BBC has announced it will broadcast selected matches from this year’s Wimbledon Championships live in 3D to homes across the UK, as part of the BBC’s two-year trial experimenting with 3D production and distribution. The matches included in the trial coverage will include: The Ladies’ Singles semi-finals […]
A study into how people watch TV has revealed some key differences between watching TV live and on-demand and between different types of VoD. It has also explained why live viewing continues to thrive alongside VoD. The study – Screen Life: TV in demand – was commissioned by Thinkbox, the marketing body for commercial TV […]
The forthcoming film release – A Field in England – is coming out simultaneously July 5th in the cinema, on DVD, Freeview and Video on Demand, the first British film to do so. The English Civil War-set film was commissioned by Film4.0, with Film4, Picturehouse Entertainment, 4DVD and Film4 Channel partnering for this ‘watch-it-where-you-want’ experiment. […]
Internet TV streaming service FilmOn has reacted to a lawsuit filed in March by a group of broadcasters by filing its response and a counterclaim. FilmOn founder Alki David is seeking a declaratory judgement that providing technology that allows consumers to receive free over-the-air broadcast signals via the Internet is not a violation of TV […]
Internet TV streaming service Aereo is to launch its technology in the Chicagoland area on September 13th, continuing the company’s nationwide rollout. The expansion to Chicago will cover 16 counties across Illinois and Indiana. Aereo’s technology is currently available to consumers residing in the New York City, Boston and Atlanta designated market areas (DMA). “There’s […]
Ralph Rivera, the BBC’s Director, Future Media, has suggested that the Internet needs to become a creative platform to build on the early successes of broadcast and online convergence. “The Internet as a distribution platform needs to shift to be the Internet as a creative platform,” he said during a keynote address at the IEA […]
Two separate reports have outlined that advertising spend on free-to-air TV is still – at best – flat, and in some markets local FTA broadcasters are suffering significant shortfalls. According to figures from Kantar Media, broadcast TV in the USA is down 5.2 per cent because of weaker primetime ratings. Broadcast ratings were also hurt […]
Research from GfK Media & Entertainment shows that the estimated number of Americans now relying exclusively on over-the-air (OTA) television broadcasting increased to 59.7 million, up from 54 million just a year ago. The percentage of TV households currently OTA reliant has now grown from 14 per cent in 2010 to 19.3 per cent in […]
Ofcom has commenced the second phase of local TV licensing, inviting applications for new channels in seven locations across the UK. Following the award of 19 licences in the first phase, Ofcom is now opening up applications for local TV channels in Bangor, Cambridge, Middlesbrough, Mold, Scarborough, Swansea and York. These are the initial locations […]