Forty-four per cent of TV households in the United States have at least one Digital Video Recorder (DVR), and one-third of DVR households have more than one DVR -representing 14 per cent of all households having multiple DVRs according to recent consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG). In 2005, just 8 per cent of […]
The BBC has revealed in a blog post that tablet devices now account for half as much usage of the iPlayer service as Freesat, Freeview, BT Vision, Virgin TiVo and Blu-ray combined (3 per cent vs 6 per cent). The iPlayer received 153 million requests for TV and radio programmes in September, with Tablet requests […]
BBC Worldwide confirmed that the global BBC iPlayer App has launched in Australia and will be available to on the App Store exclusively on iPad. The app will give iPad users access to a quality mix of classic and contemporary British television specifically tailored for Australian viewers. The global BBC iPlayer is a video […]
A new report on UK cable operator Virgin Media’s prospects (from investment bankers Morgan Stanley) says that TiVo’s functionality will make life very hard for YouView or BSkyB. Virgin’s senior staffers say that their TiVo box, now rolling out to its customer base, will beat to the punch the UK’s digital terrestrial service YouView and […]
The BBC has launched a new version of its homepage in beta. The emphasis is shifted from news, sport and weather to the iPlayer, which was still in its infancy when the current homepage was launched in 2008. The new site is clearly built for the tablet age. The entire homepage fits inside the screen […]
Viewers logging on to watch the popular costume drama Downton Abbey found only three ads on a loop in place of the WW1 upmarket soap. There was also an apology for ‘technical difficulties.’ ITV continues to plagued by glitches in its multi-screen strategy; the mobile stream crashed in the first England game of the Rugby […]
Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), the world’s largest religious broadcaster, has confirmed launch of iTBN, a new 24/7 online service that brings the best of TBN’s programming – past and present – to one convenient website. In addition, iTBN includes on-demand viewing categories for Christian music, shows for teens and much more. It even allows viewers […]
Aston, a major player on the international digital television market for 20 years, is proud to be presenting an exclusive preview of its Catch Up TV via satellite solution at IBC. This new solution is a response to growing demand for access to on-demand TV channels in non-linear mode for all households, wherever they are […]
White-label video publishing company and independent subsidiary of Comcast, thePlatform, has been selected by international cable operator Liberty Global to provide the back-end video management system across its online video properties. Liberty Global – which has operations in 14 countries – will use thePlatform’s ‘TV Everywhere’ solution to enable subscribers to catch-up and watch more […]
Channel 4 is to relaunch its on-demand service at the end of the month, with 4oD getting a significant makeover. It has rebuilt 4oD, adding more personalisation and much-needed features like predictive search and recommendations. At the heart of the changes is My 4oD, a section of the service that allows users, once registered, to […]