Australians’ increasing appetite for digital content is driving profound changes in mobile device use, services, infrastructure and content delivery, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s Communications report 2015–16, revealing current trends in consumer behaviour and industry responses. “The continuing increase in digital data traffic has been the main cause of change in the […]
Motors TV’s Founder, Jean-Luc Roy, has suggested that it will be ‘business-as-usual with benefits’ for the service’s audiences and suppliers following its acquisition by Motorsport Network. Motors TV has re-affirmed that its current operations will continue unchanged, but that the new ownership would provide significant opportunities for the company’s audiences and business partners alike. Roy […]
Video services provider Simplestream has been selected by A+E Networks UK to provide TV Everywhere distribution services for its new UK free-to-air channel Blaze. Blaze is a free-to-air channel that debuted in the UK and Ireland on 20 September 2016 on Freeview and Sky with programming that includes American Restoration, The First 48, Mountain Men, […]
Connected consumers across APAC are watching more video content than ever before, according to the findings from Kantar TNS’s Connected Life study into the behaviours of Internet users across the globe. The study shows that people are consuming a wide variety of online video – from online TV or subscription services like Netflix, to free […]
UK commercial public service broadcaster Channel 4 has revealed a new look for its on-demand service All 4. The service’s brand new interface for big screens (Smart TVs and games consoles) will launch in the coming weeks, followed by new-look home screens on iOS, Android and All4.com. All 4’s user experience design and interactions will […]
In a move that it says will dramatically enhance its content recommendations for linear and on-demand video viewing, premium entertainment streaming service Hulu has acquired The Video Genome Project’s contextual attribution technology for an undisclosed sum. The Video Genome Project (The VGP) is recognised as one of the largest, broadest and most granular structured databases […]
Virgin Media and Turner have agreed a long term programming deal in the UK and Ireland. The partnership ensures Virgin Media customers will continue to enjoy their favourite channels like Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Cartoonito, TCM and CNN International, as well as bringing Cartoon Network in HD to customers in Ireland for the first time. Also […]
US SVoD service Hulu has secured new affiliate agreements with 21st Century Fox and The Walt Disney Company that will add Fox’s premier entertainment, news, sports and non-fiction services, as well as Disney’s portfolio of networks from Disney/ABC Television Group and ESPN to the line-up of programming that will be available to stream live and […]
LG Electronics has confirmed that owners of 2016 LG Smart TVs, will be able to take full advantage of Freeview Play functionality by scrolling back through their TV guide to enjoy shows from the last seven days. In addition, entertainment services from UKTV Play and STV will also join the range of catch up services […]
Last week the BBC’s Mike Gunton (Creative Director/BBC Natural History Unit) and Andy King (its outgoing Head of Technology/Television Productions), speaking to advanced-television.com at the MIPCOM programming market, said that the BBC was now working hard to get its Ultra-HD productions out to the consumer. King said that high-profile shows, such as the upcoming Planet […]