While the television continues to provide the best quality picture and viewing experience, the way content is being discovered and consumed is changing dramatically, especially for millennials, according to the preliminary results of the second NATPE||Content First/Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) joint research study on consumers’ attitudes toward television viewing, The survey found just
Preliminary numbers from US trade body DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group’s 2014 Home Entertainment Report reveal home entertainment digital spending continued to rise in 2014; electronic sales and subscription on-demand were up in both the final quarter and full year, and that the total home media business is keeping pace with box office value. The […]
Overall video entertainment market spend in the Netherlands remained flat in 2014 and is on track to return to growth this year, according to research from Futuresource Consulting. The category – which includes digital video, box office, packaged video and pay-TV – totalled more than €2 billion in 2014 and is on track to exceed […]
ESPN Player is giving fans in the UK, Europe and Africa the chance to witness NCAA college football history for just £1 (€1.28). Live streaming coverage of the first-ever College Football Playoff National Championship Game will be available on January 12th via www.espnplayer.com. The game will also be available on demand until the end of […]
A deal has been agreed between Endemol Worldwide Distribution (EWD) and Amazon Prime Instant Video for the exclusive SVoD rights in the UK to the acclaimed drama series The Fall. Season 1 of the series is available to stream immediately. ”We’re delighted to secure another high quality drama exclusively for our customers,” said Chris Bird, […]
Box office takings in the UK and Ireland were at their lowest for more than 23 years in 2014, according to industry analysts Rentrak. Ticket sales generated more than £1.13 billion (€1.44bn) in 2014 but fell by 2.9 per cent from the year before – the most since the figures began being tracked in 1991. […]
Subscription video-streaming services like Netflix may be booming but their impact on pay-TV broadcasters such as Sky has been “greatly exaggerated”, according to Deloitte. The consulting firm forecasts online subscription video on demand (SVoD) will generate
According to findings from the British Video Association, the UK video entertainment market is buoyant, with total spending just under £2.2 billion, similar to 2013. Digital continues to boost the video entertainment market with a 30 per cent growth in 2014. Consumers prefer to own their videos Buying videos to own and keep is overwhelmingly […]
DISH Network subsidiary Sling TV has confirmed the anticipated launch of Sling TV, a live, over-the-top television service, to US customers nationwide in the first quarter of 2015. Sling TV will deliver live sports, lifestyle, family, news and information channels, VoD entertainment and the best of online video to broadband-connected devices at home and on-the-go. […]
Consumer research from broadband, media and entertainment industries specialist Leichtman Research Group (LRG) found that 76 per cent of US households have a DVR, subscribe to Netflix, or use VoD from a cable or telco provider – with 26 per cent of households using two of the services, and 11 per cent using all three. […]