February 2016, marked the start of sales of the first Russian game console with HD set-top box functions – GS Gamekit. The new device, which is developed and manufactured by the GS Group holding company, is now available from the authorized dealers of the General Satellite equipment and Tricolor TV digital television service providers. Unique […]
Virtual reality is still very much in the ‘innovation’ stage, but this will start to change over the coming months as a variety of major first generation headsets hit the market, according to findings in a report – Virtual Reality – Niche or Mass Market? – from Futuresource Consulting. Some of the world’s largest and […]
In its latest ‘re-invention’ Yahoo is to cut 15 per cent of its workforce and is looking to shed ‘non strategic’ assets, including online games and Smart TV. Kenneth Goldman, CFO, said that through sales, closures and efficiency programmes Yahoo plans to reduce its headcount to approximately 9,000 people by the end of 2016 –meaning […]
With Apple recently releasing its updated Apple TV, it’s clear the company sees the technology as its next app platform. In response to this, App Annie, a provider of app analytics and app market data, has released a series of stats on tvOS. Some of these findings include: – Of the top 100 most downloaded […]
The standout CES 2016 trend towards multiscreen TV experiences is supported by new research commissioned by pay-TV subscriber management specialist Paywizard, which finds that mobile devices are the most popular choices for watching paid OTT TV content, with 66 per cent of consumers globally preferring to access Internet TV via a mobile, tablet or laptop. […]
Limelight Networks, a global leader in digital content delivery, predicts that the amount of data caused by downloads of current top games is up to 30 per cent of an Exabyte. An Exabyte is equal to one billion Gigabytes. This holiday period, many eagerly anticipated and high profile games were released including Halo 5, Call […]
Apple has revealed that customers around the world made this holiday season the biggest ever for the App Store, setting new records during the festive period. In the two weeks ending January 3rd, customers spent over $1.1 billion on apps and in-app purchases, setting back-to-back weekly records for traffic and purchases. January 1st 2016 marked […]
Marvell, a specialist in providing complete silicon solutions from storage to Internet of Things (IoT), cloud infrastructure, digital entertainment, in-home content delivery and Kinoma software enabling the “Smart Life and Smart Lifestyle”— have announced that Marvell’s ARMADA 1500 Mini (88DE3005) System-on-Chip (SoC), Avastar 88W8897 11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip and power management integrated circuits (PMIC) components […]
MTG has simultaneously agreed and completed the acquisition of DreamHack, one of the world’s largest esports companies. DreamHack runs both local and global esports leagues, tournaments and championships. The Scandinavian company’s seven live events in 2014 attracted a total audience of over 105,000 people, and esports fans have watched 34 million hours of DreamHack content […]
Dedicated companion TV apps have slowly but surely made a name for themselves, with gamification opportunities making them even more compelling and easy to adopt and use for consumers. A study from the Connected Home UX (CHX) group at Strategy Analytics has found