Sky and Netflix have forged a new multi-year deal agreement in the UK. Strengthening their successful partnership built over the past two years. The new extended deal will help Sky to bring customers all of the entertainment they love, all in one place. Following the deal, Sky customers will soon have the option to take […]
The Indonesia based IndoXXI group, which controls a large number of illegal piracy websites and applications, has “claimed” that it had officially closed its operations as of January 1st, 2020. The Minister of Communications and Information (KOMINFO), Johnny Plate, continues to be vocal in the media, encouraging both consumers and piracy site operators to do […]
Research from Parks Associates finds over one-quarter of US broadband households are interested in innovative offerings accessed via television, such as offline viewing, video gaming, food delivery, ride sharing, and gambling. The research, found in 360 View: Video Services & Connected Consumers, also reveals that 25 per cent
ESPN Player deliver live and on demand coverage of X Games Aspen 2020 across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) as the action sports competition returns to Aspen Snowmass next week. The event features top athletes competing in 18 different disciplines over four days at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen, Colorado. The 24th edition of the […]
Two months after Disney’s launch of its Disney+ SVoD service, Sensor Tower Store Intelligence data confirms that the service’s mobile app has now been downloaded nearly 41 million times across the App Store and Google Play and has generated an estimated $97.2 million in user spending. In a blog post, the app intelligence firm says […]
Findings from research firm Parks Associates suggest that the value of pirate video services accessed by pay-TV and non-pay-TV consumers will exceed $67 billion (€60bn) worldwide by 2023. The report, Video Piracy: Ecosystem, Risks, and Impact, estimates that if just 10 per cent of pay-TV subscribers discontinued pay-TV services in favour of video delivered by […]
Controversy over an FA Cup streaming rights deal which was criticised for encouraging gambling seems to have been resolved, with news emerging that the FA is holding talks with the BBC and BT Sport regarding coverage of matches currently only available via streaming, and which fell outside the ties selected by the two broadcast licensees. […]
Findings from Hub Entertainment Research’s Video Redefined study track the most popular video genres and formats among consumers today—including non-traditional forms of video entertainment. The study also measures the methods consumers use—including illegitimate methods—to access that content. Highlights from the study: 1) While nearly one-third of all consumers have given out an online TV service […]
LG has revealed at CES that its new lineup of OLED TVs will include an Apple TV app, letting users access the Apple TV+ streaming service, Apple TV channels, and iTunes video library content. In addition to the new 2020 models, LG says the app will also be coming to 2019 and 2018 models later […]
The rising popularity of streaming services along with 5G connectivity and artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled devices will drive revenue growth for the US consumer tech industry to a record $422 billion (€377.4bn) in retail revenues in 2020 – nearly 4 per cent growth over last year, according to a Consumer Technology Association (CTA) report. Unveiled at […]