Apps are increasingly popular with owners of Smart or Connected TVs, but they are only using apps they are already familiar with, according to a study carried out by the Strategy Analytics Digital Home Observatory. The research found that the most popular apps were Netflix, YouTube, Hulu Plus, Pandora and iPlayer. By contrast, usage of […]
A study released by CTAM (the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing) – Roadmap to Video Apps (What Makes Viewers APPY?) – shows that sometimes the best things in life are still free. When rating the attributes of video applications, like YouTube, Hulu or iTunes for smartphones and tablets, 63 per cent of respondents said […]
A US federal court judge has issued a preliminary injunction ordering online DVD-streaming streaming service Zediva to shut down, finding that the service is infringing on Hollywood’s rights and that its continuing service threatens the studios’ attempt to build a video-on-demand market. Zediva’s service lets users watch recently released DVDs over the Internet for $2, […]
Frontier Communications, the largest provider of communications services focused on rural America, and Dish Network, the third largest pay-TV provider in the US, have inked a multi-year renewal of their current partnership and the expansion of their bundled service offerings to all Frontier markets. Frontier serves approximately 4 million customers in 27 states with a […]
Univision Interactive Media has confirmed that its new Univision Radio App for iPhone and iPod touch is available on the App Store. The app, available in both English and Spanish, brings some of Hispanic America’s favourite radio personalities and programming from stations across the US and Puerto Rico to an ever-growing Hispanic mobile audience. iPhone […]
RBC and Bloomberg TV have announced that, effective immediately, Bloomberg TV will serve as the primary provider of business and financial news video and television content on foreign markets for RBC TV, the largest dedicated 24-hour Russian business and financial news channel. RBC TV broadcasts in the Russian language to more than 90 million people […]
Monaco Telecom is preparing to launch a new service enabling customers to view its IPTV video on demand service on other wireless-enabled devices such as tablet computers. Monaco Telecom will be the first telecoms operator to provide the nCloud, a multimedia server created by specialist IPTV set-top box provider Netgem. Monaco Telecom launched an IPTV […]
Comcast has revealed that Versus, its cable sports network, will be rebranded as NBC Sports Network from next year. Since completing its acquisition of NBC Universal this year, Comcast has indicated it will develop a strategy to compete with ESPN. In June, it paid $4.38 billion for the US broadcast rights for the Olympics from […]
Al Jazeera English has become available for the first time to cable television viewers across New York. Two million Subscribers to Time Warner Cable and Verizon FiOS in the New York City region will be able to tune into global news coverage 24/7. This has been made possible through cooperation with Regional News Network (RNN) […]
euronews and National Television Company of Ukraine have revealed the official launch of euronews in Ukrainian following an agreement signed in October 2010. NTU is one of euronews’ shareholder channels. This 11th edition will be aimed particularly at the Ukrainian market, as well as the Ukrainian community around the globe. Following its exclusive launch one […]