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TiVo Q2 revenue up 67% YoY

TiVo has reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30th 2017. “TiVo executed well in the second quarter with strong financial results,” said Tom Carson, President and CEO of TiVo. “We signed deals and launched products in pay-TV, OTT and mobile during the quarter. This included product deals with Millicom, Cable Onda and […]

August 4, 2017

IHS: UK, France TV watching time plateaus

IHS Markit has released findings from its Cross-Platform Television Viewing Time 2016 report, which analyses TV consumption trends across the ‘big five’ European markets: France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, and suggests that linear television viewing declined across those markets in 2016, with personal video recorder (PVR) time-shifted viewing starting to plateau as PVRs […]

July 26, 2017

AT&T to debut next-gen video platform

Customers of AT&T’s DirecTV NOW streaming service are set to be the first this autumn to experience a new platform that will eventually support AT&T consumer video services. Beta testing of the new platform, including a cloud DVR feature, will be available for invited DirecTV NOW customers beginning this summer. In heralding the new platform, […]

July 14, 2017

TiVo, Foxtel renew IP licence deal

Entertainment technology and audience insights specialist TiVo and Australian pay-TV platform Foxtel have signed a multi-year intellectual property (IP) licence renewal. This agreement offers Foxtel ongoing access to TiVo’s entertainment discovery patent portfolios. “Our relationship with Foxtel demonstrates how pay-TV providers around the world use TiVo’s intellectual property to reach consumers in more innovative ways,” […]

July 10, 2017

Connected CE purchases show steady decline since 2008

Research from Parks Associates reveals challenges manufacturers face as they seek to drive higher rates of purchase in the connected consumer electronics (CE) markets. 360 View: CE Adoption & Trends notes that while consumer intentions in 2017 mirror the levels of the previous two years, the long-term trend shows lower percentages of households buying CE […]

June 28, 2017

Multi-room music on DISH’s Hopper DVR

DISH has launched DISH Music, a mobile app powered by DTS Play-Fi technology that gives customers in the US the ability to sync music throughout their home using one central control. This new feature uses TV audio systems connected to Hopper 2 or Hopper 3 DVRs, as well as DTS Play-Fi-enabled speakers, to play music […]

June 23, 2017

Over half of Dutch viewers are binge-watchers

Over half (57 per cent) of TV viewers in The Netherlands binge watch, viewing multiple episodes of a TV show in rapid succession, according to a study from Telecompaper’s Consumer Panel. The number of Dutch people who binge watch rose 9 percentage from Q1 2014 to Q1 2017. Downloading is becoming a less popular way […]

June 5, 2017

PlayOn cloud-based streaming for Android

MediaMall Technologies has announced the launch of its PlayOn Cloud app for Android, which joins the iOS app that launched last year. PlayOn Cloud allows enables to record and download any movie or TV show from the 12 most popular streaming services to watch offline on any device. PlayOn Cloud allows users to initiate recordings […]

May 24, 2017

DISH hands-free TV on Hopper with Alexa

DISH customers in the US with a Hopper or Wally and an Amazon Echo, Echo Dot or Amazon Tap can now watch hands-free TV with Alexa. “Hopper and Alexa introduce next-level convenience that redefines the way TV fits into our lives,” said Niraj Desai, DISH vice president of product management. “Instantly, it’s easier to read […]

May 23, 2017

Panama: Cable Onda expands TiVo offerings

TiVo has announced that Cable Onda, a television service provider in Panama and long-time TiVo partner, has agreed to expand its offerings and will soon offer its customers the latest TiVo Gateway DVR solution. With the TiVo Gateway DVR, customers in Panama will have access to TiVo’s multi-room solution that complements Cable Onda’s TV offerings […]

May 16, 2017