Australian free digital television service Freeview is launching a new programme of innovation and products including a new FreeviewPlus mobile application for access to all of the free-to-air networks’ live streaming and catch up content. The programme will include investment in upgrading connected TV service FreeviewPlus which will allow viewers access to a wider range […]
Although Apple’s iOS operating system still sees the bulk of TV Everywhere (TVE) authentications, analysis from Adobe Digital Index (ADI) shows TVE consumption slowly moving toward connected devices, such as Apple TV and Roku. According to ADI’s Q4 Digital Video Benchmark report, iOS share of TVE decreased 20 per cent year over year (YoY), while […]
TeamViewer, an expert in desktop sharing and online collaboration software has announced a strategic partnership with TP Vision the developer and manufacturer of Philips branded televisions. The partnership will see TeamViewer tap into the smart TV domain whilst Philips will l increase its brand image and customer loyalty accordingly – strengthening the company’s position in […]
Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel is planning to launch a TV streaming device in an effort to compete more effectively with OTT players such as Netflix. Any such initiative would pitch Foxtel against Telstra TV, the service owned by Foxtel’s 50 per cent shareholder Telstra. Foxtel’s other shareholder is Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp (Twenty-First Century Fox, […]
One of Russia’s pay-TV broadcasters, Orion Express, has struck an agreement with TV manufacturing giants Samsung and LG to pre-install Orion’s ‘Telekarta’ pay-TV service on their new sets. The sets will be pre-equipped with DVB-S22 satellite TV tuners. Telekarta offers some 200 TV channels. Orion Express claimed at the end of 2015 to have 2.8 […]
YuMe, the global audience technology company powered by data-driven insights and multi-screen expertise, has announced the launch of its new white paper, 2015 China Connected TV Market Development Blue Book, in partnership with Nielsen CCData and UPOTV. The Chinese CTV media and advertising industries are seeing rapid growth, with the video audience in China estimated […]
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 […]
Sky 1’s brand new crime drama, Stan Lee’s Lucky Man, starring BAFTA-nominated actor James Nesbitt, has seen the viewing figures for its first episode increase by a record 1.14 million in the week after its launch, resulting in a consolidated audience of 1.74 million, thanks to its availability across a range of Sky viewing options. […]
In advance of this weekend’s Super Bowl, LG Electronics (LG) has released its first-ever Super Bowl commercial, featuring Liam Neeson and its new LG SIGNATURE OLED TV. The commercial — father-son collaboration with Sir Ridley Scott, executive producer, and Jake Scott, director — showcases LG’s commitment to bringing the future of television to consumers today. […]
Smart TV adoption has improved in many developed regions, along with China, as consumers increasingly seek streaming content from online video services. By 2019, more than 50 per cent of TV households in Japan, the US, the UK, France and Germany will have smart TVs, according to IHS. According to