Despite the widespread availability of inexpensive ancillary TV streaming devices, research from The Diffusion Group (TDG) finds that 32 per cent of OTT TV Users prefer having the native connectivity of a Smart TV. This according to data featured in TDG’s Video Behavior in the Age of Quantum Media, a survey of 2,000 US adult […]
In advance of its move from a linear channel to online, with switchover set for February 16th, BBC executives have revealed details of new and continuing content on the service. The new service will feature brand new original British comedy, contemporary British drama, innovative entertainment, thought-provoking documentaries and distinctive current affairs programming all made for […]
Hybrid TV device and cloud solutions specialist Amino has confirmed the availability of the new Amino 6 Series, a comprehensive range of 4K Ultra HD and HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) Hybrid TV Devices to spearhead operator rollout of next generation entertainment services. According to industry analysts IHS Electronics and Media, strong growth in demand for […]
OTT provision is now part of the mainstream – but is also still evolving rapidly. All TV providers, pay and FTA, now feel obliged to supply catch up and back catalogue services. Mainly they are cost centres without much prospect of becoming profit centres. What next? And where will the money come from? Advanced Television […]
Atresplayer, Atresmedia’s streaming and VoD platform, has launched its LG app in a move to strengthen its presence in the smart TV market. The launch comes soon after a similar move from its largest competitor, Mediaset, which launched its online platform Mitele on Samsung smart TVs in December. Atresplayer’s LG app delivers Atresmedia’s content on-demand […]
Conviva, a specialist in OTT video experience optimisation, has released its final Viewer Experience Report Update for 2015. The report reviews a year in which OTT services became core lines of business for leading media publishers and service providers, and new
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. […]
This past week at the giant CES show in Las Vegas some of the world’s leading TV manufacturers announced that their TV sets would also handle ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) connectivity. At CES the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) issued its own forecasts stating
Connected TVs were the most popular devices to watch BBC iPlayer on over the festive period – with unique browsers on connected TVs up 32 per cent on the same period in 2014. Connected TVs accounted for 38 per cent of unique browsers, followed by 24 per cent on tablets, 22 per cent on computers […]
At CES 2016 Sony Electronics has unveiled its newest line-up of Ultra HD televisions, the XBR-X930D/XBR-X940D and the XBR-X850D series, built to support the highest standard in picture quality with HDR (High Dynamic Range) compatibility and unique backlighting technologies in an ultra-thin design. HDR reproduces a greater dynamic range of luminosity or brightness levels, bringing […]