NBCUniversal’s Syfy is using Watchwith to extend the reach of their Syfy Sync digital product to the next generation of connected TVs. NBCUniversal has selected LG as their premiere launch partner and Watchwith as their interactive content platform for Advanced TV. As part of the partnership, Syfy Sync is now available on LG Smart TVs […]
The launch and enhancement of NOW TV, Sky’s subscription-free OTT streaming service, has enabled the operator to tap into new pockets of demand, according to Stephen Van Rooyen, Chief Marketing and Digital Officer. Speaking at the Future of Broadcasting Conference in London, Van Rooyen said that the broadcaster has long since moved away from being […]
The latest Australian Multi-Screen Report – from Regional TAM, OzTAM and Nielsen, and covering the first quarter of calendar 2015 – explores household take-up of new screen technologies and trends in how major age groups view broadcast television and other video across multiple screens. It also presents new findings about Australians’ claimed use of and […]
Despite only launching its Fire TV streaming box and stick in 2013, Amazon has quickly established itself at the top of the rankings in the US Digital Media Streamer market taking a 30 per cent share of shipments in Q1 2015. According to Strategy Analytics’ Connected Home Devices (CHD) report, USA Connected TV Device Vendor […]
John Malone, chairman of Liberty Media, has suggested that cable operator ‘TV Everywhere’ offerings are flops. “TV Everywhere is TV Nowhere,” he said at Liberty’s shareholder meeting. Malone made his comments in support of his pitch for Charter acquiring Time Warner Cable. He said further consolidation and better cooperation could help the “dysfunctional” industry deliver […]
Andy Quested, Head of HD and UHD at the BBC, has suggested that any entry by the broadcaster into providing UHD/4K content needn’t necessarily be in the form of a ‘traditional’ channel service. Speaking at the Futuresource Consulting New Content Horizons conference in London, Quested – who stressed that the Corporation didn’t have a UHD […]
Findings from Leichtman Research Group indicate that 56 per cent of all US households have at least one television set connected to the Internet via a video game system, a Smart TV set, a Blu-ray player, and/or a stand-alone device (such as Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, or Amazon Fire TV) – up from 44 per […]
Figures from Decipher’s bi-annual media consumption report Mediabug have shown how growth in usage of subscription VoD services like Netflix and Amazon Prime has been solely due to those over the age of 35. Mediabug Wave 6 reports that
Ofcom has published research into UK audience attitudes to content on TV and radio. This covers what people find offensive on TV and radio, their awareness of and attitudes towards regulation and their understanding of advertising and product placement. The report also includes research on consumers’ access to and views on connected devices. The research shows
In a move to make it more competitive against recent market entrant Netflix, Australian TV and movie streaming service Quickflix has entered an agreement with Foxtel in which the Presto movie and TV subscription video on demand streaming service will be distributed by Quickflix to existing and future customers. Presto will be available within Quickflix […]