Findings from a survey of French adults by Harris Interactive and EBG indicate a growing awareness of and likely purchase intentions of Connected TV. The report – Troisième vague de l’Observatoire des Objets Connectés (Third wave of the Observatory of Connected Objects) seeks to measure changes in the level of knowledge, interest and purchase intention […]
UK DTT platform Freeview has undergone a major rebrand in preparation for a new product launch that will introduce a mass- market connected TV offer. The Freeview logo and visual identity have been refreshed to reflect the platform’s evolving service and will be introduced across Freeview’s product portfolio and brand marketing. The name for Freeview’s […]
Journalism about regulatory and commercial disputes often looks to conflict related analogies. It is, more often than not, an over-reach given the real armed conflicts that inhabit the world just now. But, given the vehemence of the protagonists, and the potential consequences of different outcomes, you can certainly see why it happens. Vehemence is the […]
Users of Samsung’s Smart TVs in Australia are complaining that advertisements are being inserted into their own locally-stored programmes and movies without permission. Several users of the Plex app reported their viewing had been interrupted half way through by a Pepsi video ad. Initially users were blaming Plex for inserting the ads, but the company […]
Spanish telco Telefónica has deployed the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) for IPTV from the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen digital TV services to provide enhanced revenue security for its Movistar TV, part of the Fusión service which features the most complete and varied telecommunications services and television content offering […]
Samsung is warning its customers to avoid discussing personal information in front of their smart TVs. The cautionary note is for viewers who control their Samsung Smart TV using its voice activation feature. Such TV sets ‘listen’ to every conversation held in front of them and may share any details they hear with Samsung or […]
Google’s Chromecast is said to have sold over ten million units globally. While Google’s US headquarters hasn’t released Chromecast sales figures, Google Korea has told the Korea Times the company sold about ten million of the streaming media TV HDMI adapters in 2014, and it now supports more than 350 apps and services. “According to […]
Playcast, the cloud gaming platform, has announced that its streaming video game service will be available on Samsung Smart TVs beginning in the second quarter of 2015. Playcast’s growing catalogue of games will be compatible with select Samsung Smart TV models and will be initially available to viewers in Brazil, Canada, Israel, France, Germany, Italy, […]
Sony aims to make it easier than ever for UK viewers to catch up on favourite TV shows with the inclusion of on-demand platform YouView to its range of 2015 BRAVIA TVs. In partnership with YouView it will be the first manufacturer in the UK and Ireland to include the service. From Summer 2015, UK […]
Futuresource Consulting’s latest wave of Living with Digital consumer research highlights the continued shift in entertainment behaviour amongst respondents. One key trend is the emergence of TV as an increasingly connected device, either directly on the connected TV or through ancillary devices such as digital media adaptors (DMA) or connected set-top-boxes, both of which have […]