Samsung Electronics Co. UK has confirmed the availability of a refreshed and improved Curzon Home Cinema Smart TV App on the Samsung Smart Hub, giving users access to select films, including recently acclaimed titles Joe starring Nicolas Cage, and Ida from director Pawel Pawlikowski, the day they are released in Curzon cinemas. Widening its cinema […]
While digital media players clearly enable use of streaming video and other platforms that enhance viewer control, new GfK research suggests that they may actually provide a net gain for traditional TV viewing. The report, Digital Media Players 2014, shows that
Updated streaming media device data from Parks Associates reveal that 10 per cent of US broadband households purchased one of these devices, either a streaming media player or stick, in the first three quarters of 2014, already matching sales from 2013. The research finds Roku is still
Spaniards are now able to watch all Telefónica’s pay-TV channels from Movistar TV without the need of using a set-top-box. The company has entered into an alliance with Samsung to create Movistar TV Ready which will be available on all Samsung’s Smart TVs, featuring all the services currently distributed by Movistar TV. The integration of […]
The expansion of Smart TVs is driving the increase in the consumption of pay-TV content amongst Spaniards. This is one of the main conclusions from a report by Samsung and The Cocktail Analysis which reveals that in families with children the consumption of VoD and OTT services through their Smart TVs is significantly growing in […]
After months of speculation, and reportedly already having an unofficial subscriber base via VPN users, Internet movie and TV subscription service Netflix is heading down under, revealing that it will expand into Australia and New Zealand in March 2015. Internet-connected users in Australia and New Zealand will be able to subscribe to Netflix and instantly […]
Cable and satellite broadcaster UKTV has launched digital brand UKTV Play on PC and connected on-demand platform YouView. UKTV Play, which celebrated a successful launch on iOS earlier this year, is an intuitively-designed TV application that gives viewers easy access to their favourite shows from UKTV’s popular free-to-air channels, including the UK’s most watched non-PSB […]
Samsung Electronics Co has revealed that its Smart TV platform now has more than 1.5 million weekly unique users – a 50 per cent increase in users over the past nine months. The Samsung Smart Hub offers catch-up TV services (ITV Player, BBC iPlayer, 4oD and Demand 5) through to Ultra-HD content from partners such […]
Specific online content and better Internet connections are driving the growth of connected TV in Spain, with a quarter of connected TV users saying they are watching less linear TV and over half of users turning to Smart TVs to access connected services. This is the main conclusion from a report by trade organisation IAB […]
YuMe, a of digital video brand advertising solutions, has struck an exclusive partnership with TV manufacturer Vestel, and launched with a major branding campaign for O2. The campaign debuts YuMe Captivate, a new ad unit designed specifically for Connected TV. In addition to premiering the YuMe Captivate ad unit on CTVs, O2 is also the […]