The global installed base of Connected TV devices (including Smart TVs, Games Consoles, Blu-ray Players, Digital Media Adapters and Set-Top Boxes) will double over the next 5 years exceeding 2 billion units by 2018 according to a Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices (CHD) service report. Other key findings from the report include: • IP connectivity […]
Freesat, the UK FTA satellite TV platform, is suing Amazon for trade mark infringement over the ‘freetime’ brand for its programme guide. Amazon uses Kindle FreeTime to market the parental controls for its Kindle Fire tablet and its Fire TV media streaming box. Freesat, which is jointly owned by the BBC and ITV, launched its […]
Espial, a specialist in on-demand TV software and solutions, has announced that Sharp has selected the Espial TV Browser for additional mid-range smart TV models in select geographies to offer rich Smart TV Apps and HTML5 user experiences. Espial software is currently already deployed in various Sharp AQUOS LED TV models in North America and […]
There’s a big shift happening in digital entertainment. Consumers want live TV, on-demand TV and even user-generated content at home or on the go. Pay TV operators and manufacturers need a way to deliver both traditional TV broadcasting and OTT content to all of these devices. RealHome Media Portal turns a consumer’s set top box […]
Presto, Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel’s OTT service, has confirmed that it is now up and running on Google Chromecast as well as on selected Android tablets. As an official Chromecast launch partner, Presto is also offering a special one month free service for subscribers who purchase a Chromecast device. The special offer kicks off on […]
Google is expected to unveil a set-top box during its developer conference on June 26th, according to WSJ. The streaming device will be similar to the likes of Roku, Amazon’s Fire TV and Apple’s Apple TV. The set-top box will be powered by Google’s new Android TV software designed to play movies, games and other […]
According to research from Parks Associates, Smart TV adoption increased by 31 per cent in one year so that now over one-third of US broadband households have a Smart TV. Parks Associates analysts report
Technology trade association the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has announced updated core characteristics for Ultra High-Definition (UHD) TVs, monitors and projectors for the home. As devised and approved by CEA’s Video Division Board, these characteristics build on the first-generation UHD characteristics released by the CEA in October 2012. These expanded display characteristics (CEA’s Ultra High-Definition […]
Vintage TV – the music channel dedicated to bringing the best of a century of popular music, culture, fashion and trends – is now available to UK viewers with an Internet-connected Freeview HD or Freeview+HD set-top box or TV. Those with compatible equipment can enjoy full, subscription-free access to the channel thanks to Arqiva’s Connect […]
The results from the latest round of Living With Digital consumer research from Futuresource Consulting reveal a major growth in device ownership: 70 per cent own a smartphone, up from 64 per cent in 2013 DMA ownership reaches over 30 per cent among online video subscribers 34 per cent own a connected TV, up from […]