According to a market research report by MarketsandMarkets, the total Social TV market is expected to reach $256.44 billion by 2017 with a CAGR of 11.2 per cent. To make television a more active and interactive experience, Social Television came into existence. TV viewers are currently looking for something interesting to watch and get opinions […]
Online entertainment service Netflix has unveiled what it describes as the biggest update to its TV experience in the service’s history, a “radically new look” that makes Netflix on TVs a much richer and more immersive experience, according to the company. The new design was created specifically for the big screen, featuring multiple cinematic images […]
In an initiative aimed at delivering content providers and pay-TV service providers a comprehensive advertising and audience data platform that can enable relevant and coordinated advertising campaigns across all devices, BlackArrow, a worldwide provider of TV advertising and data solutions, and Ericsson are partnering to bring advanced advertising capabilities to Ericsson’s solutions for TV Anywhere […]
UK commercial PSB Channel 4’s on demand service, 4oD, will be available on the new Xbox One console, which launches on Friday 22nd November 2013. Users of Microsoft’s new all-in-one gaming and entertainment system will be able to catch up with their favourite Channel 4 programmes from the last 30 days and enjoy many more […]
Pay-as-you-go digital movie and TV streaming service M-GO – a joint venture between DreamWorks Animation and Technicolor – and LG Electronics have confirmed that US owners of LG Smart TVs are now able to access M-GO’s library of new releases from Hollywood’s top talent in movies and TV shows streaming directly on their big screens. […]
Premium entertainment network EPIX, the joint venture between Viacom, its Paramount Pictures unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Lionsgate, has confirmed the availability of the EPIX app on the PlayStation4 (PS4) system in November 2013. EPIX will be the first premium TV network to launch an authenticated app on the new PS4 system expanding the network’s current […]
Quiptel, a provider of next generation Internet TV software platforms, has announced the general availability of the Quiptel Media Platform, (QMP) 3.0, an end-to–end suite of software modules that enable broadcast quality IPTV, OTT, On-Demand and Catch Up TV services over unmanaged and managed networks. The Quiptel Media Platform provides operators, content providers and broadcasters […]
According to the results of a new survey conducted by the TV Systems Intelligence Service at research firm IHS, the bad news for the television market is that nearly three-quarters of US consumers are not interested in buying a Smart TV during the next 12 months. The good news is
Wuaki.tv has announced a partnership with Panasonic that makes the Wuaki.tv service available directly through Panasonic Smart TVs, bringing a hybrid streaming service to the living room. Panasonic Smart TV users can now access Wuaki.tv’s catalogue of quality movies and TV shows directly through a dedicated app on their TV, allowing them to browse, rent […]
The number of TV sets connected to the Internet will reach 759 million by 2018 for 40 countries covered in the Connected TV Forecasts report from Research and Markets, up from 115 million at end-2010 and the 307 million expected at end-2013. This translates to 26.8 per cent of global TV sets by 2018, up […]