In the latest issue of IP Television International (available at IBC) we take a broad look at the Smart TV market. A report from TDG, quoted in the article, chastises TV makers for failing to make the most of their pivotal position in the fast growing Smart TV segment, though it does allow they have […]
Sony has confirmed it is bringing its new Google TV set-top box to Germany. Sony announced that it will start selling its new NSZ-GS7 set-top box to German consumers starting next month. The device will officially be introduced at the IFA fair next week, and then go on sale mid-September for €199. Sony had announced […]
UK supermarket retailer Sainsbury’s has licensed digital entertainment technologist Rovi Corporation to power a new digital video service for Sainsbury’s Entertainment. This puts in competition with market leader Tesco, and follows electronics group Dixons Retail’s KnowHow Movies service, which also relies on Rovi. Expected to launch later this year, the new service will offer video […]
Writing in the Digital Home Observatory blog, Strategy Analytics Vice President and Principal Analyst David Mercer suggests that behaviour and usage patterns for Tablet TV consumption could present opportunities for content providers to drive revenues associated specifically with tablet viewing. “The television industry is still getting to grips with the implications of multiscreen,” suggests Mercer. […]
Despite accelerating global demand for smart TVs, a new report from TDG forecasts that TV manufacturers will be largely unsuccessful in generating new revenue from these net-connected platforms. The report – Smart TVs 2012-2017: Connections, Use, and Portal Revenue – examines global diffusion of smart TVs though 2017, and explores the associated revenue models on […]
One of the most detailed studies undertaken on connected TVs to date has found that about 30 per cent of all Internet homes have TVs connected to the Internet and that users of those TVs are generally receptive to advertisements and ad-supported business models. The results are from a survey of 736 connected TV owners […]
The AOL On Network has launched version 2.0 of its connected TV app. Formerly known as AOL HD, The AOL On app will feature ad-serving capabilities at launch, and will boast a wide selection of rich, high-definition video content drawn from The AOL On library of more than 380,000 short-form videos. Already available on seven […]
Zapstreak, the mobile SDK for Android app developers, has published data that has been collected via Shortbeam, the company’s showcase app launched on Google Play in March this year. With Zapstreak’s technology embedded within a media app (video, music and images), user’s can push music streams, videos or images to a connected TV using DLNA […]
Samsung Electronics has formed an alliance with Verizon, the biggest telco in the US, to boost content for smart TVs. The two companies will offer IPTV content, including VoD, through the Verizon FiOS App on Samsung’s smart TV. Some 120 million consumers subscribing to Verizon telecom services will be able to view such content without […]
As new ways to consume media give viewers greater choice of how, when, and where to watch, an old standby – the television – is making headway in the race for market cachet, according to a blog post from Pat McDonough, Nielsen’s SVP Insights, Analysis and Policy. According to Nielsen, Americans spend 35 hours each […]