NBCUniversal leads the US TV Everywhere (TVE) effort in providing access to TV content on second screens like smartphones and tablets, while EPIX and HBO share the distinction of supporting TVE on more second-screen devices than any other premium or basic cable network, according to a new report from the TV Intelligence Service at IHS. […]
MediaBug – Decipher’s bi-annual media consumption tracker – have tracked a sharp rise in subscriptions to SVoD services such as Netflix and Lovefilm this year, but reveal that this is not having a significant effect on ‘cord cutting and cord shaving’ amongst Pay-TV homes, with many consumers opting for both. Mediabug Wave 3 shows that […]
Google Fiber is offering its subscribers the chance to “stream boredom away” by offering the WatchESPN and WATCH Disney apps to enable the viewing of content on phones and tablets . WatchESPN provides live access to eight networks, including live events and all of ESPN’s sports and studio shows (including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPN […]
A national survey conducted by AlphaWise and quoted by Morgan Stanley, states that enthusiasm for UK free-to-view digital service YouView has tumbled. “The proportion of consumers indicating that they are very/somewhat likely to adopt YouView has fallen from 14 per cent to 9 per cent since May,” says AlphaWise. AlphaWise concludes that they continue to […]
Global online TV and video revenues (over fixed broadband networks) will reach $34.99 billion in 2018, a massive increase from the $3.98 billion recorded in 2010 and the $15.94 billion expected in 2013, according to the Online TV and Video Forecasts report from Digital TV Research. By 2018, 520 million homes in 40 countries will […]
For the first time, the NOW TV Box is available to purchase in Argos and Currys PC World stores across the UK. The box comes bundled with content passes, with customers able to choose from either a Sky Sports Day Pass or 3 months Sky Movies Pass.. A NOW TV Box plus Sky Sports Day […]
For the next half decade, connected television is primarily a complementary, incremental, platform for existing broadcasting and content owners, according to the findings of a recent report – Connected Television in the UK and Ireland – from consultancy firm Deadline Media TV. The report’s author,
The latest Australian Multi-Screen Report, covering the second quarter of calendar 2013, shows Australians are progressively adopting new screen technologies, creating new options to view broadcast television and other video. Australians continue to spend the vast majority of their screen time with the in-home TV set. People watch an average 96 hours and 37 minutes […]
Netflix is said to be in talks with several US cable operators including Comcast and Suddenlink to make its online video service available as an app on their set-top boxes. A deal would mark the online video service’s first such tie-up with a US cable provider and would come after a similar agreement it recently […]
Thirty-four per cent of millennials surveyed watch mostly online video or no broadcast television at all, according to research from The New York Times. The term “Millennials” generally refers to the last generation born before the end of the twentieth century in the years covering around 1980 to 2000. The survey of more than 4,000 […]