Netgem, an expert in connected home technologies and solutions, has been selected by Viaplay to supply its new Viaplay Box. The Viaplay box is a hybrid STB which offers viewers a wide range of OTT delivered premium TV channels, free to air terrestrial channels and the full Viaplay online service in one single set-top box. […]
comScore has released insights on the US tablet market from comScore TabLens, its forthcoming monthly syndicated service providing insights into tablet ownership and usage. The report found that tablets have quickly reached a critical mass in the US with 1 in every 4 smartphone owners using tablets during the three-month average period ending April 2012. […]
D-Link has unveiled the MovieNite Plus, offering US consumers more entertainment options straight to the TV. The robust MovieNite Plus allows users to stream an endless amount of the latest movies and TV shows at up to 1080p HD video quality, as well as music right to their TV, including content from VUDU, Netflix, YouTube, […]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has revealed it will stream the London Olympic Games live through YouTube. Sports fans in 64 countries across Asia and Africa will have free access to 11 different HD channels. The coverage will be accessible on computers, tablets and mobile devices. Coverage will only be available in countries where the […]
Belgacom has added four new channels to its TV Everywhere offering: 2BE, Vitaya, vtm and vtmKzoom. Additional channels JIM and anne will be added at the end of June, bringing the total number to 30. More than 360,000 customers have downloaded the TV Everywhere app since the service launched in July 2011. In anticipation of […]
Customers of the Swisscom TV plus service can now watch their recordings over the Internet, using a PC or laptop, as well as on their home television set, with immediate effect. From the start of July they will also be able to do so using their iPhone or iPad. In addition, the design of the […]
At the opening of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Microsoft revealed more than 35 new content partners that would launch on Xbox Live in various markets around the world over the next 12 months. It also unveiled a number of new features for the platform, including Internet Explorer for Xbox, Xbox Music and the Xbox […]
Canadian digital entertainment service CinemaNow is to start inserting full-version movie downloads within Blu-ray and DVD digital combo packs sold at Canada’s largest consumer electronics retailers, Best Buy Canada and Future Shop. Universal Studios is the first partner to integrate the CinemaNow digital copy into the DVD/Blu-ray/digital combo packages, beginning with American Reunion. Several titles […]
Recent findings from analytics provider IHS suggest that riding a tidal wave of growth for subscription video on demand (SVoD) has enabled Netflix in 2011 to surge past Apple to become the largest US online movie service in revenue terms. The IHS Screen Digest Broadband Media Market Insight Report suggests that Netflix’s share of US […]
Research from IHS Screen Digest suggests that American viewing tastes are shifting away from discs and toward online video, with the information and analytics provider reporting that US households in 2011 decreased their spending on physical media purchases and rentals at a double-digit rate. Average spending on physical video media per US video household owning […]