BSkyB is to extend Sky Go to Android devices having achieved 1.6m downloads on Apple tablets within three months of launch. Sky said it will continue to develop the service in the coming months by adding more content and extending the service to Android devices and other platforms, yet to be confirmed. Sky subscribers can […]
Siemens CMT and Indian media group Zee Entertainment have agreed on a worldwide long-term partnership in the development and establishment of online TV offerings. On the basis of the agreement, Zee TV, one of the leading TV networks in India, will deploy the OTT TV solution from Siemens CMT. International media group Zee Entertainment will […]
Forty-four per cent of TV households in the United States have at least one Digital Video Recorder (DVR), and one-third of DVR households have more than one DVR -representing 14 per cent of all households having multiple DVRs according to recent consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG). In 2005, just 8 per cent of […]
Thomson Video Networks and Netgem have announced a partnership to offer broadcasters and telcos a best-of-breed platform for IPTV and OTT services. The two companies have completed a test and validation programme for the interoperability of the Thomson ViBE VS7000 convergent video system and the Netgem N5000 and N8000 range of IPTV set-top boxes. “The […]
Netflix has re-run the numbers comparing video-streaming performance across 13 US broadband providers – breaking out Verizon and AT&T’s fiber-based services from DSL – and found that FiOS Internet clearly beats cable. Verizon’s FiOS Internet delivered 2.5 Megabits per second over a 60-day period, ending September 25th , according to Netflix’s measurements. The video-subscription company […]
The planned sale of online video website Hulu has fallen through after months of negotiations between the service’s owners and potential buyers. Hulu’s owners, which include Disney, News Corp, NBC Universal and Providence Equity, revealed they had decided against a sale of the video service. “Since Hulu holds a unique and compelling strategic value to […]
Internet video streaming service Netflix is ramping up its TV content inventory by securing a licensing agreement with CBS and Warner Bros. TV allowing US members of Netflix instantly to watch previous seasons of scripted series that air on The CW from its current schedule through the 2014-15 season. As part of this four-year […]
It is easy (I find it particularly easy) to criticise businesses that seem to spend endless energy, time and money on consumer research and focus groups. As with bringing in consultants, it often seems mostly a way for management to avoid making the decisions it’s paid to make or, at the very least, to establish […]
Global online TV and video revenues will reach $21.52 billion in 2016, a massive increase from the $3.48 billion recorded in 2010, according to the Online TV and Video Forecasts report from Digital TV Research. Report author Simon Murray said: “The OTT television and video sector is on the brink of a huge take-off as […]
Virgin Media has confirmed that Sky Anytime will be launched on Virgin Media VoD. Virgin Media TV customers now have access to On Demand content from a range of Sky channels in line with their underlying subscriptions, with the content bundled into their existing TV package at no extra cost. Customers subscribed to the Sky […]