YouTube has reported a 50 per cent jump in video views, taking the total to 3 billion views a day and it has revealed more than 48 hours of video are uploaded to the site each minute, a 37 per cent rise over the last six months. YouTube attributes the increase in viewing to its […]
PrimoItalia has launched what it claims is the biggest Italian Internet TV offer, distributed via connected TVs, computers, Blu-ray players, smart phones and tablets. PrimoItalia provides access to over 150 TV channels from the Streamit TV Internet TV platform, available in HD, with over 3 million unique users per month. Channels aired by the platform […]
Edelman, the global public relations firm, has released findings from its fifth annual Value, Engagement and Trust in the Era of Social Entertainment survey. The 2011 study shows that the value consumers are getting from the Entertainment Industry has fallen by 68 per cent in all areas, and only 17 per cent of all respondents […]
Tvinci, the Pay Over-the-Top video platform provider, has revealed that it is powering Filmotech’s Dutch online video portal, Ximon.nl. The recently launched Pay-TV service features an extensive range of content, offering users the ability to view a variety of recent and classic films, documentaries or TV dramas across PC and MAC, with a further expansion […]
An analysis of Europe’s largest OTT markets by SNL Kagan finds the UK and France leading Europe’s emerging deployments. The analysis – focused on France, Germany, Italy, the UK and Spain – notes an increase in OTT service launches in recent months, driven by broadcaster-led catch-up services that are significantly impacting how content is distributed […]
DisplaySearch has released its Global TV Replacement Study examining consumer TV replacement cycles around the globe. The report also indicates how TVs are being used by consumers and identifies their alternate means for watching TV content. It finds many consumers are starting to use non-traditional mediums for viewing TV or video programing, mostly via the […]
Berit Svendsen, CEO of content protection specialist Conax, has revealed that the company’s strategy is more focused on introducing products to market that support the OTT challenge than specifically serving IPTV as a platform. With a strong client base in satellite, digital terrestrial and cable, Conax only has sister company Telenor Nordic deploying its content […]
A new survey of senior engineers at over 350 US stations has found that many stations are in danger of being overwhelmed by the challenges of their rapidly expanding online and mobile efforts and that stations need to do a better job of deploying workflow and quality control systems to help them better handle their […]
World Wrestling Entertainment has appointed video ad network Web TV Enterprise to monetise its UK online video content. The exclusive deal is aimed at increasing the reach of the entertainment broadcaster’s TV campaigns. The first campaigns to roll out across the Web TV network include pre-rolls for the 20th Century Fox movie Cedar Rapids and […]
DVR specialist TiVo has confirmed that Hulu Plus is now available via subscription to TiVo subscribers with retail TiVo Premiere boxes. To mark the launch, TiVo and Hulu will give six months of free Hulu Plus service to newly purchased TiVo Premiere DVRs. A free trial of Hulu Plus is also available to current TiVo […]