The BBC is cracking down on re-streamers of its iPlayer services like TVCatchUp and Zattoo. "We took them [BBC channels] down and they will remain down and we will link to the iPlayer instead," CEO of Zattoo Beat Knecht told the Guardian. "This is to comply with a request of theirs; and it frees us […]
It has been revealed that at an FCC meeting last week Chairman Julius Genachowski’s called for a new video interface to replace the CableCARD policy. Genachowski envisions “a small adapter on the customer’s premises that would present a standard interface to all consumer devices. The adapter could be connected to the customer’s TVs, computers, or […]
iThe BBC's VOD service posted rare slow growth in March. Total monthly requests grew by only 1.2 million to 117.6 million, while average daily users fell by 90,000 to 1.28 million. Radio requests were highest on record, reaching 33 million requests and TV programmes requests were 84 million. In total there were 118 million requests […]
Most consumer electronics (CE) device manufacturers are introducing software platforms that support widgets—also called TV applications—reports In-Stat. This sets the stage for a burgeoning new market and alters how people will access Internet content. “By 2013, TV applications have the potential to generate over $1.7 billion in annual revenue,” says Keith Nissen, In-Stat analyst. “Our […]
One of the advisors to President Obama's broadband plan, the former FCC member Blair Levin, said that it was foreseeable back in the 1990s that the Internet was going to supplant broadcasting and traditional cable video service. “In 1994, you could envision as inevitable the Internet replacing existing platforms for communications and entertainment,” he said […]
China’s most popular online video site, Youku.com, is trying to shed its reputation for abetting piracy by taking a page from YouTube’s playbook: using technology to ‘fingerprint’ videos, making it easier to find unlicensed copies. The Beijing-based company, which has been sued over pirated videos, has developed a content-filtering system that generates identifying codes based […]
YouTube wants viewers to stay on the site for much longer giving the video platform the opportunity to garner more TV advertising spend. Chad Hurley, CEO, says he wants users to become more like TV viewers with the ultimate aim of getting them to spend nearer five hours at the site, rather than the current […]
TalkTalk has confirmed that content from its TV service – TalkTalk TV – will be available on the Project Canvas TV when the platform is launched and added it wouldn't be “pushing further sales of TalkTalk TV”, and is instead waiting for the launch of Project Canvas, on-demand TV service. Meanwhile, TalkTalk will open a […]
AirTies, the wireless home networking vendor, has signed a strategic partnership with GooMe Interactive, a provider of over-the-top (OTT) media solutions for operators, to deliver an end-to-end, content-rich TV experience. The combined solution offers a STB with advanced graphics capabilities, supporting Pause-LiveTV and progressive download using Flash memory without the need for costly hard drives. […]
International research firm Parks Associates has found that consumer interest in Web-on-TV applications is so strong that households are making their own connections via PCs and game consoles. From 2008 to 2009, the number of US households using Web-connected game consoles increased by 64 per cent, and the number connecting a PC to a TV […]