Red Bee Media has announced an exclusive multi-year deal with UPC Broadband, Liberty Global’s European cable division, to provide rich metadata for Liberty Global’s next-generation TV platform, Horizon. Under the terms of the deal, Red Bee Media will create and deliver rich metadata services for the Horizon platform, which is scheduled to launch in […]
Swiss-based iConcerts is ramping up activities for its connected TV launch, announcing distribution deals with key manufacturers Samsung, Toshiba Europe , LG Electronics , Philips and Panasonic who will all feature the iConcerts VoD music service on multiple platforms (TV, BD/DVD Players, set top boxes, tablets etc). The iConcerts connected TV app will roll-out throughout […]
Netflix has transformed the viewing habits of millions of U.S. consumers — but it may need to do more to win their hearts. Those are among the findings of a new study of “over-the-top” video viewing from Knowledge Networks. The research — conducted not long before Netflix’s much-discussed changes in its pricing policies — […]
The number of U.S. consumers planning to purchase a smart TV has nearly doubled in less than a year, according to new consumer research from Parks Associates. The firm’s Consumer Decision Process: Summer Update reports more than 10% of broadband households plan to purchase a smart TV in the second half of 2011, up […]
Aim High, produced by Warner Bros and the Hollywood director McG, could be a major step in Facebook’s evolution as a player in the entertainment business. The show surrounds the adventures of Nick Green, a high-school-student-turned-secret-agent.Facebook users who install the Aim High app will be offered the chance to watch episodes in a personalised mode. […]
The perception that online video is cannibalising television viewership seems to be just that: a perception. At least during prime-time hours. More than half of web series video viewers (56 per cent) say they still tune in regularly to watch prime-time television, according to a survey of 1,500 people recently commissioned by Blip.tv, an online […]
BBC Worldwide confirmed that the global BBC iPlayer App has launched in Australia and will be available to on the App Store exclusively on iPad. The app will give iPad users access to a quality mix of classic and contemporary British television specifically tailored for Australian viewers. The global BBC iPlayer is a video […]
Microsoft is said to be planning a Web-based pay-TV service that it can build onto its Xbox Live platform say US reports. Microsoft is working with Comcast and Verizon to bring TV to the Xbox 360 connected game console. Within the next few weeks, Comcast will make Xfinity On Demand content available to Xbox users, […]
Back in January, Dolby Labs, a vital IP and audio CODEC supplier to the broadcasting and cinema industry, was trading at almost $70 a share. This week they hit an all-time low of just $27. The past few months have seen good news, and bad, for San Francisco-based Dolby. The good came in the shape […]
Boxee is adding Spanish news channels. El Pais – the world’s leading Spanish language newspaper – delivers the current national and international news, up to date sports information, cartoons and is loaded with photos and video coverage. Users of the El Pais app will enjoy a diverse range of topics including economics, technology, culture, society […]