Parks Associates has released findings from a new multi-country consumer study showing 15-30 per cent of broadband households in North America and Western Europe are interested in a TV Everywhere solution. The research firm’s analysts say as multi-screen solutions and streaming options become available to more consumers, these services will be valuable in retaining and […]
YouView TV, the joint venture between the BBC, ITV, BT, Channel 4, TalkTalk, Arqiva and Channel 5 announced the appointment of Chris Bramley as Chief Technology Officer. As CTO, Bramley will take immediate responsibility for YouView’s technical team and delivering the venture’s overall technology strategy. Bramley was responsible for designing and delivering the first OTT […]
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has announced a new framework for large integrated companies that will allow them to innovate and respond to new opportunities in a fast-changing environment. The CRTC is also establishing measures to eliminate the potential for these companies to harm their competitors or restrict consumer choice. “Given the size […]
Collectively, US pay-TV providers lost 400,000 subscribers in the second quarter – their single worst period in over three years, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics. Cable TV took the brunt of the hit, though Satellite operators were not left unscathed. While much of the subscriber loss can be attributed to traditional economic […]
According to research firm In-Stat, as a whole, the set-top box market can be categorised as a mature one. That is to say, it has reached a state of equilibrium or at least the absence of significant growth. That’s not to say, however, that there aren’t segments of the business that are innovating and growing […]
US telco SureWest Communications has upgraded its VoD service, enabling it to launch an on-screen commerce application branded ‘Watch & Buy’ that enables subscribers to purchase DVDs and Blu-ray discs for home delivery. The telco has upgraded its VoD platform to the latest generation of SeaChange International’s VoD software applications platform, VoDlink 5.0. SureWest will […]
Base79, the UK’s leading digital rights management and monetisation company, has announced a 300 per cent increase in viewing figures and significant increase in revenue generation for the Ministry of Sound video catalogue. The increase follows Ministry of Sound licensing its catalogue of 500 video assets to Base79 (previously MyVideoRights). Using the Base79’s rights management […]
Credit Suisse says 20 per cent of US pay TV subscribers might cut the cord – but the reason will be mostly the economy, not OTT services. It says about 25 per cent of US consumers do use OTT services but more than half of them use it to compliment their pay TV. The bank […]
BT Vision has launched a new interactive online guide to showcase all the features and benefits available to users. The application developed by LBi, the digital marketing and technology agency, takes customers on a guided tour of the service led by virtual character. The character has been developed using logic and data acquired through the […]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to unveil an initiative to get users behind sharing TV and movie content at the forthcoming F8 developer conference, according to the New York Post. Sources suggest the conference will focus on a new music service but will also see Facebook unveil a deeper partnership with online video service, […]