Clearleap, the web-based TV technology platform, now enables TV operators to quickly bring an IP-based video service to tablets through its Stream On Demand solution. Clearleap’s flexible APIs enable rapid, custom application development for any IP-connected device without the complex and costly development effort usually required to bring new full feature applications to market. Clearleap’s […]
Electronics manufacturers, TV broadcasters and the Government have lined up to support the HbbTV standard as a way to introduce hybrid TV following the model in France and Germany. Manufacturers believe the market will grow strongly over the next few years. Panasonic forecasts that in 2012 there will be 2 million Internet-ready TV sets in […]
At the All Things Digital Conference, Disney CEO Bob Iger talked about Netflix, the Cloud, Disney’s relationship with Apple and what he thinks about social networks for kids. “If I look back seven years ago, we were in businesses that were relatively low growth, and hadn’t changed in a long time,” he said. “For instance […]
A survey by CASBAA has provided new insight into the issues of most concern for platform operators of cable TV, DTH, IPTV and other forms of video delivery to consumers across the Asia Pacific. Conducted amongst the 24 members of the CASBAA Operators Group, the seven-question survey provides an indication of the concerns that platforms […]
According to The Diffusion Group (TDG), the number of households that will be using over-the-top (OTT) video services will grow from 106 million in 2010 to 250 million in 2016. While impressive, this is but 51 per cent of the households that will be capable of receiving OTT TV services in 2016. In other words, […]
HBO will begin picking up modest gains in subscribers through 2015, according to new IHS Screen Digest research. As a result of this increase, and with total net revenue rising at a 1.5 per cent compound annual growth rate through 2015, Screen Digest estimates total net revenue per average subscriber per month for HBO and […]
With no hint of irony, Netflix has revealed that US cable operators still provide higher throughput for their streaming service than telcos, with Charter Communications turning the best performance from January through May 2011, according to the movie rental company. Netflix published updated rankings of US Internet service providers on its corporate blog. The rankings […]
Telecom Italia and Samsung Electronics have teamed up to offer over 60 movie titles, which can be viewed free of charge and in 3D. With the purchase of new Samsung LED Smart TVs (starting from 32 inch models), 60 movies are included in the price, which can be viewed free of charge via the Telecom […]
Pay-TV providers are at risk of losing ‘Generation Y’ subscribers who are less attached to traditional television and more prone to finding a greater cost-benefit equation with alternative viewing platforms, according to research findings carried out on behalf of marketing consultancy Ideas & Solutions!, The report – Must Choose TV: What Gen Y Thinks About […]
The number of connected devices will reach over 15 billion – twice the world’s population – by 2015 predicts Cisco. It predicts the proliferation of tablets, mobile phones, connected appliances and other smart devices will drive this growth and consumer video will continue to dominate Internet traffic; that by 2015 one million minutes of video […]