According to the IFPI – the organisation that promotes the interests of the international recording industry worldwide – 86 per cent of music listening is through on-demand streaming, but more than one-third of consumers obtain music through infringing methods. The IFPI’s Music Consumer Insight Report 2018 examines the ways in which music consumers aged 16-64 […]
The PGA of America, CBS and ESPN have reached an historic and comprehensive 11-year multimedia agreement for the television, digital and OTT rights to the PGA with wall-to-wall, live full-field 72-hole coverage of the championship, beginning in 2020 at Harding Park. CBS, ESPN and ESPN+ will combine to deliver more than 175 cumulative hours of […]
Vewd, the smart TV OTT software provider, and iflix, the OTT entertainment service for emerging markets, have partnered to make iflix available on millions of Vewd enabled devices. iflix worked with the Vewd team to certify the iflix app for the Vewd ecosystem. Certification means the iflix app can be deployed across millions of connected […]
Sony president Kenichiro Yoshida told the FT that “it’s necessary to have a next-generation hardware”, but he declined to say whether the successor would be branded the PlayStation 5. The announcement comes as Sony and others have been experimenting with streaming games as an alternative. Sony allows titles on its cloud-based PlayStation Now service to […]
An in-depth study from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), Ad Receptivity and the Ad-Supported OTT Video Viewer, reveals an opportunity for brands to connect directly with key consumer segments through ad-supported video (ASV) delivered over-the-top (OTT). Results show that the largest audience segment of ASV OTT viewers is 18-34-year-old adults and they are likely to […]
IHS Markit’s Media & Technology says that 5G services will go live in North America before the end of this year. Report author Stephane Teral says that the LTE networks now having been rolled out are gradually shifting to 4G and paving the way for 5G. Teral says that IHS has interviewed 17 genuine 4G […]
Google has updated its Chromecast streaming player, promising a 15 per cent improvement in hardware speed for the same price as the previous generation model. The updated version will support streamed content in 1080p at 60 FPS, offering what Google described as “a more lifelike image”. It will also work seamlessly with Google Home speakers, […]
Streaming platform and device specialist Roku has unveiled a Measurement Partner Program designed to help brands and publishers quantify the impact of OTT advertising campaigns running on the Roku platform across a wide variety of marketing and sales outcomes. Eleven partners including Acxiom, comScore, Experian, Factual, IHS Markit, Kantar, Nielsen, Nielsen Catalina Solutions, Oracle Data […]
Connected TV specialist VIZIO has introduced expanded Google Assistant actions for VIZIO SmartCast TVs, granting consumers access to a wider range of voice control features. VIZIO SmartCast TV users with a Google Home or Google Assistant-enabled device, such as the Google Home Hub, will have the ability to use simple voice commands for input selection […]
Nearly 50 per cent of all TVs shipped worldwide will, by year-end, be 4K, according to a market tracking report from Futuresource Consulting. The report, which includes TVs, broadcast coverage, STB installed base, Blu-ray players, Blu-ray software, digital transactional video and digital subscriptions, focuses on the latest key developments and future consumer trends in 4K. […]