“Fifty per cent and sometimes sixty per cent of viewing is TV episodes now,” said Netflix’s chief content officer Ted Sarandos, at MIPCOM. Referring to a slew of recent TV deals he said “this can be mis-perceived as Netflix giving up on movies, which it’s not. It’s just consumers saying what they want.” Sarandos […]
The UK Digital TV Group (DTG) has approved HbbTV-based connected TV specifications in the latest version of the D-Book, D-Book 7. D-Book 7 – published for consultation earlier in the year – defines the critical interoperable coexistence of broadcast and broadband services and devices and has been formally approved by DTG Council and DTG Technical […]
PlayJam has partnered with casual games developers Slingo, to exclusively deliver an exciting combination of Bingo and Slots to Smart TV via their global gaming platform. The tenth stickiest brand on the internet with over 3 billion downloads to date, Slingo is the latest games developer to join PlayJam’s extensive TV network, following Relentess […]
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 […]
Amazon has unveiled its colour tablet computer, the Kindle Fire which at $199 is less than half the price of Apple’s iPad. It runs a modified version of Google’s Android operating system. But its most compelling proposition is its direct connection to Amazon’s ocean of content – books, music, magazines, videos and films – not […]
Netgear, a global networking company, has introduced the Netgear NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200), which instantly turns any television with an HDMI port into a smart TV connected. The device gives access to a world of streaming movies, TV shows, music, videos, news and games from Netflix, Vudu, YouTube and many other sources, with more planned […]
KIT digital, a cloud-based software solutions and technology services provider for multiscreen video management and delivery, has announced a broad ranging partnership with LG Electronics to provide IP-video platform technology, content and professional services to the company’s Home Entertainment Division for its Smart TV platform. Under the terms of the agreement, KIT digital and LG […]
PlayJam, the TV Social Games Network, has announced that the PlayJam Games Channel will launch in November this year as an app on Panasonic’s VIERA Connect-enabled HDTVs worldwide. The PlayJam Games Channel will bring hundreds of casual games directly into the e connected living room via a single icon located within the main UI of […]