Findings from an online survey by Harris Poll on behalf of Comcast suggest that an overwhelming majority of Americans binge-watch television shows, and when they do, they prefer current season episodes. Over half of binge-watchers would rather
Spanish media group Mediapro, shareholder in La Sexta channel and owner of football TV rights to Real Madrid and Barcelona, is reportedly negotiating the acquisition of TotalChannel to break into the OTT market. Launched one year ago, TotalChannel has filed for bankruptcy with 100,000 registered users, according to the company. The OTT service offered 12 […]
Reports from European retailers show that Google’s streaming stick has been selling well since it launched two weeks ago. Some say that the device has generated demand that compares to Apple’s iPad. Google hasn’t released any firm Chromecast sales numbers, but some of the retailers that Google has been partnering with have been a bit […]
BT has agreed to make its sports channels available via Google’s Chromecast, in a move that reduces its dependence on the YouView platform. BT, which has committed more than £1.6 billion to football rights alone, is only the second UK broadcaster to place its content on Google’s Chromecast dongle, joining the BBC’s iPlayer. The channels […]
Google’s Chromecast has added support for a trio of new apps in the US, namely movie-streaming Vudu, music player Rdio, and Sony-owned TV library Crackle. Owners of Chromecast can access the apps through the $35 dongle immediately via an Android or iOS device, as well as via Google Chrome on a PC. The news comes […]
Israel’s Vidmind has partnered with Media Excel to deliver time-and-place shifting of linear TV channels as part of its turnkey hybrid OTT/DTT solution. Virtual operators can now utilise existing free-to air content and offer it to their audience to view at any time and across multiple connected devices – as part of a Prime TV […]
Video analytics, delivery optimisation and big data processing specialist Conviva has released its 2014 Viewer Experience Report, detailing the state of online video streaming performance across multiple devices. The report is based on global data from
YuMe, a provider of digital video brand advertising solutions, has released its latest survey results showing World Cup viewing habits. Results confirm growing multiscreen viewing trends. “There is no doubt in the massive shift toward multiscreen viewership among consumers, and it is only amplified during a globally-watched sporting event such as the World Cup,” says […]
Comcast executive VP David Cohen says that Netflix CEO Reed Hasting’s criticisms of the two companies peering deal are “essentially hogwash.” Speaking on C-SPAN Cohen said he truth is that Netflix was the motivator for the deal, and that Netflix wanted to cut out the wholesalers and deal directly with Comcast. “If it wasn’t for […]
SQAD, the largest independent source in the US for TV, radio and digital costs and analysis, has announced the results of its in-depth study of 2013 advertising costs for TV and the Internet. For the first time ever, SQAD has created a comparison of four of its Media Databases from a CPM perspective: Display, Cable […]