The amount of time UK adults spend accessing digital media is forecast to surpass hours spent watching for the first time this year. The average adult will spend 3 hours 41 minutes a day consuming digital media through computers, tablets and mobile phones in 2014, an increase of 34 minutes from the previous year, according […]
OTT solutions provider Synapse TV is to launch two new free-to-view channels on UK DTT platform Freeview. TVPlayer – a free-to-air live TV streaming service – and Planet Knowledge – an on-demand documentary TV service – will soon be available to compatible Freeview HD Internet-connected homes in the UK. The TVPlayer mobile app has already […]
OTT platform and multiscreen solution provider, Visual Unity Global has announced the contract renewal of streaming services for TV Nova. TV Nova is the biggest commercial television broadcaster in the Czech Republic, and will continue to use delivery solutions from the leading multiscreen solutions provider Visual Unity, to power VOYO, its live online streaming and […]
With an innumerable array of high-tech smart TVs, computers, mobile phones and portable gadgets driving mainstream media consumption habits away from traditional, living room TV experiences and towards flexible, anywhere-anytime digital media absorption, the global content delivery industry has earmarked the Middle East
Panasonic has announced a landmark deal which will see Freesat’s Freetime service available through new Panasonic VIERA Smart TVs. As a result, Panasonic TV owners will now be able to access the Freetime service for the first time whether they take their TV channels by aerial or satellite. Panasonic’s latest VIERA TVs will enable viewers […]
Booming subscription sales by services such as Netflix, LOVEFiLM and Spotify mean so-called ‘access services’ rather than sales of products like discs and downloads accounted for a
The BBC Director-General, Tony Hall, has launched the new iPlayer, the latest version of the BBC’s online catch-up service. Hall commented: “This is an exciting day for us. BBC iPlayer is really popular, and new iPlayer will be even better. You’ll be able to find so many more programmes you might like – and I […]
A Frost & Sullivan study finds that the Middle East (ME) is optimal for growth of multiscreen video distribution. According to the study presented at CABSAT, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) will be linked through 545 Million consumer connected devices by 2020, impacting business models and personal lives in a way that is […]
Comcast is to sell Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) titles through its Xfinity On Demand digital store. In the coming weeks, Xfinity TV customers will be able to purchase Sony Pictures movies and TV shows to own and access anytime, anywhere, on any device, often before the DVD release. Michael Schreiber, Senior Vice President of […]
Ooyala, a specialist in video streaming, analytics and monetisation, has revealed that its technology has been deployed in support of Presto, a new subscription movie service launching in Australia. Telstra, the Australian telco, worked with Ooyala to assist in bringing Presto to market, offering on-demand movie streaming. As part of the Presto deployment, Telstra partnered […]