UK consumers look set to watch a considerable amount of TV this Christmas, though much of that viewing will be accompanied by a few digital relations, suggests recent research. September 2015 polling from advertising platform specialist RadiumOne reported by eMarketer indicated that almost 40 per cent of UK Internet users expected to watch over 6 […]
According to findings from the Third Annual TiVo Multitasking and Social Media TV Survey from the advanced television entertainment market specialist, out of the 806 respondents surveyed, 99 per cent admitted to multitasking while watching TV, with 53 per cent multitasking every time or almost every time they watch TV. When multitasking, only 6 per […]
A study from the Connected Home UX (CHX) group at Strategy Analytics has explored consumer usage of multiple devices when watching TV. The increased size and enhanced quality of screens of smartphones and tablets over the years have encouraged more activity and usage of multiple devices when watching TV. At present, most second device use […]
@IBC 2015 Advanced Television talks to Tiaan Schutte, President EMEA for Alticast, about provisioning for the Smart Home and Internet Of Things and how they are rapidly developing as service and revenue opportunities for pay-TV providers. [bitsontherun JVEFX7b5-ni7dlelE]
Data from Hub Entertainment Research’s annual Finding Input One study shows dramatic growth in the use of tablets and smartphones for TV viewing. Among consumers 16-64 who watch some TV shows online: Half use a tablet to view TV shows (51 per cent), a 15-point jump from just last year (36 per cent). More than […]
The way audiences watch television is changing. With new types of video services competing for viewers’ time, traditional players must respond to survive. But what kind of new viewing habits are evolving, and how will the current wave of innovation permanently alter the way consumers watch broadcast content? In August 2015, Brightcove commissioned research firm […]
Usage of laptops and smartphones is outpacing that of STBs and smart TVs in the connected living rooms of today, according to new global research from Irdeto. The research reinforces a growing consumer trend of multi-screen usage and second screen devices becoming ‘first screens’, with PCs or laptops being the most used devices in living […]
Members of online video streaming service Amazon Prime in the UK, US, Germany and Austria are now be able to download movies and TV episodes, including Amazon Original Series, to iPhones, iPads, Android phones and tablets for offline viewing, at no additional charge. Amazon Video says that it is the only online subscription streaming video […]
Findings from the Consumer Entertainment Index (CEI) produced by IP, video and broadband technology specialist ARRIS, suggest that binge-viewing has ‘gone solo’ in 2015. According to
Sling Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corp, has unveiled the Slingbox M2 — a new entertainment experience designed to meet the ongoing shift in consumers’ television viewing habits. With the Slingbox M2 bundle, Sling Media says that today’s ultra-connected generation will have uncompromised access to their live and recorded home TV content from […]