Open IPTV platform YouView – backed by a consortium of the UK’s broadcasters and telco providers – is looking to develop the service beyond its set-top box-based launch, reports the FT. Sources suggest that some shareholders are keen to extend service across a range of devices, including connected TV sets, smartphones and tablets. Any such […]
The final UK airwaves needed for the launch of high-speed mobile broadband in the 800MHz band will be cleared this week, according to Digital UK, the body which led the implementation of digital TV switchover from 2008-2012 and during 2013 oversaw the clearance of terrestrial TV services from the spectrum band. In February 2012, Freeview […]
Google seems to have hit the sweet spot with launch of its Chromecast multi-device TV streaming dongle. Barely 24 hours after launching the device, Google has brought an abrupt end to a Netflix promotion tied to the launch. The promotion gave users, new and existing, three free months of Netflix’s video streaming service, valued at […]
Channel 4 has launched a new mobile offline viewing service for 4oD, its catch-up VoD platform. The free feature, supported by ads, gives viewers the opportunity to download and catch up with many of their favourite Channel 4 shows from the last 30 days – on the move, on their smartphone or tablet. The mobile […]
The BBC’s iPlayer received a record level of mobile traffic in June, whilst viewing on PCs dropped to an all-time low in terms of viewing percentage. The BBC reports that a record 32 per cent of total iPlayer programme requests for TV and radio in June came from mobile and tablet devices, with 44 per […]
Competition among Apple, Amazon, Samsung, and Microsoft has lowered price points on tablets and helped expand adoption, with 48 per cent of US broadband households owning at least one, according to Parks Associates. Tablet ownership increased by nearly 33 per cent in one year, with 22 per cent of households reporting a tablet purchase, while […]
Google has unveiled a device to enable the delivery of OTT Internet video to HDTVs. Chromecast is a $35 two-inch dongle that plugs into the back of a television and enables users to access content from sources such as YouTube and Netflix, using a mobile device as a remote control. Writing in the Google Chrome […]
Mobile TV viewers are more focused on TV content when viewed on their smartphones than on larger devices, according to the findings of additional analyses of a study conducted by Boston-based market research firm Chadwick Martin Bailey for the Council for Research Excellence (CRE). The study – TV Untethered – was launched in November 2012 […]
Mobile connected devices, including smartphones and tablets, continue to drive consumer electronics (CE) industry sales, according to The US Consumer Electronics Sales and Forecasts, the semi-annual industry report released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The report also finds positive growth in segments within automotive technology, audio products and TV displays. Overall CE industry revenue […]
Tablet sales reached 51.9 million units worldwide in Q2 2013, representing 65 per cent growth over Q2 2012, and a 17 per cent quarter-on-quarter increase. Futuresource anticipates total tablet sales will exceed 252 million units in 2013, an annual growth rate of 63 per cent. Growth is beginning to be driven more by emerging markets […]