Time Warner Inc and China Media Capital, China’s leading investment fund focused on media and entertainment, have formed a strategic investment partnership. The news was revealed in the western Chinese city of Chengdu, where business leaders convened for the 2013 Fortune Global Forum. The partnership aims to capitalise on China’s rapidly expanding media sector as […]
Consumer access to entertainment & media (E&M) content and experiences is being democratised by ever increasing access to the Internet and strong growth in the ownership of smart devices. According to PwC’s annual Global Entertainment and Media Outlook, even though traditional, non-digital media will continue to dominate E&M spending during the forecast period, growth will […]
upc cablecom presents the Horizon TV Remote app which allows customers to use their iPad and iPhone as a remote control for Horizon. Switzerland’s largest provider of TV and fast Internet is thus improving the TV and Video on Demand experience even further for its Horizon customers. As well as being able to watch live […]
Boku, a specilaist in online mobile payments, has formed a partnership with PlayJam – global platform for games on TV. The partnership brings carrier billing to smart televisions and other consumer electronics around the world, including devices from Samsung, Panasonic, LGE, Vizio, Western Digital, Google TV and VESTEL. This agreement allows more than 90 Million […]
YouTube has tripled its mobile advertising revenue in the last six months, and a key factor may have been the removal of the YouTube app from Apple’s iOS software. The news comes from a Bloomberg interview with YouTube’s vice president of sales Lucas Watson who commented: “It’s a huge part of our business, and we […]
Consumers’ access to Entertainment & Media content and experiences is being democratised around the world by ever increasing access to the Internet and explosive growth in the ownership of smart devices. According to a PwC report, growth in the industry will come from spending on digitally delivered media during the next five years, although most […]
Nielsen and Syncbak have announced the successful completion of a technical trial aimed at capturing and measuring viewing of television content on mobile devices using Syncbak technology. The trial verified that broadcasters can obtain measureable online and mobile viewing using Syncbak technology. In collaboration with CBS, which is a strategic investor of Syncbak, Nielsen conducted […]
Amazon and Viacom have revealed a multi-year licensing agreement that will see Prime Instant Video adding thousands of episodes from Nickelodeon, Nick Jr, MTV and Comedy Central – including a collection of subscription TV shows customers not found elsewhere like Dora the Explorer, Go, Diego, Go!, Blue’s Clues and The Backyardigans, all available to Kindle […]
The majority of mobile TV viewing occasions – 82 per cent of tablet and 64 per cent of smartphone – occurs in the home, according to a study by market research firm Chadwick Martin Bailey. Additionally, the primary driver for consumers watching video on mobile devices is convenience – not to avoid advertising. The study […]
The BBC Trust has said that iPlayer updates do not prioritise iOS. In a document published online, the Trust said that it found no evidence to suggest iOS had been “unfairly favoured”. The watchdog was investigating a complaint suggesting that certain features were implemented on the iPhone operating system before Android – primarily the ability […]