Orange has announced the results of Orange Exposure 2012/2013 – an annual independent study by TNS into mobile media habits across UK, France and Spain for the advertising industry. The research provides an insight into the mobile media habits of 11-18 year olds and firmly establishes mobile as the primary screen of choice with smartphone […]
Capablue, a specialist in TV Everywhere solutions, has been working with Channel 4 to create a proof of concept that explores the potential of future advertising formats. The interactive advertising application uses the second screen to provide the broadcaster with a more sophisticated and less intrusive way of showing ads and interacting with viewers. Having […]
NOW TV, Sky’s OTT service, is extending its reach, becoming available on Roku streaming players. New customers, including those signing up through Roku, can take advantage of a free 30 day trial of the service, plus also benefit from a three-month introductory offer of £8.99 (€11.13) a month. Roku users will be able to find […]
Barnes & Noble’s budget tablet is now available in UK stores, with the launch of the Nook HD and the Nook HD+. The Nook HD costs £159 (€197) for the 8GB model and £189 for the 16GB version and features a 7-inch 1440 x 900 display. The Nook HD+ features a 9-inch screen and boasts […]
The latest Ericsson Mobility Report reveals that approximately 40 per cent of all phones sold in Q3 were smartphones. Data traffic doubled between Q3 2011 and Q3 2012, and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 50 per cent between 2012 and 2018, driven mainly by video. Ericsson’s research […]
Elgato, a specialist in TV and video solutions for the Mac, PC, iPhone and iPad, and Dyle mobile TV, a live broadcast service from the Mobile Content Venture (MCV), have confirmed the immediate availability of the EyeTV Mobile accessory, a Dyle mobile TV compatible TV tuner for iOS devices that will turn iPad, iPod Touch […]
Ofcom has published its plans to enable the release of new frequencies for new generation mobile devices. Ofcom also published new data on the UK’s communications infrastructure, which shows that 20 million Gigabytes of data is now being consumed in a year over the country’s mobile networks – more than twice as much as last […]
Google has unveiled further updates to Google TV, building on the 2011 update which added Google Play and simplified the entertainment discovery experience. Writing in the Google TV blog, Product Managers Greg Funk and Eric Liu say that next update makes finding whatever you want on Google TV “even faster and easier”. The update starts […]
Viewers are flocking online for live and premium entertainment and news, according to video streaming and monetisation platform provider Ooyala. The company’s Q3 2012 Global Video Index also found that among web-connected devices, the share of time spent viewing on tablets grew 90 per cent over the last two quarters, with nearly three quarters of […]
Sky has launched an update to the Sky+ app that transforms the iPhone and iPod touch devices into a remote control, following these features being introduced on iPad earlier this year. The latest update to the Sky+ app for iPhone means viewers can now use the app to change channels as they watch live TV, […]