Following the February 2012 announcement that US telco Verizon and retail solutions specialist Coinstar had formed a joint venture in the online entertainment marketplace, further details have emerged, including product name, logo and leadership team. The operation will provide nationwide competition in the OTT and physical and digital markets for Netflix. Redbox Instant by Verizon […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom has announced details of what it says will be the largest ever auction of spectrum for mobile services in the UK, which is set to get under way by the end of 2012, preparing the way for next-generation 4G networks to be rolled out in 2013. The auction will offer the […]
Smart STBs often garner less attention than other connected CE devices like TVs and game consoles – Apple has referred to its Apple TV as a “hobby” although it leads the market with around 4 million units shipped through 2011. Roku has had recent success (e.g. passing 2.5 million units in 2011), but the future […]
Apple has expanded its iTunes in the Cloud service for movies to the UK, some 12 months after it was first introduced in the US. The service lets allows users to watch movies purchased through iTunes on iPhones and iPads without using any extra storage space on the devices. Apple says it has secured rights […]
Zeebox, the social TV provider, has released all the results of its latest sample research in the UK and US. The company says it has has published the survey data in order to generate feedback from other market participants. You can access the research here. Among other findings: In the UK 28 per cent of […]
Half of all adult mobile phone owners in the US now incorporate their mobile devices into their television watching experiences, according to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Centre’s Internet & American Life Project. These “connected viewers” used their phones for a wide range of activities: – 38 per cent of cell owners used […]
BBC Worldwide has revealed that the launch of the iPlayer in 16 countries has seen the app downloaded one million times, and that global trials will now be expanded into the autumn. The trial app was launched in July 2011 and offers users outside of the UK “the best of the BBC’s content” for €49.99 […]
Interxion has released the findings of a survey of over 2,000 UK citizens aged 18 and over, conducted by YouGov, looking at how consumers intend to use technology to keep up to date with sport and their preferences towards media consumption. Consumers will have more choice than ever before in how they follow sporting action […]
TechBargains, a deal aggregation website for electronic products, released its Olympics survey results revealing that social media is expected to play a major role during the Summer 2012 London Olympics with 87 per cent of people saying they will partake in social media or text friends about the Olympic events. While only 9 per cent […]
Sundance Channel is now available to watch on iPhone and iPad with Movistar Imagenio in Spain. The news comes on the heels of the recent launch of the network locally on Android and Blackberry smartphones. Sundance Channel offers audiences a selection of independent films, documentaries and original programmes. It is available as an SD and […]