Telefónica Digital has said it expects to drive annual revenues of approximately €5 billion for its parent company Telefónica by 2015 with an annual revenue growth rate of 20 per cent. The Spanish company also announced global agreements with Facebook, Google, Microsoft and RIM to use Telefónica’s billing relationships so customers can pay for mobile […]
Google will launch its Nexus 7 tablet in the UK without music, magazines or TV shows after failing to strike rights deals with media owners. The company’s first own-branded tablet computer will go on sale in the UK on July 10th, but many potential buyers could be put off paying £169 (€209) for the device […]
IAB UK, in collaboration with ESPN in the UK, has published the results of research into fans’ media consumption around the Euro 2012 football tournament, to shed light the role played by online, mobile and social alongside more traditional media. The research – conducted with UK sports fans – found that while TV remains the […]
Sky TV customers can now enjoy shows from Sky’s entertainment channels on-demand with Sky Go. A selection of on-demand content from Sky 1, Sky Atlantic, Sky Living and Sky Arts 1 is now available via Sky Go on all compatible mobile devices. The addition of Sky Entertainment channels on-demand continues to expand the portfolio of […]
A BBC director has called on mobile network operators to pay for the costs of filters to stop 4G mobile services interfering with Freeview. John Tate, Director of Policy and Strategy for the BBC, told The Independent that operators should be forced to pay the costs of signal filter equipment under the ‘polluter pays’ principle, […]
Using a second screen while watching TV encourages more TV viewing and gives people more exposure to – and the opportunity to respond to – TV ads, a new study carried out for Thinkbox – the marketing body for commercial TV in the UK – by COG Research has revealed. ‘Screen Life: The View from […]
Google has unveiled its first own-branded tablet computer in an increasingly crowded market. The company has partnered with Taiwanese manufacturer Asus to launch the Nexus 7, a seven inch tablet computer built around Google’s Android software. Google’s engineering director, Chris Yerga, said the Nexus 7 was a serious gaming device and that its small size […]
The “TV Everywhere” push by US cable networks is matched by increased demand by consumers to watch programming on smartphones and tablets. Interest in viewing television on mobile devices among adults climbed to 31 per cent in 2012 from 22 per cent in 2011, according to a survey by Beta Research. Among younger adults, ages […]
The UK is Western Europe’s leading market for connected devices, with an estimated 13.8 million devices receiving over-the-top video content at end-2011, a figure up 114.1 per cent year-over-year from 2010, according to SNL Kagan research. In 2011, UK households averaged 0.51 connected devices per home, up from 0.24 in 2010. SNL Kagan estimates the […]
As paid video content becomes more available via different distribution channels, tablet and wireless phone-viewing usage has increased, while PC/Mac-viewing usage has decreased from 2011, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Residential Pay-to-View Study. The study, now in its second year, provides insights concerning attitudes, viewing preferences, behaviour patterns, awareness and experiences […]