The biggest auction of space on the British airwaves is to be held towards the end of 2012, when telecoms companies will bid to acquire the spectrum they need to enable a mass uptake in the use of bandwidth-hungry smartphones and tablets. At least 98 per cent of the UK population would have access to […]
At CES Amazon has confirmed it will be offering movies using the UltraViolet rights system. Bill Carr, executive VP of digital media, at Amazon says that the online retailer will be offering UltraViolet rights from an as yet unnamed Hollywood studio. UltraViolet allows consumers to access multiple copies of movies and TV programmes they own […]
Following the launch of an initial 19 UltraViolet-enabled titles, more than 750,000 households have registered with UltraViolet to create and start using personal digital libraries, the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE) – a cross-industry consortium dedicated to creating a consumer-friendly open market for digital content distribution – has revealed at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics […]
Strategy Analytics predicts that the onslaught of new LTE tablets and smartphones demonstrated at 2012 International CES will create a tidal wave of mobile video traffic. Mobile video is getting hotter and can wreak havoc on the unprepared network, as users demand OTT content from YouTube, Netflix, Hulu. “Leading operators, like Verizon and SK Telecom, […]
Samsung has confirmed plans for a “Disc to Digital” feature on Samsung Smart Blu-ray players, developed by Flixster and Rovi. Available later this year, Disc to Digital will allow consumers to add their existing Blu-ray Disc and DVD libraries from participating studios to their UltraViolet digital library – making them viewable on a wide range […]
As revealed by advanced-television.com, Lenovo the world’s number two PC company, is to create a seamless digital experience for its customers across multiple devices, be it PCs, tablets, smartphones or Smart TVs. The company’s has introduced a variety of new products, including the IdeaTab S2, Smartphone S2 and K91 smart TV at International CES in […]
In a significant entry into the European market, mobile content delivery specialist MobiTV is partnering with Deutsche Telekom to develop a converged media platform that will enable the delivery of content across multiple platforms including mobile phones, tablets, PCs, Internet TVs and set-top boxes (STB). Deutsche Telekom will integrate MobiTV’s TV Everywhere solution to support […]
KIT digital, a cloud-based software solutions and technology services provider for multi-screen video delivery, has confirmed that it has acquired certain assets and liabilities of Sezmi Corporation, the provider of broadband-broadcast hybrid TV solutions based in Belmont, California. Sezmi pulled the plug on its consumer operation September 23. Sezmi’s subscription video service was available in […]
The number of US local broadcast stations transmitting Mobile Digital TV signals has jumped more than 70 per cent in the past year, with some 120 stations now on-the-air with robust mobile signals, reports the Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) – a voluntary association of television broadcasters whose mission is to accelerate the development of […]
Customers’ adoption of new viewing formats, including VoD and viewing on media tablets and smartphones, will cause up to $22 billion (30 per cent) of the US pay-TV advertising market to shift to new formats by 2016. Western Europe will see similar shifts, while the rest of world will lag in its transition of advertising […]