Video streaming and monetisation platform provider Ooyala has developed a Twitter Video Card solution, in close collaboration with Twitter, that enables Ooyala customers a turnkey method of embedding videos directly into their Twitter streams for instant playback. Previously, users were only able to include a link to a video in Twitter. This approach inserts a […]
UK pay-TV operator Sky is raising the stakes in the ‘TV Everywhere’ market with the launch of a brand new subscription service, Sky Go Extra, which lets customers download the latest blockbuster films from Sky Movies and further content from channels such as Sky 1 and Sky Atlantic to watch when and where they want, […]
Research from Twonky, the connected home experts, shows that over half of the UK (51 per cent) prefer to watch catch-up services on a TV, rather than a smartphone or tablet. Only 19 per cent of people surveyed say that convenience is more important than screen size. The last 12 months has seen a plethora […]
Consumers worldwide are embracing myriad new ways to consume digital media content, while appetite for media in its traditional forms seems as robust as ever. With smartphones and tablets becoming ever more popular and technology companies enabling a wealth of new content, consumers worldwide want more media experiences, on more devices which means consumers are […]
Canadian cinema chain and online home entertainment retailer Cineplex Entertainment has confirmed that Cineplex Store customers are now able to collect and enjoy digital home video entertainment with digital content ecosystem UltraViolet. Cineplex Entertainment is the first retailer in Canada and the only motion picture exhibitor in the world offering the service. Now in Canada, […]
Samsung has unveiled its new flexible OLED screens, showcasing a variety of possible products and uses. At CES, Brian Berkeley, senior vice president of display, bent a thin plastic screen as he showed a prototype device – currently branded Youm – with a screen wrapping around the side and a message being delivered to the […]
Intel is collaborating with Comcast so that customers can enjoy the Xfinity TV experience on IP set-top boxes, Ultrabook devices, Intel-based all-in-one PCs, tablets and smartphones as well as smart TVs in the home. This experience is made possible by the Intel Puma 6MG-based XG5 multi-screen video gateway. “Working closely with service providers like Comcast […]
Billionaire media entrepreneur Alki David, who runs the FilmOn Internet streaming service, is among investors providing A$5 million (€3.95m) for Australian TV and movie streaming company Quickflix. The funds will be provided through a convertible loan and bond agreement and used by the company to support its restructuring plans and pursuit of subscriber growth. David […]
TV customers of US cable MSO Cox Communications now have several new options for watching their favourite sports, news, and entertainment programming. The company has made investments in its broadband network and applications to deliver quality content to customers online, on demand, and on TV. Disney/ESPN: As a part of multi-year agreement, Cox TV customers […]
UK telco BT has been revealed as one of the bidders in the UK’s forthcoming 4G mobile spectrum auction – the largest ever sale of mobile airwaves in the UK. The telco was one of the successful bidders for 3G spectrum via its Cellnet subsidiary in 2000, but sold the rebranded O2 unit to Spain’s […]