Independent online video technology company Tremor Video has unveiled research that indicates viewers are no longer confining content to specific devices in era of seamless connectivity, with tablet and Connected TV viewing on the rise. The study, conducted in partnership with research-based strategic consulting firm Frank N Magid Associates, suggests that viewers are moving seamlessly […]
New media delivery specialist Vidiator has partnered with Polish systems integrators FMS Media and New Vision to enable Orange Poland to provide mobile phone and tablet owners with living room quality live coverage of every match in this summer’s Euro 2012 Football Championship. Orange Poland’s service is being empowered by the Vidiator Xenon Live platform. […]
GFU, the German CE association, predicts 26.5 million Internet-connected devices will be sold in Germany this year. GFU says the market will be made up of 15 million smartphones, 1.4 million tablets, seven million notebook computers and 3.1 million smart TVs. The association said that over four million smart TVs had been sold so far, […]
For the eighth consecutive year Orange France will be bringing tennis fans all the matches and breaking news from the Roland Garros tournament through their multi-platform system. Orange will have exclusive rights to distribute the ADSL multi-courts offer on mobile and TV produced and broadcast by France Televisions, which includes up to 7 event channels […]
Australian home entertainment company, Quickflix, has confirmed the launch of a Quickflix App for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, available now on the App Store. The App allows Quickflix WatchNow subscribers to view unlimited movies and television shows instantly, on-demand, from their Apple devices, including premium content from the likes of Warner Bros, Sony Pictures, […]
Motorola Mobility’s SecureMedia content protection unit has won a major content delivery deal with confirmation that Time Warner Cable selected the SecureMedia Encryptonite ONE HLS+ solution to streamline its video distribution across a variety of devices and avoid the cost and complication of operating multiple streaming platforms and security systems to reach multiple device types. […]
Video delivery specialist Azuki Systems has formed a go-to-market and technology partnership with networking connectivity firm D-Link with the aim of allowing TV cable operators to offer customers affordable access to over-the-top content in their living rooms via multi-screens and home TV sets. D-Link’s companion set-top-box (STB) embedded with the Azuki Media Client is designed […]
Futuresource has released a study, conducted in the spring of 2012 in the USA, UK, France and Germany that surveyed more than 4,000 consumers on their usage of and attitudes to connected TVs, smartphones, tablets and eBooks/eReaders. Key findings from the study included the fact that three-quarters of connected TV owners are using their TV […]
Viacom and Time Warner Cable have agreed to resolve pending disputes relating to mobile viewing of popular Viacom programming, a move described as “very good news for consumers” in a Viacom company blog. Time Warner Cable subscribers will be able to enjoy Viacom programming – from MTV’s Jersey Shore to Comedy Central’s The Daily Show […]
Studies by Ipsos MediaCT and HearWatchSay shows that multitasking is a popular activity while consumers are watching live TV, with 63 per cent of respondents reporting that they used a connected device for at least a few minutes the last time they watched live TV. Fifteen per cent used more than one device. The survey […]