Over half (54 per cent) of broadband Internet users watch TV content streamed or on an alternative platform weekly, according to consumer research firm Horowitz Associates. Non-traditional viewing now accounts for 10.8 hours a month, or seven per cent of total viewing time, with 149.4 hours still dedicated to traditional TV. The firm’s Multiplatform Content […]
Three leading technology companies have created a solution that allows pay-TV service providers quickly and cost-effectively to deploy a complete multiscreen ‘TV Everywhere’ service, including streaming live video. Teaming up for the solution are itaas, a system integrator and provider of an interactive client app for viewing content; RGB Networks, a provider of scalable multiscreen […]
People who use personal devices such as tablets and smartphones at the same time as watching TV are ignoring television commercials almost completely, according to new research published by the Strategy Analytics Digital Home Observatory. The report, “Multi-Screen User Behaviours in the Home,” identifies reasons why multiscreen users shift their focus between devices and how […]
Freeview, the UK’s digital terrestrial television platform, has confirmed that the Freeview HD TV Guide App has expanded to Android devices and Apple’s iPad. The free app, launched for the iPhone last year, offers instant access to the platform’s programming guide, including all standard and high definition channels. New features include a full grid view […]
AuthenTec, a provider of security and identity management solutions, has announced that Sky Deutschland, the largest pay-TV provider in Germany and Austria, has chosen AuthenTec’s DRM Fusion Downloadable client to deliver premium content services to Apple tablets via its new Sky Go application. Sky Deutschland’s Sky Go service allows mobile users to view programming from […]
Discretix, a provider of embedded security and content protection solutions, and Latens part of the Pace Group and a provider of software security solutions for pay-TV, have announced a partnership to extend content protection beyond traditional pay-TV networks to include smartphones, tablets and other connected devices. The integration of Latens Security Manager with Discretix SecurePlayer […]
The BBC has revealed in a blog post that tablet devices now account for half as much usage of the iPlayer service as Freesat, Freeview, BT Vision, Virgin TiVo and Blu-ray combined (3 per cent vs 6 per cent). The iPlayer received 153 million requests for TV and radio programmes in September, with Tablet requests […]
Mo-DV (Mobile Digital Video), an innovator of multimedia content delivery via USB Flash Drives and Micro SD Cards, says it has developed a new technology that solves the format problems between mobile devices, HDTV sets, and other consumer electronic devices, with issued patents. The new medium enables users to play content on mobile phones, tablets, […]
UltraViolet, the technology that bridges a single piece of content to a variety of devices, is unlikely to launch in the UK until the end of 2012, according to Michael Comish, CEO of Internet video streaming service blinkbox. The first US movie title to be released physically with Ultra Violet digital ownership rights – Horrible […]
A new survey found that 40 per cent of tablet and smart phone owners are using their functions while watching TV. The research from Nielsen found that most common activity done on tablets and smart phones is checking emails, with about 60 per cent of respondents. And according to the survey, a similar number of […]