Global consumer media usage & exposure, including all digital and traditional media combined, is on pace to grow an estimated 1.9 per cent to an average of 50 hours per week (HPW) in 2017, according to research from PQ Media. Consumer time spent with media worldwide is projected to increase another 2.5 per cent in 2018, […]
Technology firm Intel is to collaborate with entertainment company Warner Bros to develop in-cabin, immersive experiences in autonomous vehicle (AV) settings. Called the AV Entertainment Experience, the pair are creating a first-of-its-kind proof-of-concept car to demonstrate what entertainment in the vehicle could look like in the future. As a member of the Intel 100-car test […]
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled in the case of VCAST Limited v RTI SpA that the making available of copies of television programmes saved in the cloud must be authorised by the holder of the copyright or related rights, as the service constitutes a retransmission of the programmes concerned. […]
More than half (54 per cent) of UK 12- to 15-year-olds use social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, to access online news, making it the second most popular source of news after television (62 per cent), according to regulator Ofcom’s Children and Parents Media Use and Attitudes Report 2017. The news that children read […]
According to digital experience specialist Adobe, the adoption by TV Everywhere (TVE) providers of single sign-on (SSO) functionality has boosted TVE consumption significantly. Writing in the Adobe Blog, Blake Elmquist, Senior Product Marketing Manager for Adobe Primetime, says that the multiscreen TV platform developed single sign-on (SSO) functionality for TVE to make it easier for […]
The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle next year could break records for how we tune-in, with experts at Ooyala expecting more people to watch on mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) than laptops or PCs. According to Jim O’Neill, Principal Analyst at Ooyala, “the golden age of television may have come and gone, but […]
Every day in France, some 4.9 million individuals aged 4 and over watch TV programmes live or via catch up on Internet screens (computer, tablet or smartphone). This is up from 3.9 million 12 months ago, according to Médiamétrie’s Global TV survey. 43.3 million TV viewers spend
Tricolor TV, Russia’s leading TV operator, is taking a further step in audience expansion with a new service branded Territoria Tricolor, launched in partnership with Eutelsat Communications. The new satellite-based service enables consumers in hotels, airports, rail stations and other public venues to have free WiFi access to TV channels on their mobile devices without […]
A survey of consumer behaviour has revealed five types of ‘Television Tribe’, each with very different patterns in the way they consume and pay for content. The study, Television Tribes, from content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA, in partnership with TV industry research firm Ampere Analysis, highlights the new reality of pay-TV consumer […]
McAfee has published its third annual Most Hackable Holiday Gifts list to help consumers identify potential security risks associated with popular gifts this holiday season. The category of laptops, tablets and smartphones leads the list, followed by drones, digital assistants, connected toys, and connected appliances. In addition, McAfee conducted a survey to identify the habits […]