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Ooyala: Mobile viewing up 129% from 2014

Ooyala, a Telstra subsidiary and specialist in video publishing, analytics and monetisation, has published its Q1 2016 Global Video Index drawing insights from more than 3.5 billion video analytic events per day from 220 million viewers across the world. The report this quarter compares engagement trends between subscription video services (SVoD) and advertising video services […]

June 16, 2016

Study: Mobile TVE greater on the couch than on the go

New analysis by Adobe Digital Index (ADI) puts to rest the notion that TV Everywhere viewers are an on-the-go audience. ADI has found that the majority of TVE viewing occurs in one location, indicating minimal ‘on-the-go’ behaviour. “What this means is that TVE viewers are

June 16, 2016

Apple TV app for Wimbledon

IBM and The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) have unveiled new technologies for The Championships 2016, marking the next phase in the AELTC’s digital transformation. New for 2016 is an Apple TV app for Wimbledon developed by IBM Interactive Experience that will enable fans to engage with Wimbledon in the comfort of their own […]

June 15, 2016By Colin Mann

Audience study: 10% generate 60% of video traffic

YuMe, the global audience technology company powered by data-driven insights and multi-screen expertise, and Verto Analytics, the audience measurement company, have released research quantifying a ‘day in the digital life’ journey of video consumers. The study showcases the breadth of touchpoints throughout the day as consumers engage with apps and video across computers, smartphones, tablets, […]

June 14, 2016

IHS: Over 8bn connected devices globally

IHS has released key findings from its Connected Device Market Monitor. As of year-end 2015, the world now contains 8.1 billion connected smartphones, tablets, personal computers, TVs, TV-attached devices and audio devices. On average, across the globe, this device base equates to four devices per household. “The proliferation of media-enabled

June 10, 2016

Apple, Samsung, Microsoft lead tablet industry

In search of higher margins and conquest sales from the PC market, Tablet vendors 2-in-1 and Pro Slate devices have garnered higher revenue and stabilised average selling prices (ASPs), according to a report from Strategy Analytics. Microsoft and Apple combined to sell over a million of their Pro Slates last quarter, and most mobile-first/smartphone vendors […]

June 9, 2016

Australians average 6.4 screens per home

The latest Australian Multi-Screen Report – from Regional TAM, OzTAM and Nielsen, and covering the first quarter of calendar 2016 – continues its look at how audience behaviour is influenced by greater content and platform choice, and access to new consumer technologies. Together these changes create unprecedented opportunities to view broadcast TV and other video and affect the time spent with […]

June 8, 2016

Google Cast now on Google Fiber TV

Promising to help subscribers to its Google Fiber networks in six US cities access all of their favourite shows, movies, music, and more adding Google Cast capabilities directly to their Fiber TV Box. Writing in the Google Fiber blog, Jared Nusinoff, Product Manager, Google Fiber says that Google Cast gives access to thousands of apps, […]

June 2, 2016By Colin Mann

Demand for in-flight broadband hits new heights

A global survey of airline customers reveals that passengers now not only expect broadband services to be offered as standard during flights, but more than half would prefer in-flight connectivity to in-flight meals. The In-Flight Connectivity Survey was conducted by global mobile satellite communications services provider Inmarsat and market research company GfK between August 2015 […]

May 24, 2016

Piracy costs EU music industry €170m per annum

A report from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shows that €170 million, or 5.2 per cent of all music sales, were lost in the EU in 2014 as a result of music piracy. Overall, in music sales, €57 million was lost in physical formats (e.g. CDs) and €113 million in digital formats. This […]

May 24, 2016By Colin Mann