Findings from a survey from the In-Vehicle UX (IVX) group at advisory firm Strategy Analytics assessing consumer interest in and willingness to pay for rear-seat entertainment systems suggest that interest in such systems is robust among younger and middle age groups, but lower across all other demographics. Preferences for video streaming or tablet docking solutions […]
Findings from Hub Entertainment Research have identified three key obstacles to TV Everywhere adoption. The firm suggests that everything about the concept of ‘TV Everywhere’ seems like a win-win: Pay-TV customers enjoy the benefit of access to their subscription content on a variety of devices, at no additional cost; TV networks and MVPDs give customers […]
The British Video Association (BVA) – the body which champions video entertainment in all its forms – is launching a cross industry umbrella campaign entitled #MovieWeekender in partnership with Bauer Media. The first campaign of its kind from the video industry sees Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment UK, Warner Bros Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures UK, […]
Apple has revealed that customers around the world made this holiday season the biggest ever for the App Store, setting new records during the festive period. In the two weeks ending January 3rd, customers spent over $1.1 billion on apps and in-app purchases, setting back-to-back weekly records for traffic and purchases. January 1st 2016 marked […]
2015 was the first year that the UK video industry went truly multichannel as uptake of digital video services reached a tipping point, delivering a greater than predicted 30 per cent (30.3 per cent) year-on-year uplift in sales according to annual figures from global information services provider, IHS, released by the British Video Association (BVA). […]
As part of TiVo’s effort to make TiVo-recorded content available no matter where consumers are and what device they are using, TiVo now allows users to download the TiVo app on their Amazon Fire TV or Amazon Fire TV Stick for easy access to TiVo DVR recordings on any TV in the home or remotely. […]
To coincide with the availability of Ultra HD Blu-ray players in the marketplace in early 2016, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will be offering four titles on Ultra HD Blu-ray at initial launch showcasing 4K Ultra HD resolution with High Dynamic Range (HDR), offering consumers a sharper, brighter and more colourful home entertainment viewing experience than […]
On September 14th, pay-TV technology provider Motive announced its intention to make TabletTV available on the recently announced new Apple TV platform in the US, UK, and throughout the world. The company has now confirmed that it has developed a beta version of its TabletTV App for the new Apple Television platform and submitted it […]
The Digital Video Benchmark Q3 2015 report by Adobe Digital Index highlights the changes taking place in how consumers view video. The biggest highlight of the Q3 2015 report is the rapid growth of TV Everywhere viewing on connected TV devices like Apple TV and Roku. Data shows
UK viewers won’t be tied to the TV schedule this Christmas holiday, according to Ofcom research, which shows they are now using their TV gadgets more than any other major country. Ofcom research suggests that 70 per cent (31 million) of UK adults will watch TV using free-to-air catch-up services such as BBC iPlayer and […]