Sky and HBO have extended their relationship by agreeing a new deal that will make Sky Atlantic the home of Home Box Office (HBO) for 21 million Sky customers across Europe. The agreement – the first pan-European content deal covering all Sky territories that Sky has negotiated – means that Sky will have the exclusive […]
There are now 2,677,000 Australians (14+) who have Netflix in the home, with the number of households with a Netflix subscription rising again in October to 1,039,000 (11.4 per cent), subscription VoD data from Roy Morgan Research shows. For the majority of Netflix subscribers, this is their first time paying for TV. In the year […]
Driven by double digit growth in key digital categories, US consumer spending on home entertainment remained stable in the third quarter of 2015, according to the initial findings from the Digital Entertainment Group’s Third Quarter 2015 Home Entertainment Report. Consumers continued to embrace the convenience and accessibility of purchasing and collecting digital content, with studios […]
Following advanced-television.com’s revelation that a launch of the BBC Store download-to-own service was imminent, the BBC has confirmed that it will be available from the morning of November 5th, providing what the BBC says offers an easy way for audiences to buy, enjoy and keep their favourite BBC programmes. Bal Samra, Commercial Director, BBC, described […]
As the countdown to seasonal specials begins, Brits are gearing up to watch a total of 296 million hours of TV per day over the Christmas period. According to research from programmatic technology experts RadiumOne, Brits over 16 will watch an average of 5.7 hours of TV a day this Christmas across various screens, with a […]
Marcus Arthur, the BBC executive in charge of BBC Store, has confirmed that the download-to-own (DTO) service will launch in November. Speaking at the PEVE Entertainment Business Futures 2015 Conference in London, Arthur, Director BBC Store as well as President, BBC Worldwide UK and ANZ, was unwilling to divulge an exact date in advance of […]
According to the 2015 State of the User Experience report from CDN specialist Limelight Networks, time spent online in the past year has dramatically increased—with 45 per cent of respondents spending more than 15 hours a week on their laptop, tablet or phone. Who is the group making up the majority of these power users? […]
Real-time social video specialist Grabyo will again enable Formula E – the electric single-seater car race series inaugurated by motorsport’s governing body – to provide unrivalled behind the scenes footage and produce in-race highlights to be distributed to social media channels including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Grabyo will continue to allow Formula E to reach […]
TV Everywhere (TVE) could entice more millennials to subscribe to pay television services if awareness of the opportunity to watch movies and TV shows on multiple devices grows, according to a new annual survey of multiplatform video viewing trends released by strategy consulting firm Altman Vilandrie & Company and premium entertainment network EPIX. While the […]
@IBC Advanced Television talks to Sylvain Thevenot about #Telco TV its proposition for TV as a cloud service for telcos and ISPs. It provides multi-screen provision, a proven UI and search and recommendation and a road map for rapid and seamless service innovation. [bitsontherun 1CI5axCW-ni7dlelE]