Americans are now spending almost as much on smartphone and tablet entertainment as at the box office. In 2014, SNL Kagan estimates mobile entertainment generated $9.14 billion in revenue, fast approaching the roughly $10 billion per year the box office generates from ticket sales. The combined revenue from mobile games, video, music and location-based services […]
Preliminary numbers from US trade body DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group’s 2014 Home Entertainment Report reveal home entertainment digital spending continued to rise in 2014; electronic sales and subscription on-demand were up in both the final quarter and full year, and that the total home media business is keeping pace with box office value. The […]
As the technology world converges at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, a survey from multiscreen, revenue assurance and media protection solutions specialist Irdeto finds that consumers expect to be using a mixture of à la carte Internet TV and pay-TV services by 2020 as they search for the optimal viewing experience. The […]
Pro-copyright consumer education body the Industry Trust for IP Awareness and StudioCanal will launch an exclusive Shaun the Sheep trailer that sees Shaun and his flock championing the value of film across all formats, encouraging that these moments are worth paying for. The piece – part of the Trust’s ‘Moments Worth Paying For’ campaign – […]
According to findings from the British Video Association, the UK video entertainment market is buoyant, with total spending just under £2.2 billion, similar to 2013. Digital continues to boost the video entertainment market with a 30 per cent growth in 2014. Consumers prefer to own their videos Buying videos to own and keep is overwhelmingly […]
The growth in sales of HD TVs and tablets could be set to slow as the market matures and consumers are become interested in new devices including wearable and smart home devices, according to Accenture. According to Accenture’s report, Engaging the Digital Consumer in the New Connected World, which polled 24,000 consumers in 24 countries, […]
DISH Network subsidiary Sling TV has confirmed the anticipated launch of Sling TV, a live, over-the-top television service, to US customers nationwide in the first quarter of 2015. Sling TV will deliver live sports, lifestyle, family, news and information channels, VoD entertainment and the best of online video to broadband-connected devices at home and on-the-go. […]
TiVo has introduced TiVo OnePass, an all-access solution available on TV in the home or via TiVo mobile apps, that tracks down every episode of a show a user wants to catch up on and displays all of the episodes in a ‘My Shows’ folder to serve as the ultimate multi-source binge-watching solution. TiVo OnePass […]
Quickplay, a specialist in powering premium video to any device, has announced support for Android TV, in a showcase at International CES 2015 of Quickplay’s Next Generation Experience Solution. It also confirmed integration of Quickplay Managed Video Service to three major industry partners. The solution provides extensive third-party developer tools as well as an Android […]
The Walt Disney Company and DirecTV have agreed a wide-ranging, multi-year distribution deal that will provide DirecTV customers with access to Disney’s line-up of top quality sports, news, kids and entertainment content across televisions, computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles and other connected devices. The renewal agreement supports the companies’ mutual goal to deliver the best […]