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DTG testing scheduled for Freeview Tablet TV UK

Further to its recent update on the commercial availability of its Tablet TV service and announcement of its first full market beta test this summer in San Francisco, digital TV software solutions provider Motive Television has revealed that it has received confirmation that testing of its technology for Freeview Tablet TV by the UK’s Digital […]

April 10, 2014

New mobile app from CanalPlay

French SVoD service CanalPlay is launching a new version of its mobile application for all iOS and Android screens. The CanalPlay app provides a new more fluid and intuitive handling experience with a greater speed of access to content. It also incorporates a system of recommendation, and in the coming weeks will offer a ‘Kids’ […]

April 9, 2014

Tablet Television nears launch

Tablet Television, America’s first broadcast TV service for tablets, has revealed plans for its first beta market test in San Francisco and start of commercial operations in autumn 2014. Tablet TV, a joint venture of Motive Television and Granite Broadcasting Corporation, puts television a touch away for portable devices with no subscription fee, cable, satellite […]

April 8, 2014

Digital ad-spend to hit $137.53bn in 2014

Spending on ads served to Internet-connected devices including desktop and laptop computers, mobile phones and tablets will reach $137.53 billion this year, according to eMarketer’s latest estimates of worldwide paid media spending. Digital spend will be up 14.8 per cent over 2013 levels, according to the forecast, and will make up just over one-quarter of […]

April 3, 2014

RealPlayer signs up for Amazon Fire TV

RealNetworks has confirmed that RealPlayer Cloud, its integrated video player and cloud service app, is one of the first apps available on Amazon Fire TV. With the addition of Fire TV, the Amazon and RealPlayer Cloud communities now have an all-new way to watch their video collections on their big screens from the comfort of […]

April 3, 2014By Nik Roseveare

Amazon unveils Fire TV

Amazon has revealed its much-anticipated TV streaming device – dubbed Amazon Fire TV – at an event in New York.The device has WiFi built in, and Amazon claims it has three times the performance and power of sector competitors AppleTV, Roku and Chromecast. It has 2 GB of RAM, which is designed to ensure applications […]

April 2, 2014By Colin Mann

Deloitte: Demand for multiplatform content up

Digital omnivores – those consumers who own a trio of tablets, smartphones and laptops – continue to grow, driven by the proliferation of new platforms and increased device adoption. Deloitte’s eighth edition of the Digital Democracy Survey reveals that over one third (37 per cent) of US consumers are now digital omnivores, a 42 per […]

April 2, 2014

DISH adds ESPN, Disney/ABC WATCH services

Following the wide-ranging distribution agreement revealed March 4th between the Walt Disney Company and DISH Network Corporation to provide DISH customers with access to Disney’s line-up of top quality sports, news and entertainment content across televisions, computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles and connected devices, the pair have announced the availability of WATCH ABC, WATCH ABC […]

April 2, 2014

Mobile, tablets set for half all online viewing

The Q4 2013 Global Video Index from premium video publishing, analytics and monetisation specialist Ooyala has revealed record growth of mobile and tablet online viewing. Increasing 719 per cent since Q4 2011, Ooyala suggests

March 31, 2014

63% will stream World Cup highlights

YuMe, a provider of digital video brand advertising solutions, has released its latest survey results showing World Cup viewing habits. Results confirm growing multiscreen viewing trends. “There is no doubt in the massive shift toward multiscreen viewership among consumers, and it is only amplified during a globally-watched sporting event such as the World Cup,” says […]

March 31, 2014