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DISH Anywhere app on Kindle Fire

In a move to bring customers a wider variety of remote TV viewing options, DISH has announced that its recently upgraded DISH Anywhere app is now available for download on Kindle Fire HDX tablets in the US. The app, previously only available on Android and iOS devices, gives DISH customers the ability to watch all […]

March 6, 2014

Tablets drive demand for smart connected devices

The smart connected device (SCD) market continued to post strong growth in 2013, with combined shipments of PCs, tablets, and smartphones reaching over 16 million units in the UK in Q4 2013 and totaling to over 56 million units for 2013 and 11.1 per cent growth compared with 2012, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). […]

March 5, 2014

Disney, DISH TV Everywhere deal includes live streaming

The Walt Disney Company and DISH Network Corporation have announced a long-term, wide-ranging distribution agreement that will 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 deal also brings to an end a long-running legal battle over […]

March 4, 2014

BBC Trust OKs BBC Store proposals

The BBC Trust has approved proposals from the BBC Executive to launch a new online commercial service for audiences to buy and keep BBC programmes. BBC Store will allow users to buy new programmes and a selection of content from the BBC archives, on a download-to-own basis. BBC Worldwide, the BBC’s commercial arm, will establish […]

February 28, 2014By Colin Mann

Multitasking viewers do focus on the TV

Devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, desktops and portable gaming systems have made it easy for consumers to multitask while watching TV. However, a November 2013 study by TiVo found that three-quarters of US TV viewers were more focused on what was on the tube, even when using a second screen. Smartphones were the No. […]

February 27, 2014

30% US broadband users watch video on mobile

Parks Associates research shows that nearly 30 per cent of US broadband users watch video on a mobile phone monthly, with the average user watching 1.7 hours of video on a mobile phone each week. “Since 2008, revenues from voice services for the top-four US mobile network operators (MNOs) have declined

February 26, 2014

TiVo: Millennials embrace both old and new

TiVo has revealed the results of its 2013 Millennial Video Entertainment survey, which found that more than one-third (36 per cent) of Millennials’ TV viewing time was spent viewing traditional TV content such as TV shows and live sports. However, unlike previous generations, Millennials – known as ‘Generation Y’ with birth years ranging from

February 21, 2014

Mobile video ‘not good enough’

Allot Communication has published its February 2014 MobileTrends Report which explores the factors that impact video delivery quality over mobile data networks. The report examines how download bandwidth, duration, resolution, mobile operating system (iOS, Android) and video container

February 19, 2014

Belgacom launches TV Replay

Belgian telco Belgacom has launched TV Replay, a new, exclusive service which allows Belgacom TV customers to watch programmes up to 36 hours after they’ve been broadcast, on their TV, computer, tablet or smartphone. In the first phase, TV Replay will offer six channels, and on 15 April, seven other channels will be added. Following […]

February 18, 2014

Mobile video driving TV apps usage

Research from Parks Associates shows mobile consumption of video is driving usage of TV apps, with 55 per cent of US smartphone owners and 61 per cent of tablet owners using a TV-related app at least once a month. “TV app usage is altering

February 14, 2014