Content monetisation technology and services specialist FreeWheel has released its Video Monetisation Report – an executive briefing of trends it observed around monetising professional video content for Q2 2013. It hopes the report will provide some insight into best practices and broader trends for how publishers, advertisers, and consumers are all playing a role in […]
Live and on-demand TV Everywhere delivery specialist MobiTV has confirmed that its platform partnership with Deutsche Telekom’s Entertain2Go streaming service has successfully completed the first phase of the rollout. The new multiscreen service extends the robust Entertain service to deliver live TV and on-demand programming across screens. “Advancements in wireless technology, network quality and content […]
BluePromoCode, a California-based marketplace for group discounts, has published the results of a newly commissioned study on the cable and Internet TV viewing habits of young adults aged 18-34 in the US. Highlights of the findings include: – 35 per cent have stopped subscribing to pay-TV, opting to use online services only – Women are […]
The digital rights management (DRM) market will grow at a rate of 12 per cent annually to become a $1.2 billion market by 2018, while the related conditional access (CAS) market will decline slightly to dip below $1.5 billion annually, suggests ABI Research. Opportunities within the DRM market include multiple components, comprising authentication, intellectual property […]
More Sky viewers than ever before are watching sport through mobile devices and second screen technology, according to figures released by Sky Sports. Marquee events including the Ashes and the start of the football season have contributed to record figures of sports fans viewing and engaging with sport using their phones, tablets, and PCs. Sky […]
ITV has launched its new and improved website, itv.com. It says the redesigned site transforms the user experience for digital content around ITV’s portfolio of programmes. The new itv.com has been optimised for use on mobiles and tablets, offering viewers a true multiplatform experience. The device agnostic web application serves as a digital accompaniment to […]
The Android version of the BBC’s iPlayer mobile app can now download TV shows for offline viewing – some 12 months after the feature was added to the iOS version of the application. Android iPlayer users can now store shows on their devices for up to 30 days, watching them for seven days after the […]
Vodafone and Orange are triggering a fierce pay-TV fight by launching two TV services with access across all existing devices (tablets, smartphones, PCs and TVs) via all transmission technologies (3G, 4G, ADSL, VDSL, or fibre). Vodafone has reached an agreement with Canal Plus to distribute its OTT platform Yomvi through all devices in a phased […]
Canadian digital movie service CinemaNow has unveiled its UltraViolet disc-to-digital service allowing users to take their physical DVDs, convert them to a digital format in the convenience of their home, and watch them on CinemaNow, which is available through more than 1,000 connected devices. “Today is a significant day for the movie industry in Canada […]
The TV set remains the main entertainment hub in German living rooms, but it is being increasingly supplemented by smartphones and tablets. Research from Ipsos reveals that 43 per cent of