Panasonic has revealed that it will showcase a tablet capable of displaying 4K imagery at the IFA trade show next month. The Japanese electronics manufacturer claims that the 20-inch tablet will be the lightest and thinnest of its kind whilst boasting an OLED display with a resolution of 3840 pixels × 2160 lines. Details are […]
New attitudes toward TV viewing have been identified in a new report from Ericsson ConsumerLab, the fourth annual report looking at consumer trends in the TV area. Among the new findings, 72 per cent of respondents say they use mobile devices to watch video at least weekly, and 42 per cent of them do so […]
Consumers are expected to spend $555 per person on new consumer electronics devices this year, a 9 per cent increase over 2012, according to the 2013 Household Penetration Study from global information company, The NPD Group. According to the report, nearly three-in-four (72 per cent) consumers expect to buy a consumer electronics product over the […]
Google has updated its YouTube app for Android and iOS systems in a bid to bring the mobile experience in line with that of the desktop. The redesigned interface allows users to swipe videos into the bottom right corner of the screen, allowing them to keep watching content whilst browsing the rest of the site. […]
China’s P2P streaming video platform, PPTV, has launched PPlink, a product that brings the contents of mobile devices to the largest screens in living rooms. “The product offers the easiest way for people to enjoy online videos on television. It is designed to give people the opportunity to enjoy high-definition videos on bigger screens,” Shan […]
OTT movie retailer Access Digital Entertainment has launched its EzyFlix video on demand and UltraViolet service in Australia, claiming to be the first Australian company to be able to offer viewers the ability to download movies from all of the major Hollywood studios. The service will compete with Quickflix, Telstra and the recently-launched JB Hi-Fi […]
Australian consumer electronics retailer chain JB Hi-Fi answered the increasing consumer demand for premium digital video content by implementing business support solutions specialist CSG’s CSG Content Direct integrated with digital content ownership ecosystem UltraViolet. “JB Hi-Fi wanted to be first to market with UltraViolet to sustain our brand leadership,” said George Papadopoulos, Technology Director for […]
NOOK Media, a subsidiary of retail group Barnes & Noble, has launched a suite of free NOOK Video Apps for iOS, Android and Roku devices. The apps enable customers to watch movies and TV shows from NOOK Video instantly on a wide variety of mobile devices, including iPads iPhones, Android tablets, Android smartphones, as well […]
Lionsgate’s forthcoming movie release Bachelorette will August 16 become the biggest mainstream film ever to be released simultaneously across cinemas nationwide, video-on-demand and download to own. The studio is offering what it says is the first multi-platform blockbuster title released in partnership with on-demand services including Sky Store, Virgin Movies, Xbox Video, Film Four, BT […]
The English Premier League and digital sports media group PERFORM have renewed their mobile and Internet clip production partnership, for a further three years. The renewal, which starts at the beginning of the 2013/14 football season, extends the relationship between the two companies, with PERFORM producing and distributing ‘near live’ match highlights and features for […]