Two of YouTube’s co-founders, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen have unveiled their new mobile app called MixBit. Launched as a free download for iPhone, MixBit is a video-sharing app that “helps people create dynamic videos together” according to its App Store listing. Users can shoot video clips between one second and an hour in length, […]
Telefonica-owned IPTV platform Movistar TV has launched Movistar TV Go, a multiscreen app that allows subscribers in Spain to have access to a limited number of TV channels on all connected devices. Launched under a promotional cost of €2.50 per month (until October), the app is available on Android and iOS and is targeted at […]
There are now 20 million monthly active mobile gamers in the UK, and 6.2 million who play on their smartphones almost every day, according to a report from market research firm comScore. The report suggests that mobile gaming is as popular as photo messaging, and only just behind weather, news and search (21 million) as […]
BSkyB has acquired a $2 million convertible debt security in 1 Mainstream, a Californian based early stage technology company. “1 Mainstream has built a platform which reduces the time and financial resource required to launch streaming video applications across a range of third party devices such as tablets, smart TVs, game consoles and Internet-protocol streaming […]
Figures released by the British Video Association show that the value of the video entertainment market increased in the first half of 2013. Consumer expenditure on all video entertainment reached more than £993 million, up 8.2 per cent compared with the first half of 2012. Sales value increased across both physical and digital formats, with […]
In a move to give DISH customers the power to check-in and connect with their favourite TV shows, movies and sporting events, DISH has incorporated features from GetGlue into its second-screen app for iPad, DISH Explorer. The update is available for immediate download. This integration allows DISH Explorer users to interact with the more than […]
BBC Sport has released its mobile app for Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD devices in the UK, bringing BBC Sport’s native mobile app to even more sports fans on the go. The app is already freely available from Google Play for Android devices, the Apple App Store for iPhones, and now the UK Amazon […]
According to research firm YouGov, sector players controlling hardware and content will be in the strongest position to benefit from changing trends in media consumption. The current fragmented market will also be consolidated, suggests the company, with major players set to shake-up the market. The future of content on demand is likely to see increased […]
Digital content ownership ecosystem UltraViolet is set to receive a boost to its adoption in the UK, according to research specialist YouGov. Discussing industry dynamics during a London briefing on ‘Content on Demand’ organised by the Digital Television Group, Shaun Austin, associate director for media consulting at YouGov, suggested that moving forward, supermarket group Tesco […]
Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel has confirmed that its Foxtel Play OTT service has gone live ahead of its official launch on August 11th. Foxtel Play aims to allow a larger number of Australians access to Foxtel’s programming. Delivered over the Internet initially to eligible Samsung Smart TVs, Xbox 360 and PC and Mac computers, Foxtel […]