The BBC has commissioned a BBC Three drama strand exclusively for BBC iPlayer, describing the initiative as “a bold and exciting venture” between BBC iPlayer, BBC Three and BBC Drama Production to commission six original short films over two years, written and directed by the best up-and-coming writing and directing talent from across the UK. […]
The American population’s voracious appetite for digitised information and entertainment continues unabated, creating a groundswell of consumers who move seamlessly between smartphones, tablets and laptops to consume digital content, often using multiple devices at the same time. The findings come in Deloitte’s seventh edition of the State of the Media Democracy survey, which reveals a […]
Second-screen devices combined with customised content, interactive apps and loyalty programmes will fuel the behaviour of social TV consumers over the next 24 months, according to Gartner. Social TV describes consumer engagement, communication and interaction while watching television. Gartner believes that social TV activities can enhance the value of the TV experience for consumers and […]
Sky Sports channels are now available on a pay-as-you go basis for the first time. Sky is offering sports fans unlimited access to its range of six sports channels – including Sky Sports News – for £9.99 (€12.35) for a 24-hour period, without the need for a Sky TV subscription. “The launch of Sky Sports […]
Motorola Mobility’s Fourth Annual Media Engagement Barometer reveals that consumers are watching an enormous amount of video, in some surprising ways, in unexpected places. Motorola Mobility’s Media Engagement Barometer is an independent global study of video consumption habits among 9,500 consumers in 17 countries. The study looks closely at new and emerging content trends, such […]
Further reinforcing the digital content ecosystem’s roster of technology support, Motorola Mobility’s SecureMedia content protection has been approved by the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE) for streaming UltraViolet content. Now, service providers using SecureMedia can offer subscribers ready access to their UltraViolet digital entertainment collections anytime, anywhere and on any device. SecureMedia is extending the […]
Australian pay-TV provider Foxtel has announced the upcoming launch of a contract-free OTT service – Foxtel Play – to be available across a range of computers, TVs and games consoles. Richard Freudenstein, Foxtel Chief Executive, revealed the initiative at the ASTRA conference in Sydney. Launching in June this year, Foxtel Play customers will be able […]
Global shipments of multimedia home gateways (MHGs) are expected to rise by a factor of more than 100 from 2011 to 2015 as pay-TV operators seek to unify the delivery of different forms of video content to all types of devices in homes, including media tablets and smartphones. Global MHG shipments are set to climb […]
Big increases in mobile and tablet use helped drive BBC iPlayer to a record-breaking January, according to the latest statistics released by the BBC. There were 272 million iPlayer requests in January, up 26 per cent on the previous month. TV requests passed the 200 million mark for the first time. There were 37 million […]
European tablet computer sales reached 15.9 million units in Q4 2012, representing quarterly growth of 78 per cent and year-on-year growth of 179 per cent, according to the latest Tablet Track report from Futuresource Consulting. “Now the final figures are in, our research shows Q4 2012 accounted for nearly one out of every two tablets […]