An Ernst & Young/FICCI Frames report on Indian media says that online video viewing in India grew last year by 25 per cent with 325 million people now watching OTT video. The report said that catch-up TV is driving much of this demand, with 70-90 per cent of the total content consumed coming from the […]
netgem.tv has announced the launch of its personalised Internet TV service in Ireland with a range of smart-home devices available on Amazon and eBay, and more retail distribution channels and broadband service providers to be added soon. The app-controlled TV service will bring together the best of saorview live channels and on-demand content through one […]
Tony Hall, the BBC Director General, is set to tell an audience at the Media And Telecoms conference in London that the corporation must plan for a future where a large portion of its audience never view its traditional TV channels. Hall will also say that while iPlayer was pioneering when it debuted a decade […]
Channel 4 has relaunched its VoD service, All 4, with a new visual identity, a new iOS app and an invitation for selected registered users to trial All 4 +, a paid-for upgrade which runs programmes without ads in commissioned content. Alice Tonge, Head of 4creative said: “Our aim was to develop a more refined […]
Idris Elba’s return as Luther has helped BBC iPlayer to a dramatic start to the year. The detective’s first episode back on the beat was the best performing programme on BBC iPlayer in January, with 3.7 million requests, and 11 million requests for the four episodes of the latest series in total. Drama dominated the […]
Selected programming from the BBC’s online channel BBC Three is to feature on BBC One as part of a change to its scheduling to create a special slot devoted to showcasing the best of BBC Three programming. Beginning at 10.35, between Monday and Wednesday every week, select BBC Three programmes from the channel, which went […]
UKTV announced that Darren Childs has decided to step down from his role as CEO. Childs’ name has been mentioned in connection with the role of chief executive at the English Premier League, following the withdrawal of Discovery Communications executive Susanna Dinnage, who had been appointed to replace Richard Scudamore. He leaves as it seems […]
SVoD usage has been challenging primetime TV shows in France, with more than 60 per cent of SVoD viewing in 2018 happening in prime time or later in the evening, according to an annual study conducted by NPA Conseil and Harris Interactive. Some days, SVoD takes an equal share with linear TV channels. The growth […]
Award-winning British dramas Bodyguard, Killing Eve and McMafia have been revealed as the top programmes requested on BBC iPlayer in 2018. The most popular show of the year was Bodyguard, with the first episode becoming BBC iPlayer’s biggest ever programme, with 10.8 million requests across the year. All six episodes of the political thriller appear […]
A fifth of Britons admit they have pulled an all-nighter to watch their favourite TV Box Set, according to research from streaming service NOW TV, who will be offering one lucky Brit the chance to win £35,000 (€40,500) to take the UK’s first ever Box Set Sabbatical. According to the research, the average Briton has […]