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TiVo: Streaming sticks gain ground over STBs

TiVo has released a retooled version of its Video Trends Report, which is now a biannual presentation of findings from consumer opinion surveys of 4,000+ viewers in the US and Canada. Report highlights include: Over 30% aren’t using major monthly OTT services As service clustering increases, it’s

January 22, 2019

Research: 57% UK users against Netflix with ads

According to a report from AudienceProject, the marketing technology firm, 57 per cent of UK consumers would cancel their Netflix subscription if the company were to add commercials into its streaming service. When asked whether they would stop watching Netflix content featuring ads even if the subscription price was lowered, 42 per cent of respondents […]

January 18, 2019

Research: Co-viewing on increase

While more and more Americans are watching video content – TV shows, movies, and short video – on their smartphones, research from MRI shows that video remains a highly social medium. The latest findings from MRI’s Cord Evolution research show that Americans watch TV or video in groups almost half (48 per cent) of their […]

January 16, 2019

UKTV enhances VoD app

Britain’s biggest multichannel broadcaster, UKTV, has announced an update of its VoD service UKTV Play. The new generation app is available immediately on iOS, Android and Amazon FireOS. Tom Davidson, UKTV’s General Manager for UKTV Play said: “UKTV Play is focusing on delivering the most personalised viewing experience in the marketplace. Our investment in machine […]

January 14, 2019

BBC consults on iPlayer programme availability

The BBC is launching a public consultation on its plans to reinvent BBC iPlayer – making it a destination in its own right, with box sets, live programming and archive titles that champion quality UK content and offer great programmes for longer. The BBC is proposing: Programmes should be available on BBC iPlayer for at […]

January 8, 2019By Colin Mann

Originals top UKTV ratings

Multichannel programmer UKTV’s commissioning strategy continues to bear fruit with UKTV Originals driving younger viewers to UKTV Play and remaining the most watched programmes on the network in 2018. “Our strategy of creating distinctive, ambitious and compelling new shows is continuing to pay off,” asserted Darren Childs, UKTV CEO. “I’m incredibly proud that for the […]

January 4, 2019

Bodyguard biggest iPlayer show of the year

Bodyguard is BBC iPlayer’s biggest show of the year (so far). The first episode has broken records to reach 10.5 million requests – making it the most popular episode ever on BBC iPlayer. Every episode of the Golden Globe-nominated drama – which stars Richard Madden as personal protection officer to Keeley Hawes’ home secretary – […]

December 20, 2018

Research: 50%+ consumers streaming weekly

Fifty per cent or more of consumers are streaming video content at least once a week via a Smart TV/external streaming device, mobile device, a computer, or a laptop, according to findings in the 2018 Global Consumer Streaming Habits Survey, from cloud services for video provider Brightcove, which analyses consumption preferences across generations when it […]

December 19, 2018

Freeview Play sales exceed 5m

Freeview and Digital UK have announced that the total number of Freeview Play devices sold in the UK has now surpassed five million. Freeview Play was launched in 2015 to provide viewers with access to live, catch up and on-demand programming. Freeview has also revealed that over three million of these devices are being used […]

December 19, 2018

Analyst: Indian OTT users value local content

According to IHS Markit consumer surveys, when choosing video services in India, three in four connected consumers feel localised content is as important as price – especially the inclusion of local Indian content and the quality of subtitling and dubbing of foreign video content. Fateha Begum, associate director, connected devices and media consumption, notes that […]

December 18, 2018