Consumer electronics specialist Vestel and UK subscription-free TV service Freesat, have announced a strategic partnership to provide Freesat’s Freetime service via satellite on a range of Vestel’s new smart TVs and set-top boxes. The third largest TV manufacturer in the world, Vestel makes TVs for a variety of major Japanese and European brands as well […]
Findings from an online survey by Harris Poll on behalf of Comcast suggest that an overwhelming majority of Americans binge-watch television shows, and when they do, they prefer current season episodes. Over half of binge-watchers would rather
Israel’s Vidmind has partnered with Media Excel to deliver time-and-place shifting of linear TV channels as part of its turnkey hybrid OTT/DTT solution. Virtual operators can now utilise existing free-to air content and offer it to their audience to view at any time and across multiple connected devices – as part of a Prime TV […]
The BBC and other broadcast partners are set to drop their annual contribution to the YouView set top box venture by 85 per cent to around £750,000, (€883,000) leaving BT and TalkTalk to plug the funding gap. ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and the BBC have been concerned that a platform originally created to give […]
Following a record-breaking month in January, requests remained strong in February for the BBC’s iplayer catch-up service, with 300 million requests for the second consecutive month. February saw overall up 15 per cent up year-on-year, with average daily requests reaching 10.7 million, and average weekly requests hitting 70 million, both of which are new records. […]
YouView backers are to sign a £100 million (€117m) deal to secure the future of the online TV service with all seven partners – including the BBC – remaining on board as equal shareholders in the venture. YouView partners – which also include ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Arqiva, BT and TalkTalk – are set […]
iPlayer chief Dan Taylor has confirmed that the BBC’s streaming service will soon be extending its window for catch-up content from 7 days to 30 days. Taylor also revealed several new features including a Radio 1 video player within iPlayer whilst speaking at TV Connect in London. The new version of iPlayer launched on a limited […]
Tata Sky subscribers in India with access to HBO channels can now access catch-up programming. HBO will add HBO On Demand to its premium subscription offer on satcaster Tata Sky at no extra cost from March 21st. Shows available at launch include True Detective, Game of Thrones seasons 1-3 and Banshee seasons 1-2. “At Tata […]
Executives at OTT video monetisation software and solutions provider Piksel have revealed the company’s role in helping UK broadcaster Channel 4 to build the 4oD app for Microsoft’s Xbox One games and entertainment console. “Through our close partnership with Channel 4 and Microsoft, Piksel successfully delivered 4oD for Xbox One through intelligent systems integration and […]
All 10 rounds of the 2014/2015 FIA Formula E Championship, the electric single-seater car race series inaugurated by motorsport’s governing body, will be televised live and free-to-air in the UK after series organisers confirmed a broadcast deal with leading UK network ITV. Brokered by international media company MP & Silva, the ITV agreement adds to […]