Panasonic has announced a landmark deal which will see Freesat’s Freetime service available through new Panasonic VIERA Smart TVs. As a result, Panasonic TV owners will now be able to access the Freetime service for the first time whether they take their TV channels by aerial or satellite. Panasonic’s latest VIERA TVs will enable viewers […]
The BBC Director-General, Tony Hall, has launched the new iPlayer, the latest version of the BBC’s online catch-up service. Hall commented: “This is an exciting day for us. BBC iPlayer is really popular, and new iPlayer will be even better. You’ll be able to find so many more programmes you might like – and I […]
The BBC Trust has approved proposals from the BBC Executive to launch a new online commercial service for audiences to buy and keep BBC programmes. BBC Store will allow users to buy new programmes and a selection of content from the BBC archives, on a download-to-own basis. BBC Worldwide, the BBC’s commercial arm, will establish […]
The BBC’s iPlayer service has recorded its biggest month to date after receiving 315 million TV and radio programme requests in January. It is the first time the catch-up service has passed the 300 million barrier and is a 16 per cent increase on March 2013’s record 272 million requests. January also saw a record […]
Massive Interactive, a specialist in platform software and design for multiscreen TV Everywhere entertainment, has announced the launch of the Demand 5 TV app available on all 2012 and 2013 models of Sony Smart TVs. Using the Massivision MDK, this latest launch follows the delivery of the Demand 5 apps on both Xbox One and […]
Belgian telco Belgacom has launched TV Replay, a new, exclusive service which allows Belgacom TV customers to watch programmes up to 36 hours after they’ve been broadcast, on their TV, computer, tablet or smartphone. In the first phase, TV Replay will offer six channels, and on 15 April, seven other channels will be added. Following […]
Full year TV viewing figures for 2013 compiled by Thinkbox – the marketing body for commercial TV in the UK – show that the TV set remains the centre of people’s TV viewing, accounting for 98.5 per cent of total viewing. Non-TV set screens such as tablets and laptops accounted for the remaining 1.5 per […]
The BBC, Channel 4 and ITV are joining forces to establish a new service to make their catch-up TV services – BBC iPlayer, ITV Player and 4oD – available as standard on all smart TVs. It was originally envisaged that YouView would be used as the future brand and technology for public service broadcasting, eventually […]
The BBC and other broadcasters are planning to cut their investment in the YouView set-top box, leaving BT and TalkTalk as the major shareholders. This is a blow to a platform which was originally created to safeguard the future of FTA television in the UK. YouView has become the fastest growing TV service in the […]
Channel 4 has announced its database of registered viewers has now reached over 10 million registered viewers, which includes one in two of all 16-24 year olds in the UK. This key milestone in Channel 4’s viewer engagement strategy has enabled Channel 4 to introduce new targeted advertising to VoD, which have helped drive growth […]