More than 8 out of 10 Brits (85 per cent) believe that online TV catch-up channels feature too many adverts, with 87 per cent calling for catch-up TV to reduce its level of advertising. A further 67 per cent would like the option of a paid-for premium service that doesn’t include ads, according to research […]
UK on-demand IPTV service YouView is launching a new advertising campaign which will focus on communicating catch up, on demand and record messages to consumers. The new advert, is set to run across all media including TV, print press, radio, digital and social media from Saturday 7 September, will centre on pairs of feet in […]
Analysis of UK TV viewing figures for the first half of 2013 shows how people’s TV diet is developing as on-demand TV viewing becomes a more established part of people’s lives. According to Thinkbox, the marketing body for commercial TV in the UK, total average daily TV viewing in the UK during January-June 2013 was […]
The BBC’s iPlayer catch-up service recorded 242 million requests in July – up 38 per cent on the same time last year. Sport boosted live viewing and listening on BBC iPlayer thoughout July, with the proportion of live requests to TV and radio both up month-on-month to 15 per cent and 85 per cent respectively. […]
The English Premier League and digital sports media group PERFORM have renewed their mobile and Internet clip production partnership, for a further three years. The renewal, which starts at the beginning of the 2013/14 football season, extends the relationship between the two companies, with PERFORM producing and distributing ‘near live’ match highlights and features for […]
Based on forecasts for 97 countries, on-demand TV revenues from movies and TV programs (and excluding revenues from other sources such as sports and adult and also excluding SVOD packages and online TV & video (OTT)) will reach $6.0 billion in 2018, up by 44 per cent from $4.2 billion in 2012. On-demand TV generated […]
Freesat, the subscription-free satellite TV service, has confirmed the launch of Demand 5 on <free time>. This addition completes the full set of the UK’s top on-demand players on Freesat, joining 4oD, ITV Player and BBC iPlayer meaning that Freesat is now the only satellite TV provider with all full player apps. Demand 5 offers […]
Following its recent launch of Sky News, Roku has announced the addition of Demand 5 to its streaming entertainment library in the UK. Available immediately, Demand 5 on Roku lets customers access Channel 5’s full range of catch-up content as well as an extensive library of programmes including Big Brother, Dallas, CSI and Neighbours – […]
Channel 4 has launched a new mobile offline viewing service for 4oD, its catch-up VoD platform. The free feature, supported by ads, gives viewers the opportunity to download and catch up with many of their favourite Channel 4 shows from the last 30 days – on the move, on their smartphone or tablet. The mobile […]
The BBC’s iPlayer received a record level of mobile traffic in June, whilst viewing on PCs dropped to an all-time low in terms of viewing percentage. The BBC reports that a record 32 per cent of total iPlayer programme requests for TV and radio in June came from mobile and tablet devices, with 44 per […]