Horowitz’s State of Viewing and Streaming 2019 study found that US consumers today are watching more full-length TV content than ever before—an average of 6.2 hours a day—much of that through streaming. In 2010, only 15 per cent of TV content viewers streamed anything at all; today, almost 7 in 10 are streamers. Consumers report […]
Tubi, the ad-supported video on demand (AVoD) service, has entered into a deal with Vidaa International, a subsidiary of Hisense, the third-largest television manufacturer in the world, to offer its library of over 20,000 movies and TV shows on Hisense’s new Vidaa platform. Beginning Spring 2020, Tubi customers in the UK (where Tubi will launch […]
Amid reports that it is an acquisition target for Comcast, AVoD service XUMO is adding Sony and Panasonic to its existing distribution network with LG. This expansion guarantees significant global distribution for both content owners and advertisers partnered with XUMO at present and in the future. Both Sony and Panasonic Smart TVs will have integration […]
Content will achieve unprecedented global reach, empowering content creators to push boundaries and think beyond historical geographical and technical barriers, according to Ralf Jacob, President of Verizon Media. Jacob has shared his expert insight
In a move designed to help global and regional streaming services create next generation user experiences and bridge OTT and broadcast content for seamless viewing, Gracenote, a Nielsen company, is leveraging its expertise powering linear broadcast Electronic Programme Guides (EPGs) to help on-demand video streaming services, Smart TV makers and traditional cable and satellite operators […]
BritBox, the SVoD service created by the BBC and ITV, has confirmed that the service is now available on Panasonic’s premium range of televisions, on Smart TVs manufactured by Vestel, and on Google Chromecast streaming sticks. This is in addition to the TV devices supported at launch. BritBox is now easily accessible on around 10 […]
Connected TV service Freeview Play is marking the end of 2019 by claiming to be Britain’s fastest growing platform with almost 7 million users and over 9 million devices capable of receiving Freeview Play already in British homes. Freeview also reports a significant growth spurt for Freeview’s mobile app, launched earlier in 2019, which has […]
A software glitch is preventing the BBC’s iPlayer app from running on many of Samsung’s smart TVs. Affected owners are being advised to download a software update, but the patch does not work on some older models – reportedly models released between 2o11 and 2015 – which will have to wait until the new year […]
Addressable TV advertising will leap from $15.6 billion (€14bn) in total worldwide revenue in 2019 to almost six times that value at $85.5 billion by 2025, according to a Rethink TV report. This reflects advertising dollars switching to addressable as the platforms mature and better understood by the advertising community. This boom in addressable TV […]
BT is in talks with Disney about bringing the studio’s direct-to-consumer service streaming service Disney+ to its BT TV platform, according to the Sunday Times. Such a move would be in line with the multiplay telco’s positioning of BT TV as a streaming ‘super aggregator’, allowing viewers to watch such platforms from one provider. BT […]