Samsung is closing its own download video and audio rental and purchase businesses in North America. It has already disabled its own Samsung Video & Media Hub on July 1st in the US, although Samsung’s ‘Smart Hub’ on-screen options will continue to offer viewers and users access to iTunes, Amazon, Netflix, Hulu and other service […]
Almost four-fifths (79 per cent) of respondents to an Ofcom poll were aware that it is possible to watch/ download programmes online, compared to 73 per cent in 2012. Although awareness declined with
The watershed, designed to protect young TV viewers, is 50 years old this month. Ofcom research shows that most adult TV viewers are aware of the 9pm watershed as a valued way of indicating what is suitable for young viewers. Today, more TV viewers believe the watershed is at about the right time (78 per […]
Requests to BBC iPlayer increased last month to 273 million, up 6 per cent on May 2013, and higher than at any point last year. May also saw the first increase in
In 2013, Sweden witnessed a significant shift in consumer behaviour, with a dramatic decline in packaged video coupled with a strong uptake in digital services. This year, digital video in Sweden is on track to account for more than half of home video spend, making it the first market to reach the digital tipping point, […]
Tescos’s blinkbox Movies and TV and blinkbox Books have both benefited from the popularity of the fantasy drama, with sales of the latest TV series 60 per cent greater than the opening week of season 3. Seasons 1-3 have seen a 47 per cent increase in sales and since the launch of the TV series […]
Focusing on the growing impact of the VoD platform on the media landscape, Nielsen’s Q1 2014 Cross-Platform Report reflects that VoD users of all ethnicities actually watch more TV—live or time-shifted – than non-VoD users. Overall, people in VoD homes, watch an hour and five minutes of live television per day compared to the fifty-four minutes of […]
Data from Kantar Media’s syndicated study, futurePROOF, shows that tablets have become mainstream consumer devices with more than half of 16-44s now having access to them. Forty-five per cent of all UK adults
Netflix is set to continue its rapid expansion with an Australian launch in 2015. Hollywood studios had been reluctant to strike deals as they each have lucrative, long-term programming deals in place with the country’s main free-to-air broadcasters, reports TBI. However, that situation could be changing. Ten Network is said to be attempting to renegotiate […]
Channel 4 has launched a fully mobile 4oD, enabling viewers to stream content wherever they are via 3G and 4G on iOS and Android devices – and watch exclusive original short form content in a new dedicated shorts hub. Reflecting the growing viewer demand for snackable videos, 4oD’s shorts hub curates a diverse selection of […]