Despite 2012 being a year of great live content, UK video publishers and operators were only able to deliver a quarter of it (23.5 per cent) at optimal quality. This left online viewers with buffering and poor picture quality. The UK’s online viewing population is maturing, streaming content at least once a day (60 per […]
ITV has launched a new version of the ITV Player app for Apple devices, making ITV the first commercial broadcaster to give mobile viewers the option to watch catch-up content without ads. The new app for introduces a premium upgrade, which allows viewers to watch the last thirty days of ITV’s catch up content across […]
Pivot, Participant Media’s new cable network, has released its first annual Industry Report about millennials’ (18-34 year olds) consumption of TV content. The study examined how the current Pay TV ecosystem could be impacted if programmers and MVPDs provided consumers with a new distribution alternative that speaks specifically to this demographics lifestyle and viewing habits. […]
Just 5 per cent of Spanish pay TV homes acquires VoD and PPV services – with an average expenditure of €2.50 per home a month. The latest report from the CMT, the Telecommunications Market Commisison, reveals that 95 per cent of pay TV homes does not use VoD and PPV services at all. In Spain, […]
Erik Huggers, who now runs Intel’s Media division, is reportedly offering a 50-75 per cent premium over average ‘Internet TV’ rates. Huggers, according to trade mag Variety, has already concluded MOU agreements with the likes of News Corp, CBS and Viacom for a planned broadband OTT service. Huggers ran the BBC’s future media and technology […]
The third season of Game of Thrones will be available to stream through Tesco’s blinkbox service from July 15th – months ahead of its release on DVD and Blu-ray. blinkbox will also offer season 3 episodes in high-definition – marking the first time the service has offered a HD stream. Users can buy the series […]
A Rogers Innovation Report reveals that Canadians’ love affair with their TVs continues and that technology is significantly changing where and how they watch it. The report shows that a majority of Canadians participate in TV marathon sessions, access TV entertainment on smartphones and tablets, and are using social media to enhance their viewing experiences. […]
Live TV continues to drive the video consumption market in the UK despite the availability of VoD services, according to research from video solutions specialist QuickPlay Media. Regardless of device used for viewing, more than four in ten (42 per cent) consumers still only watch live content compared to only 28 per cent and 29 […]
Tappp, the prepaid consumer market place of Singapore-based Swissclear Global, has launched a new way to access Bollywood entertainment. Removing the need to commit to subscription plans and credit cards, Tappp gives fans immediate access to more than 4,000 Hindi and Tamil movies, which can be viewed anywhere, anytime, on any device. This follows the […]
Rentrak, the multi-screen measurement outfit, has signed a contract with 210 Digital Media, a specialist in paid VoD content, to use Rental’s OnDemand Essentials service. 210 Digital Media, which produces and distributes digital programming to cable, satellite and broadcast companies worldwide, will use OnDemand Essentials to measure and report on demand viewing to better serve […]