Following announcements that it was launching its Wuaki.tv entertainment streaming service on wireless video streaming device Google Chromecast to Spain, the Rakuten-owned operator has confirmed that UK Chromecast users will have access to its catalogue of movies and TV series directly through their device. To celebrate the launch, Wuaki.tv is offering every customer who purchases […]
Tom Rogers, President and CEO of TiVo, has suggested that after an initial wariness and perception of Internet entertainment streaming service Netflix as a competitive threat, operators who have deployed TiVo set-top boxes to their subscribers now view Netflix with greater enthusiasm, and a realisation that bringing together the worlds of cable and streaming via […]
ITV has announced it has entered a partnership with Microsoft to offer the ITV Player app on the leading manufacturer’s Windows Phone 8 devices. The ITV Player app provides customers with access to the last thirty days of ITV’s catch-up content across ITV, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4 and CITV. The app will enable viewers to catch […]
The findings of TV Here, There, (Not Quite) Everywhere, a new study commissioned by Viacom exploring consumers’ experiences around TV Everywhere (TVE) apps and sites, reveal an increase in overall TV viewing among TV Everywhere users, as well as greater customer loyalty towards pay TV providers that offer TV Everywhere services. For the purposes of […]
Vodafone is to launch an exclusive mobile promotional partnership with Internet television network Netflix. The agreement will give Vodafone Red 4G customers in the UK the opportunity to access, via their smartphones, tablets or other devices, a wide variety of movies and TV box sets, including original series, for a period of six months. The […]
Research from Voxburner looking into young people and their media habits during major sports events reveals that traditional media will be a staple go-to during this summer’s World Cup, alongside the expected digital channels. With an increase in streaming, over half (55 per cent) of respondents will
Last year, the information and communication technologies sector saw a 3.2 per cent growth worldwide reaching revenues at €3,478 billion, following a 2012 year at +2.8 per cent growth. However, Europe is the only continent to show a
Jay Rasulo, chief financial officer of Disney, has confirmed that it is evaluating how the planned merger of AT&T and DirecTV and of Time Warner Cable and Comcast will affect its business, “Whether it’s that merger or Comcast- Time Warner Cable it’s no surprise to us that there is consolidation,” Rasulo told a Bloomberg Conference […]
Liberty Global has launched Horizon in Poland via UPC Polska, its operator in the country. Polish subscribers will can now access nearly 100 TV channels across any screen – including National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo Wild, BBC Lifestyle and BBC Entertainment – though the next-generation TV service. Horizon will also offer hundreds of movies and […]
Smart card supplier China Digital (quoted on the US’ Nasdaq market) says that that China now has 178 million digital cable TV subscribers, up 7.1 million during the first quarter of the year, and achieving