Findings from TiVo Research and Analytics (TRA), the largest provider of single-source TV viewing and purchase data for advertisers and TV networks, suggest that subscribing to Netflix is not cannibalising the amount of linear television viewing in TiVo households. In May 2013, TRA – a subsidiary of DVR specialist TiVo – collected 9,956 responses from […]
BSkyB is offering potentially millions of viewers the chance to convert their TV set into an Internet-connected ‘smart’ TV for under £10.00 (€11.60) with the launch of the NOW TV Box. The box bears witness to Sky’s investment in streaming device manufacturer Roku. In mid-November 2012, Anthony Wood, chief executive officer for Roku, revealed that […]
Google seems to have hit the sweet spot with launch of its Chromecast multi-device TV streaming dongle. Barely 24 hours after launching the device, Google has brought an abrupt end to a Netflix promotion tied to the launch. The promotion gave users, new and existing, three free months of Netflix’s video streaming service, valued at […]
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 […]
Google has unveiled a device to enable the delivery of OTT Internet video to HDTVs. Chromecast is a $35 two-inch dongle that plugs into the back of a television and enables users to access content from sources such as YouTube and Netflix, using a mobile device as a remote control. Writing in the Google Chrome […]
Negotiations which might have led to Time Warner Cable taking a 25 per cent stake in entertainment video streaming site Hulu have been called off, reports Reuters. It is understood the parties were unable to agree a price for the stake. Hulu’s owners – Walt Disney Co, 21st Century Fox and NBC owner Comcast Corp […]
blinkbox, the entertainment streaming service owned by UK supermarket group Tesco, is giving customers the chance to ‘try TV on us’, by gifting the pilot episode of a raft of hit TV series for customers to sample. The service, which offers the latest release movies and TV without the need for a subscription, has reached […]
A review of the full-year KPIs of 23 of the world’s largest telcos makes for sombre reading as revenues continue to decline, finds Ovum. Telcos will have to make a critical assessment of their assets and operations if they are to remain profitable, warns the global independent analyst firm. New research from Ovum examining the […]
Hybrid TV and Connected Home solutions provider Entone, has confirmed the integration of LG Electronics’ Netcast media streaming platform with Entone’s hybrid media gateway. The combined solution is designed to deliver linear TV and OTT online TV services to Internet-connected consumer electronics devices without the need for a traditional set-top box. Entone has teamed up […]