IDATE reports the global TV services market grew by 4.1 per cent in 2012. The TV service market totalled €329 billion and outperformed the consumer electronics market, which fell 7.1 per cent year-on-year to €260 billion. The top 10 media companies in 2012 were all in the US: led by Comcast/NBC Universal, DirecTV, Time Warner, […]
YouView has revealed it is on its way to reaching 400,000 homes across the UK, just 8 months after launch. The subscription-free service, offering 7 day catch-up and on-demand TV, has also released on demand viewing statistics for the first time citing over 2.2 million VoD plays per week, with around 60 per cent of […]
New data from MediaBug – Decipher’s bi-annual media tech tracker – have revealed that in homes in which both a Smart TV and a VoD enabled STB are present, an overwhelming 73 per cent choose to access their catch-up TV through the STB. The main reason given is ‘quick to access’, which highlights a key […]
Roku has raised $60 million in new funding from Hearst Corporation, News Corp and Sky as well as institutional investor Fidelity. The company said that the new investment will help Roku expand its streaming services. Roku said it has now raised $140 million to date. Roku competes with Apple TV and is working with US […]
Netflix stock fell by more than 6 per cent as investors reacted to poor reviews of the first new Arrested Development episodes since Fox canned the TV series seven years ago. The shares shed $14.55 on Tuesday to close at $214.19, marking the biggest one-day drop in the stock in nearly six months. Netflix declined […]
Amazon has announced the five original TV series it will make this year after seeking customer feedback on 14 pilot shows. Political comedy Alpha House, starring John Goodman, and Betas, a sitcom about Silicon Valley, were among those selected for full series production. Children’s programmes Annebots, Creative Galaxy and Tumbleaf will also be made. The […]
The opportunity for OTT video to prosper in emerging markets is strong. In order to take advantage of this, telcos need to take into consideration five factors, according to a new from Pyramid Research. The report – that examines the growth of OTT video in markets across Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe and the Middle […]
Stuart Murphy, Director of Sky’s entertainment channels, has revealed viewing figures for the broadcaster’s major entertainment shows during April, which show significant consumption other than at the time of live broadcast. Writing in the Sky Views blog, Murphy says that what is great is the number of people who are watching their favourite shows at […]
The long-awaited fourth season of Arrested Development made its Netflix debut on Sunday and although Netflix itself has not released official data, network intelligence company Procera has offered up a preliminary report of the impact of the cult show on overall Netflix traffic. Highlights from the report, which sampled 10 different networks that it monitors […]
Alki David, the founder of Internet TV streaming service FilmOn, has said he will remove the US’s major broadcast networks from the platform. David’s move follows a May 23 filing in the Federal District Court in Washington DC of an action against FilmOn and Aereokiller, with ABC, NBC and Fox claiming copyright infringement. Allbritton, which […]