More TV viewers watched BBC programmes on a tablet computer than a smart phone for the first time in March with 200,000 more views on iPlayer via tablet than phone. The BBC said the landmark was driven by TV shows, rather than radio – proving that tablet computers are rapidly becoming the second screen for […]
Sky has confirmeded that its Sky Go on-demand service has come to four new Android devices. The native application has added support for the Sony Xperia Z, HTC One, Motorola RAZR HD and the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S4. Sky Go, which grants subscriber access to 49 channels and a range of on-demand content, was already […]
Despite the dire competitive threat posed by OTT services, pay-TV operators can thrive by investing in additional service offerings that should include multiscreen services to more than make up for the erosion in their customer base, according to IHS Screen Digest. Speaking at the IHS PEVE Entertainment 2013 Conference, Guy Bisson, research director for television […]
Adobe has released a broad set of industry data and insights about online video and ad consumption. Key findings in the Digital Index report show that TV Everywhere adoption increased 12-fold; mobile video viewing grew by 300 per cent; Facebook users are seeing twice the level of engagement with video over non-video content; and pre-roll […]
Netflix members watched more than four billion hours of video during the first three months of 2013, according to CEO Reed Hastings, who posted the figures on Facebook and attributed the uplift to its exclusive House Of Cards show. The post led BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield to figure out that if Netflix was a cable […]
At NAB Adobe announced the general availability of Primetime (formerly “Project Primetime”), it says it is the most advanced TV publishing and monetization platform for programmers and pay TV service providers. The company also announced technology collaborations with dozens of industry leaders, including encoders, cloud platform providers, and content delivery networks (CDNs) to pave the […]
Ashley Highfield CEO of beleaguered UK local newspaper group Johnston Press is pushing ahead with plans to launch a series of online TV stations for its newspaper titles. Speaking at a conference held by flagship daily The Scotsman, he said he was considering plans for channels at a number of the company’s newspaper websites. The […]
Michael Greeson, president of analysis firm TDG, has suggested that operators implementing a ‘TV Everywhere’ strategy have the opportunity to earn revenue from such services rather than treat them merely as a defence against OTT players. Greeson notes that multi-screen video is centre stage at NAB, as broadcasters have come to realise that (a) consumers […]
According to analysis firm ABI Research, the likes of Netflix, Hulu, Apple, and Amazon helped drive the over-the-top (OTT) video market past $8 billion in 2012. The three largest markets – North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific – experienced YoY growth in excess of 50 per cent in 2012. The continued spread of connected CE and […]
Walmart’s streaming service Vudu has advised users to change passwords after a security breach. Unusually, the action was taken following the theft of several hard drives rather than a hack attack. The channel said the disks contained names and other personal details about its customers. It added that passwords saved onto the drives were stored […]