The BBC has launched a new version of BBC iPlayer specifically designed for TV viewing in the living room. The new, personalised version is designed to give audiences the control they want directly on the TV, so the BBC iPlayer experience feels just like TV. BBC iPlayer is now available on more than 300 different […]
The personal entertainment experience has embarked on a significant shift now that on-demand delivery of video is widely available worldwide and to an increasing number of connected devices, according to IMS Research. The research firm forecasts that in 2016, over-the-top (OTT) video services will generate $16.4 billion in 2016 and video-on-demand (VOD) services from pay-TV […]
US satellite TV provider DirecTV reported second-quarter net income up 29 per cent, beating expectations, as it added 472,000 net new subscribers in Latin America. US subscriber growth was below forecasts at 26,000 – but the new additions were still enough to push the company beyond the milestone of 30 million subscribers. DirecTV reported earnings […]
Within ten months of launching its service in Canada, Netflix has surpassed one million members. The milestone was reached in July. “We’re thrilled that Canadians have embraced Netflix so rapidly, and are we’re equally proud to have welcomed one million members in such a short period,” said Reed Hastings, Netflix CEO and co-founder. “Our focus […]
Nearly 10 million TV sets were sold in the UK in 2010, almost all of which were HD ready. There were nearly 1 million Internet-enabled TV sales during 2010, and 125,000 sales of TVs with 3D capabilities according to Ofcom research. The UK TV industry collectively generated revenue of £11.7 billion in 2010, a 5.7 […]
Time Warner, the owner of Warner Bros, Turner Broadcasting and Time, has reported a 10 per cent rise in revenue for the quarter that ended in June — its highest growth rate since 2007 — and slightly revised upward its earnings guidance for the year. The company’s total revenues were $7.03 billion, up from $6.38 […]
Western Digital, a specialist in external storage solutions and maker of the popular WD TV media player family, is making the Hulu Plus subscription service available to its WD TV Live Plus and WD TV Live Hub family of media players. WD TV customers can now watch hit TV shows, movies and catch up on […]
New deals with digital distributors helped CBS increase its second quarter revenues and profits. The US TV group’s revenues from content licensing and distribution were $889 million for the three months ended June 30, a 21 per cent rise from the same time a year earlier. CBS is receiving about $200 million from Netflix over […]
Monaco Telecom is preparing to launch a new service enabling customers to view its IPTV video on demand service on other wireless-enabled devices such as tablet computers. Monaco Telecom will be the first telecoms operator to provide the nCloud, a multimedia server created by specialist IPTV set-top box provider Netgem. Monaco Telecom launched an IPTV […]
Smart TV applications publisher Flingois teaming up with Syabas, a global distributor of digital entertainment solutions, to bring Flingo’s open source project, Fling, to Syabas’s Popbox and Popcorn Hour set-top boxes. Consumers with these devices can now ‘fling’ videos and music directly from the Web to their TV. This partnership, adds more devices to Flingo, […]