ESPN Player is giving fans in the UK, Europe and Africa the chance to witness NCAA college football history for just £1 (€1.28). Live streaming coverage of the first-ever College Football Playoff National Championship Game will be available on January 12th via www.espnplayer.com. The game will also be available on demand until the end of […]
Rovi has confirmed a deal with Suddenlink, the seventh largest US cable broadband company, to deploy Rovi DTA Guides to customers with HD digital terminal adapters (DTAs). “Rovi’s agreement with Suddenlink is testament to the company’s continued leadership and dedication in bringing innovative discovery solutions to pay-TV homes,” said Bob Shallow, senior vice president of […]
Quickplay, the global expert in powering premium video to any device, and Comigo, a provider of a TV platform that enables TV viewing experiences on any device, have announced an integrated solution that allows pay-TV operators to deliver personalised viewing with advanced social capabilities and interactive apps for live and VoD services. Using the new […]
As the technology world converges at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, a survey from multiscreen, revenue assurance and media protection solutions specialist Irdeto finds that consumers expect to be using a mixture of à la carte Internet TV and pay-TV services by 2020 as they search for the optimal viewing experience. The […]
The controversial Top Gear special in Argentina was the most popular iPlayer show over the UK’s Christmas period. There were more than two million requests to view part one of the show, shot in Patagonia. BBC figures showed a 25 per cent rise in demand for its iPlayer catch-up service, year on year. There were […]
Tom Rutledge, President and CEO of Charter Communications, has confirmed that cloud TV specialist ActiveVideo is supporting the operator’s network and device upgrades. Speaking at an International CES briefing announcing a technology partnership with Cisco, Rutledge said that Charter expected to launch its new fully-featured cloud based user interface, Spectrum Guide on its new Worldboxes, […]
Rovi has announced at CES that Rovi Video is now available in more countries than any other major provider. Recently reaching a milestone of covering 70 countries, Rovi Video is a resource for international metadata on TV programmes, movies, celebrities and sporting events. Powering applications and devices for discovery of media and entertainment content, Rovi […]
Subscription video-streaming services like Netflix may be booming but their impact on pay-TV broadcasters such as Sky has been “greatly exaggerated”, according to Deloitte. The consulting firm forecasts online subscription video on demand (SVoD) will generate
According to findings from the British Video Association, the UK video entertainment market is buoyant, with total spending just under £2.2 billion, similar to 2013. Digital continues to boost the video entertainment market with a 30 per cent growth in 2014. Consumers prefer to own their videos Buying videos to own and keep is overwhelmingly […]
Online entertainment streaming service Netflix has initiated a ‘Netflix Recommended TV’ programme, an independent Smart TV evaluation scheme to help consumers identify televisions built for a superior Internet TV experience. “We’ve created the Netflix Recommended TV programme to help consumers identify Smart TVs that offer better performance, easier menu navigation and new features that improve […]