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RT News racks up 2bn YouTube views

RT’s five main channels on YouTube have racked up more than 2 billion views in total, outperforming all other international TV news networks. RT’s YouTube presence includes channels in English, Russian, Spanish, and Arabic, plus a separate RT America news channel. With over 2 billion views in total, RT is ahead of its main competitors, […]

December 16, 2014

Report: PSB licence gives ITV ‘significant’ net benefit

The commercial benefits of ITV’s Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) licence significantly outweigh the costs, providing ITV with a net benefit of between £87 million (€110m) and £221 million per year, according to an independent report commissioned by the Commercial Broadcasters Association (COBA) – the trade body for digital, cable and satellite services in the UK’s […]

December 15, 2014By Colin Mann

US subs avoiding costly bundling

New data from Marchex, a mobile advertising technology company, reinforces the perception that Americans are increasingly tending to ‘shave’ or ‘cut the cord’ with cable providers in order to stream their favourite shows over the Internet To understand at scale what kinds of TV services Americans are willing to pay for, Marchex used its Call […]

December 12, 2014

78% of legacy pay-TV subs have broad TVE access

According to a report from TDG, TV Everywhere Deployment among Top US Operators and Networks, 2014, nearly eight in ten legacy pay-TV subscribers have access to authenticated TVE services from most of the major networks. “Today some 74 million households have access to ‘TV Everywhere’ programmes from the ‘Top 15’ networks that TDG monitors,” said […]

December 12, 2014

Younger generations plan to stream this Xmas

In a survey conducted by OnePoll for Roku, it was found that consumers under 35 years of age are the most likely to take control of their Christmas viewing by using on-demand services with 37 per cent planning to stream their Christmas content. Younger audiences are also more likely to watch Christmas films and programmes […]

December 12, 2014

Online TV creates content discovery challenges

Findings from Hub Entertainment Research have uncovered two side effects of the exponential growth of online TV content: consumers who are both more choosy and more in need of guidance. The firm’s research shows that while TV consumers appreciate the greater content choice offered by online viewing options, they also have a strong need for […]

December 12, 2014

TalkTalk TV offers taster month

UK quadplay operator TalkTalk is treating TalkTalk TV homes to a month’s access to six UKTV channels usually only available in the Entertainment and Entertainment Extra Boosts. Customers will get access to GOLD, Watch, Alibi, Eden, Good Food and Home until 8 January at no extra cost. Users of online TV service YouView in TalkTalk’s […]

December 12, 2014

iPlayer exclusive for BBC’s EastEnders

In the run-up to its 30th anniversary celebrations, the BBC’s popular primetime soap EastEnders will be launching a series – Back to Ours – exclusively on BBC iPlayer. It will relive some of the most iconic moments from the show’s past 30 years in the company of the stars who appeared in them. The series […]

December 12, 2014By Colin Mann

Curzon World boost for Wuaki.tv

Movie and TV series streaming service Wuaki.tv is partnering with content distribution group Curzon World, bringing some of Europe’s best independent, art house and foreign language cinema to Wuaki.tv’s on-demand catalogue. The partnership means a wide range of content from Curzon World’s three distribution labels – Curzon Film World Releasing, Artificial Eye and Chelsea Films […]

December 12, 2014By Colin Mann

EBS enables EPG data for DVBLogic

EBS, the full-service provider of EPG data for platforms and channels worldwide, has expanded its relationship with DVBLogic, a provider of live and recorded TV solutions for Windows, desktop Linux, Raspberry Pi and NAS (network attached storage) platforms. DVBLogic is including EBS’ Pawa listings data as part of its new DVBLink software release, which includes […]

December 12, 2014