Virtually all Irish adults still prefer to watch live TV on their “normal” TV set, in their own homes, as opposed to out and about on portable devices – according to the latest eircom Household Sentiment Survey (eHSS). The bi-annual nationwide household survey of
NBTV Studios has confirmed the launch of New Buzz TV: a comprehensive OTT, multichannel network that curates premium content across six major categories, reaching more than 30 million homes globally. NewBuzzTV is the destination for Music, Sports, Comedy, Lifestyle, Tech and Multicultural video. According to Nick Buzzell, CEO of NBTV Studios, “NewBuzzTV makes it simple […]
The number of consumers using tablets to watch TV and movies has sky-rocketed in recent years and many consumers bought tablets for the first time last year, according to a new annual consumer survey by Altman Vilandrie & Company. The strategy consulting group notes that in August, critics scoffed at comments by Apple CEO Tim […]
Fifty-five per cent of US broadband households subscribe to an OTT video service, opening up new opportunities for cloud solutions, according to Parks Associates. “Over 50 per cent of US broadband households have at least
According to research from The Diffusion Group (TDG), Netflix streaming has increased 350 per cent during the last 10 quarters. growing from two billion hours in Q4-11 to seven billion hours as of Q2-14. The study, Netflix 2014 – Domestic Dominance, International Escalation, presents TDG’s latest analysis of Netflix and examines subscriber growth and hours […]
The number of performance quality, reliability and connection speed problems has declined from last year as TV and Internet service providers (ISP) continue to upgrade their networks to newer technology and faster connection speeds, according to the three US wireline studies released today: the J.D. Power 2014 US Residential Television Service Provider Satisfaction Study; the […]
Amazon has confirmed that all 10 episodes of the critically-acclaimed dark comedy series Transparent are now available for Prime Instant Video customers in the UK, US and Germany. From creator Jill Soloway (Afternoon Delight, Six Feet Under) and starring Jeffrey Tambor (Arrested Development), Judith Light (Dallas), Gaby Hoffmann (Girls), Amy Landecker (Louie) and Jay Duplass […]
A major study from IHS Technology first revealed by advanced-television.com August 1 has confirmed that a number of pay-TV markets saw declines in their subscriber numbers in Q1 this year. Moreover, the report says that IPTV and satellite-delivered subscriber growth has slowed. However, cable and pay-DTT growth is suffering “the greatest levels of cord-cutting”. IHS’s […]
Wuaki.tv is launching September 26th its VoD service in France with a line-up of more than 2,000 cinema and TV titles available for streaming. After a month-long Beta test involving some 10,000 viewers, content will now be available commercially for a PPV fee starting at €3.99. The new OTT service will be available via the web, […]
Sky Italia and Telecom Italia have signed a new agreement, strengthening their partnership, to broadcast the Sky channels dedicated to the exclusive Uefa Champions League matches and UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers on TIM’s 3G and 4G networks. After the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the FIFA World Cup and the F1 world championship, TIMvision – Telecom […]