Reported time spent watching TV shows and movies in the US in the first half of 2021 rose 4 per cent over last year, as screen-entertainment spending declined by 1 per cent. Viewing hours from January through June 2021 made up nearly one-third (30 per cent) of the time US consumers spent entertaining themselves, according […]
Findings from streaming platform and device specialist Roku’s annual survey, The Streaming Decade, indicate that, over the last year, the shift to TV streaming was accelerated by the pandemic with more content – including live programming and new movie releases – moving to TV streaming. The ease-of-use, cost-savings, and content quality of TV streaming was […]
International producer, distributor and channel operator, Blue Ant Media has announced that its FAST (free ad-supported streaming television) channel, HauntTV, is now available to stream, free-of-charge, on The Roku Channel, the home of free and premiere entertainment, in the US. This partnership builds on Blue Ant Media’s expansion into the emerging free streaming space and […]
Network benchmarking, analysis and testing specialist Global Wireless Solutions (GWS) has revealed that AT&T finished first in GWS’s annual OneScore ranking – which tests mobile network performance. As a result, AT&T earned the title of ‘Nation’s Best Network’, while Verizon finished second and T-Mobile placed third. GWS’s OneScore ranking combines controlled, scientific tests of the […]
AT&T has signed a strategic agreement with OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, to harness the capabilities of satellite technology to improve access for AT&T business customers into remote and challenging geographic locations throughout the US. The new connectivity will complement existing AT&T access technologies. AT&T’s business fibre network enables high-speed connections […]
Tubi has agreed a deal with BBC Studios that brings over 400 hours of premium programming to Fox Entertainment’s free US streaming service. Several long-running BBC series are available immediately, including Atlantis, Misfits, Monarch of the Glen, The Musketeers, Primeval, Robin Hood, Sarah & Duck and many more. Additionally, beginning September 15th, Tubi will be […]
Following the adverse court ruling that US TV station streamer Locast could not rely on the premise that because it was a non-profit company it did not have to ask permission from broadcast stations or pay them to retransmit their signals online, the service has suspended all operations. The owners of the major broadcast networks […]
Fubo Gaming, a subsidiary of US sports-first live TV streaming platform fuboTV, has been granted a Management Service Provider Certification from the Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG), which subject to certain additional regulatory approvals, will allow Fubo Gaming to offer mobile event wagering within the state of Arizona through a market access agreement with the […]
George Bridi, a citizen of the UK, has been extradited to the US from Cyprus on charges of conspiracy to commit copyright infringement, wire fraud conspiracy, and conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property, for his involvement in the Sparks Group, an international piracy group that illegally distributed movies and television shows online. Bridi […]
Network broadcasters have won a judgement that puts the future of TV station streamer, Locast, at risk. The US Court of Appeals for the Southern District of New York has ruled against its copyright defence of the service. Locast has relied on the premise that because it did not charge a user fee – it […]