Cable MSO Comcast is partnering with Roku in a move that will continue to expand the range of retail devices Comcast’s customers can use to access their Xfinity TV service without the need for a set-top box. Later this year, Xfinity TV customers will be able to enjoy their cable subscription in the home via […]
ESPNcricinfo achieved record video start numbers during the ICC World T20, as the world’s leading cricket website broadcast digital on-demand highlights of the tournament, which concluded with England’s dramatic loss to the West Indies on April 3rd. Globally, via all devices and platforms, the 2016 tournament was the most trafficked non-ICC Cricket World Cup event in […]
IP means Big Data is now part of the broadcast landscape. What is it, how is it collected, how can it be managed and how will it deliver monetisation? Advanced Television brought together five top practitioners from Beenius, 4C Insights, IBM, Olswang and Tata to debate the key questions. [bitsontherun Xmg5wRQI-hLYU43gg]
The BBC and BT Sport have retained the rights to The FA Cup until 2021, after the broadcasters reached agreement with the FA to extend their shared coverage of the competition for another three years. The deal also covers coverage in Ultra HD from the 2016-17 season. The Football Association has confirmed the extension in […]
Multi-channel programmer UKTV – an independent commercial joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Scripps Networks Interactive – has recorded a 13 per cent leap in revenues and a 10 per cent increase in EBITDA on the back of a ratings performance that now puts its share of commercial impacts (SOCI) ahead of Sky and Channel […]
The BBC has launched its new BBC iPlayer Kids app, available for free on iOS and Android phones and tablets, as well as Kindle Fire. The new child-friendly app is safe and easy to use. With over 10,000 episodes being made available this year alone, it has all of BBC Children’s content in one place, […]
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) has partnered with CSG to create a new service named ULTRA that allows consumers to buy and stream 4K movies and TV shows on Sony Android BRAVIA 4K TVs. With this new service, consumers will be able to browse, purchase, favourite, search and playback a broad catalogue of 4K video […]
Findings from Limelight Networks annual State of Digital Downloads report – which studies consumer perceptions and behaviours around digital content – suggest that nearly half (45 per cent) of consumers are more likely to download digital content of all types than they were a year ago. And the devices to which they are saving movies, […]
US pay-TV Network STARZ has launched its STARZ digital retail service, providing STARZ streaming subscriptions directly to consumers and offering what it says is the first-ever download capabilities from a premium pay-TV streaming service. For $8.99 per month, fans now have the opportunity to enjoy instant access to more than 2,400 selections each month, including […]
UK pubcaster Channel 4 has launched All 4’s ‘Watch Live’ feature on Android devices giving users the opportunity to watch live broadcasts from all Channel 4’s channels on their own personal device, wherever they are. This latest feature for Android users arrives just ahead of Channel 4’s first-ever live Formula 1 race, the 2016 Formula […]