IAB Australia’s Video Council – the trade association for online advertising in Australia – has released the country’s first white paper on Connected TV (CTV) which reveals that CTV now accounts for up to 35 per cent of Australian broadcaster’s online video supply. The study, Connected TV: The New Era of Television, examines why, despite […]
The Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor boxing match was not the only competition generating attention this past weekend. Data from digital platform security specialist Irdeto indicates that piracy continues to be a tough contender. Irdeto identified 239 streams that illegally redistributed the bout. Of those streams, 67 were provided via traditional pirate streaming websites. Underscoring […]
Findings from Parks Associates indicate that Roku is increasing its lead in the streaming media player landscape. As of Q1 2017, 37 per cent of streaming media players owned by US broadband households are Roku devices, up from one-third in Q1 2016. The firm’s latest industry report – Reinventing CE: Transforming Devices to Service Platforms […]
Connected entertainment specialist VIZIO has added Google Play Movies & TV to its line of VIZIO Internet Apps Plus Smart TVs. The newly-added app brings a new dimension to the VIZIO Internet Apps Plus Smart TV experience by granting viewers access to tens of thousands of new release movies and next day TV shows, along […]
According to Kimberly Chang, Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) Leader at consulting firm Deloitte, the demise of media is an oft-told story, but Deloitte’s 2017 Media Consumer Survey shows that there is much in how Australian consumers are behaving that is positive for the media industry. “Not only is watching TV and video content on […]
BritBox, the subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) streaming service from BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, and ITV, the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster, which launched exclusively in the US earlier in 2017, is now available on Amazon Channels. Prime members can subscribe to BritBox for $6.99 (€5.95) per month after a seven-day free trial, and […]
Finnish multi-play operator DNA has confirmed the availability of its open ecosystem Android TV hub, DNA TV-hubi. The device combines a set-top box, Chromecast built-in and a smart phone-style app store for TVs. DNA TV-hubi uses the Android TV operating system, with Katsomo, Yle Areena and Ruutu, the apps of the three major TV channels […]
Samsung Electronics has expanded its premium Smart TV content service TV PLUS in Europe. The service will grant access to Ultra-High Definition (UHD) and High Dynamic Range (HDR) content for more viewers than ever, with consumers in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom now able to use it. Similar to the way viewers […]
LG Electronics has confirmed that UK owners of its Smart TVs will be able to benefit exclusively from the introduction of the Sky Store TV app integrated into the LG webOS platform. With new movies, such as Beauty and the Beast, to Kong: Skull Island and Logan added every week, Sky Store allows users to […]
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, has confirmed that version 9.2 of its Test Suite has now been released. The aim of this release of the Test Suite is to support the certification of devices […]