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UK: Only 3% cancelled OTT in past year

Parks Associates research shows only 3 per cent of UK broadband households cancelled a subscription to an OTT video service in the past 12 months, while 33 per cent of UK broadband households currently pay for an OTT subscription. In the US, approximately

November 10, 2015

Vodafone UK TV in 2016

Along with its results, Vodafone reported it plans to launch its long-awaited TV service in the UK in the fourth quarter of its 2016 financial year, or by March next year. Vodafone launched home broadband service in October, with availability to 22 million homes, or 95 per cent of BT’s fibre footprint. The company reported […]

November 10, 2015

TWC in Roku IP streaming trial

Time Warner Cable (TWC) has launched The TWC TV Roku Trial in New York City, its first IP-only video trial. Participants will experience TWC’s video service delivered through its secure and managed network using a Roku Streaming Player rather than leasing a traditional set-top box. As an incentive for participating in the trial, participants will […]

November 10, 2015

Sling TV offers legal alternative to TVpad

In the wake of federal court action and subsequent enforcement efforts to shut down the distribution of pirated content via the “TVpad” streaming device, Sling TV has announced a promotion to help connect US-based fans of Chinese television with a legal, reliable source of popular programming. Earlier this year, DISH Network (of which Sling TV […]

November 10, 2015

Amazon Video now on UK Roku

Streaming media service Roku has confirmed the launch of Amazon Video on the Roku streaming platform in the UK. Amazon Video offers Roku customers access to more than 50,000 popular and new release movies and TV episodes they can instantly rent or buy, while Amazon Prime members can stream a library of more than 15,000 […]

November 10, 2015

Net Insight enters OTT market

Net Insight, a provider of live, interactive and on-demand media transport, today announces that the company is entering the OTT market to solve the live OTT streaming challenges stunting the growth of this market opportunity. Net Insight is uniquely positioned to bring real-time delivery of content, which enables true live OTT distribution, supporting and encouraging […]

November 10, 2015

SF Anytime to launch OTT with MPP Global

SF Anytime, a VoD service in Scandinavia, has selected MPP Global’s cloud platform, eSuite, for its multiscreen OTT service. Part of AB Svensk Filmindustri and the Bonnier Group, SF Anytime operates throughout the Nordic countries and offers a wide range of films, from the latest Hollywood blockbusters to kids movies. As broadcast and digital continue […]

November 10, 2015

Netflix blames Movistar for OTT failures

Netflix has indicated that Movistar users connected to its video streaming service have experienced performance issues since it was launched in Spain on October 20th. “We are aware that there are problems in the streaming performance, especially via the Movistar network, during prime time evening slots,” said the company’s European communications head Joris Evers in […]

November 9, 2015From David Del Valle in Madrid

82% rise in installed connected-TV devices by 2018

By the end of 2018, 231 million installed devices are expected to be connected to the Internet and able to deliver apps to TVs, representing 82 per cent growth from 2014 to 2018, according to the Connected Home Entertainment Forecast report from global information company The NPD Group. “The two largest drivers of growth will […]

November 9, 2015

Alibaba, Youku Tudou agree merger

Following the October 16th announcement that online and mobile commerce giant Alibaba Group had made a non-binding proposal to the board of directors of multi-screen entertainment and media company Youku Tudou to acquire all shares that it did not already own, the pair have confirmed their entry into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which […]

November 6, 2015