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Report: BBC services don’t ‘crowd out’ competitors

Independent research published by the BBC Trust has found no clear evidence that BBC entertainment programmes, news programmes or online ‘crowd out’ local newspapers or commercial broadcasters. The analysis, conducted by KPMG for the BBC Trust, looked at the impact of BBC online on local newspapers, and the impact of BBC TV on news and […]

October 22, 2015By Colin Mann

Technical fault connects Spain to Netflix France

A technical failure hampered the launch of Netflix in Spain with users through Vodafone being connected to the French version of the streaming service instead of the Spanish one due to misidentification. Vodafone’s subscribers were wrongly redirected to the French website of Netflix. Apparently, Netflix website identified the IPs associated to the operator as if […]

October 22, 2015From David Del Valle in Madrid

Study: Online TV means more options, not viewing time

The option of watching television online will not influence the amount of time a person spends viewing TV, but it does make the experience more pleasurable, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Dallas. “Some media reports predict that because people now have access to watch anything they want, anytime they […]

October 22, 2015By Colin Mann

Performance still key to a great web experience

According to the 2015 State of the User Experience report from CDN specialist Limelight Networks, time spent online in the past year has dramatically increased—with 45 per cent of respondents spending more than 15 hours a week on their laptop, tablet or phone. Who is the group making up the majority of these power users? […]

October 22, 2015

du, Omantel partner for IPTV

In a regional first, two independent telecom operators are collaborating to bridge their needs gap by bringing du’s IPTV platform to Oman; thereby reducing Omantel’s time-to-market and costs and expanding du investment and reach. du, the fastest-growing telecom service provider in the Middle East has signed a partnership agreement with Omantel, Oman’s largest telecom operator, […]

October 22, 2015By Colin Mann

Disney SVoD for UK

Disney is to launch a subscription service next month in the UK. The SVoD service – DisneyLife – will also stream books and music alongside movies and TV shows. Classic titles such as Snow White, Jungle Book, and Cinderella, along with Pixar’s entire catalogue and the archive of Disney Channel shows will all be available. […]

October 21, 2015

Virgin Media: Fans demand more live TV football

Three quarters of English football fans (77 per cent) would like more live Premier League games available on TV, new research reveals. The research, carried out among more than 1,000 football fans and commissioned by Virgin Media, reveals that two-thirds believe the rising cost of Premier League live TV rights means they will pay too […]

October 21, 2015By Colin Mann

Spain: Netflix aims for 6m homes in 7 years

Netflix has launched in Spain with the hope of reaching a third of Spanish households over the next seven years, according to CEO Reed Hastings. There are more than 6 million homes in Spain’s pay-TV market with around 5 million pay TV subscribers where its biggest rival, Telefonica’s OTT service Yomvi, currently has 1 million […]

October 21, 2015From David Del Valle in Madrid

58% of US households regularly use OTT

Parks Associates consumer research finds the majority (58 per cent) of broadband households in the US use at least one OTT video service on a monthly basis, while more than 25 per cent of households use two or more services. “Despite impressive penetration, growth of US OTT services has slowed recently, indicating the overall market […]

October 20, 2015

45% Western European broadband homes have Smart TV

Parks Associates research finds 45 per cent of Western European broadband households own a smart TV, with the highest percentage in Germany, where over 50 per cent of broadband households have this Internet-connected CE device. “Europe has served as an early market for new online video services,” said Brett Sappington, Director, Research, Parks Associates. “As […]

October 20, 2015