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? […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Roku is launching its streaming players in France. Consumers in the country with a Roku streaming player can stream entertainment from 1,500+ streaming channels, including Netflix, Google Play, Spotify, YouTube, Daily Motion, France 24 and soon content will be added from LA VOD videofutur, Deezer, ARTE and others. “Roku streaming players give consumers choice and […]
Formula E – the electric single-seater car race series inaugurated by motorsport’s governing body – is looking to enhance further its position as the leading digital motorsport channel by a new collaboration with Facebook to enjoy unprecedented levels of exclusive content and opportunities to engage with drivers, teams and events taking place throughout the course […]
SES Platform Services, one of Europe’s leading technical media service providers, has today launched its new LUCID online video platform (OVP), providing customers with everything they need to set up their own online video offering. Combining Linear TV Streaming, Catch-up TV and VoD into one online platform, LUCID OVP provides the building blocks for Platform […]