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Brits watch less TV than ever

Research from IHS Technology indicates that traditional broadcast television viewing is being overtaken by two forces: Personal Video Recorders (PVRs) like Sky+ and online video from services like Netflix and BBC iPlayer. More time than ever before is being shifted from traditional broadcast television to online. UK – Fast adopters of online viewing In the […]

September 2, 2015

ADB relaunch focuses on Connected Solutions

The well-known STB vendor ADB has made a strategic move to address the growing convergence of TV and IoT with the launch of ADB Connected Solutions. A new range of application specific software solutions have been designed for Personal and Business TV and IoT. ADB says they are built on its proven expertise and 20 […]

September 2, 2015

Liberty, Piksel bring Horizon Go to UPC Slovakia

Piksel, a global player in building online video businesses, has helped to deliver an online video service for customers of UPC Slovakia, a subsidiary of Liberty Global in Slovakia, which enables its Horizon Go subscribers to watch content away from home and on the move. Now Liberty Global customers in ten affiliate countries can watch […]

September 2, 2015

Argentina’s Supercanal chooses Conax

Conax, part of the Kudelski Group, and a specialist in total service protection for digital TV and entertainment services, has been chosen by Supercanal, to secure the launch of its new advanced pay-TV platform offering. Conax has entered a contract with Supercanal, Argentina’s 3rd largest cable TV operator, to roll out an end-to-end platform based […]

September 2, 2015

Paymentwall for Xstream

In a recent integration with Paymentwall, Xstream clients now have the option to select Paymentwall’s Brick pre-integrated global credit card processing to allow subscribers from all over the world to easily pay for movies or online TV streaming services. “Xstream’s customers can now monetize their audience across the globe in more than 200 countries with […]

September 2, 2015

IHS: US cord-cutting fears realised

Validating industry cord-cutting fears, in the second quarter (Q2) of 2015, pay TV companies in the United States posted their worst ever quarterly video subscriber losses, shedding 658,450 subscribers. According to critical information and

September 1, 2015

Netflix on Vodafone Spain

Antonio Coimbra, Vodafone Spain’s CEO, has confirmed the operator will offer the Netflix app on its platform, the first distribution deal for Netflix Spain. Vodafone TV homes will be able to watch Netflix content via on app on their set–top boxes. Netflix will also be available through Vodafone TV when Netflix when it launches in […]

September 1, 2015

Marketers increasing spend on Connected TV

Spend on Connected TV is set to increase, as almost half of current connected advertisers plan to allocate more funds to the medium in the coming year, according to the ANA/BrightLine 2015 survey report, The Connected TV Opportunity. Key findings from the study include:

September 1, 2015

Hulu picks up Netflix’s EPIX deal

Premium streaming TV service Hulu and premium entertainment network EPIX have agreed what they describe as a landmark, multi-year digital SVoD deal that will bring new releases from Lionsgate, MGM and Paramount to Hulu for the first time beginning October 1st. Hulu replaces Netflix as EPIX’s streaming partner. Separately, Netflix revealed that it had not […]

September 1, 2015

LG Smart TV free upgrade to Smart TVs

Owners of LG Electronics’ (LG) webOS 1.0 Smart TV owners will receive a free Value Pack Upgrade which include four main features of the latest webOS 2.0 platform. Upgraded LG webOS TVs will receive My Channels, Quick Setting, Input Picker and Live Menu, improving the user experience with a more intuitive layout, convenient shortcuts, quicker […]

September 1, 2015