FreeWheel – a provider of video ad management solutions for media companies – has released the findings from its Q2 Video Monetization Report, an analysis piece that examines the state of the video market. The research highlights the fact that, despite ready access to content all the time, traditional primetime periods of 7pm to 1am […]
FreeWheel’s Q2 Video Monetization Report has revealed that 38 per cent of monetisation this quarter came from outside desktop and laptop environments. This growing share is driven by smartphones and OTT devices (Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, gaming consoles, and Smart TVs) having yet another quarter of phenomenal growth at 107 per cent and 194 per […]
The CE industry reached a milestone in the second quarter with half of US Internet homes now owning a Connected TV device. This includes connected TVs, video game consoles, streaming media players, and Blu-ray Disc players that consumers connected to the Internet allowing them access to apps such as Netflix and Hulu. The total number […]
Streaming of TV shows is replacing traditional summer activities such as reading, cinema trips, board games and dozing in the sun according to a study from Miner & Co. Studio. Nearly 9 in 10 revealed to Miner & Co they are binge-watching and/or plan to binge-watch the shows they’re streaming this summer – and that […]
According to findings from business intelligence firm Dataxis, Multiscreen scenario in Latin America, focused on the five largest Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico)- by Q4 2014 there was a total of 78.3 million digital, 75.8 million HD-ready, 24.8 million Connected TV (Smart TVs) and only 60,900 4K TV sets installed. Dataxis […]
Netflix is adding a number of exclusive movies and TV series aimed at teenagers and “tweens” to its streaming service as part of a strategy to position itself as a digital entertainment hub for the post-millennial generation. Netflix has licensed two films from YouTube personalities, including Smosh: The Movie from the creators of the YouTube […]
Amazon has revealed that Prime members in the UK can instantly watch the debut season of the Amazon Original Series, Mozart in the Jungle and the pilot of soon-to-launch Red Oaks in high dynamic range (HDR) at no additional cost to their membership, marking the first video service to offer HDR. The complete first season […]
SoftBank Corp, Japan’s leading mobile provider is partnering with Netflix for the Internet TV network’s launch in the country on September 2nd. SoftBank will exclusively offer a fully integrated Netflix experience, including billing. A 4K UHD package is also to be offered. Netflix also announced monthly pricing for the Japanese market as follows: Basic Plan […]
Australian TV and movie streaming service Quickflix is not going ahead with the potential acquisition of a Shanghai-based film and television company. In a notice to the Australian Securities Exchange, it said that based on due diligence of the Shanghai-based company and advice received in relation to Chinese regulations and restrictions, it had decided that […]
With News Corp, Telstra and Channel Seven recently agreeing to pay a share of over A$2.5 billion (€1.58bn) for six years of AFL broadcast rights from 2017, Roy Morgan Research has taken a detailed look at the size and fragmentation of viewership across Free-to-Air, Pay TV, and digital streaming platforms. Roy Morgan Single Source research […]