Futuresource’s latest ‘Living with Digital’ consumer research study provides updated analysis of consumer’s shifting behaviour and evolving habits across digital entertainment and connected devices. The research identified live TV (pay and free) is still the primary viewing choice for 65 per cent of respondents across the territories with France showing the most solidarity at 75 […]
Proclaiming a “golden age of television”, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has suggested the planned motoring show to be presented on its Prime Instant Video TV streaming service by the ex-Top Gear trio of Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond will be loved by viewers in the UK and around the world. Interviewed by UK […]
Adding its own findings to the growing evidence of cord-cutting besetting US pay-TV providers, Leichtman Research Group has found that the thirteen largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 470,000 net video subscribers in Q2 2015, compared to
Comcast is reportedly preparing to launch a new video platform branded ‘Watchable’, which will aim to take on the likes of YouTube and DailyMotion. Business Insider reports that Comcast is gearing up to launch its “major new video platform” in the coming weeks and has already teamed up with heavyweight players for content – including […]
Mexico’s regulator (Ifetel) has determined that OTT operators cannot be regulated in the same fashion as ‘conventional’ pay-TV broadcasters. Ifetel specifically looked at Netflix, Claro Video and Cinepolis Click and decided they were not pay-TV providers. The decision came following an objection from Tabasco-based cable operator Alive Telecommunications which had requested that OTT operators be […]
Despite the recent launch by major broadcasters such as HBO, Showtime, and CBS of their own standalone OTT apps, and speculation that ESPN is about to make such a move, Alan Wolk, Senior Analyst with The Diffusion Group (TDG), has warned that ‘the Great OTT Migration’ isn’t happening just yet. In a Blog Post, he […]
Apple is set to delay the launch of its online TV service until at least next year after negotiations with major television networks stalled. Apple’s attempts to license content from US TV networks such as CBS and Fox are reported to be progressing slowly, leading to the delay. In addition, the company does not yet […]
Turner Broadcasting has acquired a majority stake in iStreamPlanet, a specialist in large-scale, live event streaming, TV Everywhere network simulcasts and OTT multiplatform solutions. Turner will leverage iStreamPlanet’s technology to deliver its OTT programming, shift its core technology infrastructure to the cloud and develop new products and services for existing and new businesses. Turner’s diverse […]
UK quad-play operator Virgin Media is launching the Curzon Home Cinema app on its TiVo platform. The on-demand service, curated by Curzon cinemas, gives Virgin Media customers access to a range of independent films at the same time they are released into UK and Ireland cinemas, as well as classic and themed collections handpicked by […]
The European Broadcast Union (EBU) and Belgian public broadcasting company VRT have unveiled the LiveIP Project, a multi-vendor system integration to showcase IP-based live broadcast production, featuring Nevion equipment and software. The collaboration between EBU, VRT and a group of innovative industry partners including Nevion sees the implementation of a live TV production studio at […]