Comcast has responded to the threat of cord-cutting by announcing the beta test of Stream, a new streaming cable service for its own Xfinity Internet customers that it says furthers the cable MSO’s goal of providing TV choices for everyone. In a Blog Post, Matt Strauss, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Video Services for […]
Motive Television, the technology provider to broadcasters and pay-TV operators, has developed new technology to add OTT players to its TabletTV product. Examples of Internet platforms that will be available in the UK include YouTube, BBC iPlayer, STV Player, ITV Player, All4, BT Sport, and Netflix. In the US, a similar selection of the most […]
According to research from TDG, the use of legacy pay-TV services among Netflix Streamers has declined only three points in the last three years, from 87 per cent to 84 per cent, within the margin of error. At the same time, the use of Netflix streaming among pay-TV users has increased 33 per cent, up […]
Digital TV Research forecasts 68.83 million SVoD [subscription video on demand] homes by 2020, quadruple the 2014 total and up from only 1.47 million in 2010. The Asia Pacific OTT TV & Video Forecasts report maintains that Japan will remain the largest SVoD country. China will overtake South Korea to become the second largest country […]
The BBC is rolling out the latest update to the iPlayer mobile app for Android and iOS mobile devices, featuring a new consistent menu across both platforms. Explaining the update to the navigation system, Tom Widd Senior UX Designer for BBC iPlayer, wrote in a blog: “Users will be presented with a consistent menu bar […]
Vodafone and Orange, Telefónica’s main multi-play rivals, have taken the acquisition by Telefónica of Canal Plus to Spain’s National Court (Audiencia Nacional), demanding tougher limits on the operation to guarantee free competition in the TV content market. Vodafone and Orange claim that they should be entitled to have access to 75 per cent of premium […]
As consumers embrace and experiment with a host of new ways of watching TV content, a new GfK MRI report has identified six new TV viewing audience groups and how they combine emerging and traditional options for TV use. TV Share of Clock – the first of four studies in GfK MRI’s new The Future of TV […]
Netflix has confirmed the roll-out of its original film initiative with Beasts of No Nation, that will debut on October 16th worldwide in all territories where the streaming service is available, and on the same day in select US cinemas. US film distribution company Bleecker Street will partner with Netflix to distribute the film to […]
Uptake of subscription video on demand (SVoD) services delivered over the Internet has skyrocketed in Australia with two million active subscriptions recorded at the end of June 2015, according to new research by emerging technology analyst firm Telsyte. Up from 315,000 subscriptions at the end of December 2014, the massive growth has been driven by […]
Telco TV specialist Netgem has secured a major content upgrade to its Internet TV platform with the addition of online entertainment streaming service Netflix. The new service is already available in Finland with Elisa TV, and Totalplay in Mexico, for an initial reach of over 400,000 subscribers. The Netgem TV service integrates broadcast TV with […]