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Smart TVs 70% of TV shipments in 2018

The global unit-share of smart TVs rose from 45 per cent of total TV shipments in 2015 to 64 per cent in 2017. It is expected to reach 70 per cent of all TV shipments in 2018. Global TV shipments are recovering in 2018, due to increased price erosion from declining LCD TV panel prices, […]

July 17, 2018

Jail term for streaming service pirate

The owner and operator of a major pirate streaming service, and mass supplier of illicit streaming devices that provided illegal access to Premier League football, has been jailed for five years and three months. John Haggerty, the owner of Evolution Trading, appeared in Newcastle Crown Court in the north-east of England for sentencing after pleading […]

July 17, 2018By Colin Mann

Senators call for Smart TV privacy investigation

US Senators Edward J Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, are requesting that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launch an investigation into the privacy policies and practices of Smart TV manufacturers. They note that Smart TVs can track the content users are watching, but manufacturers may not […]

July 16, 2018By Colin Mann

Study: Discrepancies surround Smart TV ‘consent’

A study on consumer privacy based on a survey of over 36,000 US consumers, specifically regarding Internet-connected TVs, from Ace Metrix, a specialist in measuring the impact of video advertising, highlights the discrepancies between the ‘consent’ companies claim they receive and the ‘consent’ consumers are unaware they give. “Research and data companies need to be […]

July 6, 2018

Akamai: 6-8Mbps optimal for smart TV viewing

Content delivery platform specialist Akamai has released initial findings from research into the requirements for optimal viewing experiences across a range of devices. The research, conducted in association with Eurofins, provides guidance into what is an optimal video stream across a range of different content genres, devices and network conditions. Findings show that delivering complex […]

July 5, 2018By Colin Mann

NZ: Freeview new On Demand platform

New Zealand digital terrestrial TV service Freeview has commenced roll-out of a new On Demand TV Platform to replace the existing FreeviewPlus service. Implemented in collaboration with leading New Zealand broadcasters (TVNZ, MediaWorks, Māori Television and RNZ), the new platform supersedes the broadcasters’ own TVNZ OnDemand, ThreeNow and Māori Television On Demand apps previously linked […]

July 4, 2018

Australia: Addressable boost for TV ad industry

Addressable TV is set to shake up the TV advertising industry significantly over the next few years as commercial TV channels gain the ability to target advertising at finely segmented audiences. Extensive demographic data from Roy Morgan Research covering the attitudes Australians have towards advertising shows that contemporary Australians are largely sceptical of advertising, with […]

July 4, 2018

Roku Audience Marketplace for OTT ads

Streaming platform and device specialist Roku has introduced Audience Marketplace, which it suggests gives advertising buyers and sellers a new way to target audiences more effectively on the Roku platform in the US. By leveraging Roku’s first-party data and proprietary ad technology, publishers can use Audience Marketplace to sell targeted audiences on the Roku platform […]

June 28, 2018

CASBAA warns of pirated TV box threat

A survey of the content viewing behaviour of Hong Kong consumers from CASBAA, the trade association for the video industry and ecosystem in Asia Pacific, reveals that close to one in four consumers (24 per cent) use a TV box which can be used to stream pirated television and video content. These TV boxes, also […]

June 25, 2018By Colin Mann

Amazon Prime on BT TV STBs

UK multiplay telco BT has become the first major UK pay-TV provider to offer Amazon Prime Video access via a set-top box – giving customers the ability to access Prime Video’s TV & movie content at the push of the button. The move – revealed by advanced-television in mid-May 2018 – forms part of BT’s […]

June 21, 2018By Colin Mann