The standout CES 2016 trend towards multiscreen TV experiences is supported by new research commissioned by pay-TV subscriber management specialist Paywizard, which finds that mobile devices are the most popular choices for watching paid OTT TV content, with 66 per cent of consumers globally preferring to access Internet TV via a mobile, tablet or laptop. […]
GWI’s Trends for 2016 predicts that live streaming will become more popular in the year ahead. Currently, it’s only tiny minorities of consumers who are using live-streaming apps; according to GWI’s data, about 1.5 per cent globally are engaging with Meerkat and just under 2 per cent are using Periscope. Numbers remain low in all […]
Connected TVs were the most popular devices to watch BBC iPlayer on over the festive period – with unique browsers on connected TVs up 32 per cent on the same period in 2014. Connected TVs accounted for 38 per cent of unique browsers, followed by 24 per cent on tablets, 22 per cent on computers […]
For the first time, Sky Sports became the number one digital destination for sport in the UK as part of a record breaking 2015 across all platforms. As sports fans’ consumption habits continue to evolve, new records were set for users of Sky Sports’ digital and on-demand services while viewers enjoyed more sport than ever […]
Reed Hastings, Co-founder and Chief Executive of Netflix, chose the occasion of a keynote speech at CES 2016 in Las Vegas to reveal that the Internet TV streaming service had launched globally, simultaneously bringing its platform to more than 130 new countries around the world. “Today you are witnessing the birth of a new global […]
Findings from a survey of pay-TV and over-the-top (OTT) content subscribers in the US, Europe and Asia suggest the age-old idea of TV watchers being wedded to the couch has officially come to an end. The study – the third phase of a three-part analysis sponsored by Rovi Corporation – investigated trends in contemporary TV […]
Shaw Communications has launched FreeRange TV in Canada, a mobile viewing experience that allows users to view their favourite TV shows and movies anytime, anywhere. FreeRange TV provides Shaw’s 2.6 million video customers with a mobile destination that combines their TV and content subscriptions in one place, and makes the content they want instantly available […]
Ooyala’s State of the Broadcast Industry Whitepaper reports that 2015 was the year that premium OTT video content moved decisively to centre stage. The shift from traditional TV continues and shift-deniers have been pushed to the curb. Broadcasters and operators have accepted OTT as a fait accompli, and the repercussions are affecting all areas of […]
2015 was the first year that the UK video industry went truly multichannel as uptake of digital video services reached a tipping point, delivering a greater than predicted 30 per cent (30.3 per cent) year-on-year uplift in sales according to annual figures from global information services provider, IHS, released by the British Video Association (BVA). […]
Netflix plans to launch its streaming service in Russia in 2016. Russian newspaper Izvestia reports that the company could begin operations in the country within a matter of weeks, making its services available to over 142 million consumers there. Izvestia further reports that Netflix and Russia’s leading long-distance telephony provider, Rostelecom, have entered into an agreement […]