Shopping on smart TV will boom in the UK, with 25 per cent of people doing it by the end of 2014 generating sales of nearly £750 million (€886.7 million). The forecast comes in a report by The Future Laboratory, commissioned by Samsung The report says that sport now tops the list for new, interactive TV habits, with one in [...]
Farncombe and Inview are working together to offer operators in Latin America a new, cost-effective way to launch OTT services in the region. Through the collaboration, named T4, Farncombe is providing its system integration capabilities alongside Inview’s OTT platform to LatAm operators, enabling them to enhance their broadcast services with a customised hybrid OTT platform using Inview’s state-of-the-art user interface [...]
NCTA president Michael Powell is about to tell a US Senate hearing that OTT supplier Netflix is the largest subscription video provider in the USA today. Powell is due to address the senate’s Communication’s Subcomittee on May 14th, and tell them that “The largest subscription video provider in the country today is Netflix — not Comcast, Time Warner Cable, DirecTV [...]
US ABC is this week launching an app called Watch ABC that live streams all programming from its local stations in New York and Philadelphia to viewers’ iPhones and iPads, the NYT says. Only cable and satellite pay subscribers will be able to use the app, even though the station is free over public airwaves. The live stream will work [...]
BT’s pay-TV customer base increased by 40,000 to hit 810,000 in the last quarter with growth rates outpacing Virgin and Sky. Total group revenues for the quarter dipped 2 per cent to £4.785 billion (€5.9bn) while full-year profits climbed 2 per cent to £6.18 billion on annual revenues down 5 per cent at £18.25 billion. BT’s high-profile entry into broadcasting [...]
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM, along with MGM Television, has announced the premiere of the critically acclaimed US television series Vikings exclusively on LOVEFiLM Instant in the UK and Germany, making the streaming service the only place to watch the series in these countries. From May 24th, members of LOVEFiLM Instant in the UK will be able to feast on all nine episodes [...]
beIN Sport, the sports network dedicated to live, exclusive coverage of the world’s best football and international sports, has confirmed the launch of the 24/7 streaming platform branded beIN Sport Play. All programming will be streamed in HD and available on any broadband-connected PC, mobile device or smart phone. With beIN SPORT Play, authenticated pay-TV subscribers can enjoy all the [...]
ITV has entered an exclusive fixed term partnership with Samsung to offer the new and improved ITV Player app on the manufacturer’s Android devices. The ITV Player app will be available on a range of Samsung Android tablet and smartphone devices, including the new Galaxy S4, the Galaxy Note 8.0 and the Galaxy Mega, whilst it has also been optimised [...]
The first Elite New Face modelling series is now available exclusively on Tesco’s Clubcard TV service following a deal with digital entertainment curator FilmBuff. The debut nine-part series follows the emotional journey of a group of contestants from the Elite Model Look contest, from regional castings all the way to the World Final and, for the lucky winners, their first [...]
Starz has announced a vast first wave of new device support for itsonline authenticated TV Everywhere services, Starz Play, Encore Play, and Movieplex Play. The launch includes support for popular handsets and tablets on Android and other platforms including NOOK HD and NOOK HD+, and select Google Nexus devices including the Nexus 4, Nexus 7, and Nexus 10. Starz has [...]
