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beIN Connect launches multiscreen service

beIN Connect, the Spanish football streaming platform operated by Mediapro, has launched a multiscreen service that allows subscribers to watch up to four football matches simultaneously on the same screen. The service is available across most connected devices and enables subscribers to watch matches from La Liga, the Champions League and the Europa League. With […]

February 12, 2018From David Del Valle in Madrid

Eurodata: 4-screen TV viewing stands out in 2017

Frédéric Vaulpré, Eurodata TV Worldwide Vice-President says: “In a content industry that is constantly searching for “the magic formula” to turn local productions into  big international hits, understanding new audience usage is critical for broadcasters. 4-screen data gives a clearer viewer understanding and adopting multi-screen strategies are proving to be decisive for content success.” Avril […]

January 26, 2018

Study: Screen-addicted teens ‘unhappy’

An academic study has found that more screen time coincides with less happiness in youths. Researchers found that teens who spent a lot of time in front of screen devices – playing computer games, using more social media, texting and video chatting – were less happy than those who invested time in non-screen activities such […]

January 23, 2018

France: 54% watch TV with a 2nd screen

With an average of 6.4 screens per home in France, each is used for specific purposes, and by different users, according to a report from measurement company Médiamétrie. The television set is by far the preferred screen for web users aged 6 years and over (91 per cent), followed by the computer (55 per cent). […]

January 15, 2018

Ooyala: “60% of video plays will be on mobiles in 2018”

More than 58 per cent of video plays globally – a record – occurred on mobile devices in the third quarter of 2017, according to the Q3 2017 Global Video Index released by Ooyala – a provider of services for producing, streaming and monetising video. This represents the sixth consecutive quarter in which mobile devices […]

December 14, 2017

Research: Young adults avid catch-up viewers

According to research firm Mediamétrie’s Eurodata TV Worldwide study, Young Adults Report, which highlights the characteristics of 15-34 year olds within the audio-visual landscape of ten countries, those in that demographic are singular viewers who watch TV programmes differently: they avidly watch catch-up and programmes on other screens, with a strong attraction to fiction. In […]

November 30, 2017

Royal wedding tipped to break mobile viewing records

The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle next year could break records for how we tune-in, with experts at Ooyala expecting more people to watch on mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) than laptops or PCs. According to Jim O’Neill, Principal Analyst at Ooyala, “the golden age of television may have come and gone, but […]

November 28, 2017

US: 177m+ use 2nd screen device while watching TV

US consumers are spending more time with their digital devices than ever before, and that holds true while they’re already watching something else. eMarketer estimates 177.7 million adults will regularly use a second-screen device while watching TV this year, an increase of 5.1 per cent vs 2016. This is one one of the findings from […]

November 7, 2017

Facebook considering live sports broadcasts

Facebook is actively looking at the possibility of broadcasting live sports content via its Facebook Live service, according to its global head of Strategic Partner Development – Sports Media, Rob Shaw. Speaking at a Sportel Tech Panel session on Social Video, Shaw told delegates that the recent introduction of the Facebook Live service had altered […]

October 24, 2017Colin Mann @ Sportel

Report: Long-form content rules across all screens

For​ ​the​ ​second​ ​consecutive​ ​quarter,​ ​long-form​ ​content​ ​—​ ​greater​ ​than​ ​20​ ​minutes​ ​in​ ​length​ ​— now​ ​represents​ ​the​ ​majority​ ​of​ ​time​ ​spent​ ​watching​ ​video​ ​across​ ​all​ ​screen​ ​sizes,​ ​with​ ​mobile devices​ ​being​ ​the​ ​platform​ ​of​ ​choice​ ​between​ ​2.4​ ​to​ ​3.3​ ​times​ ​more​ ​than​ ​personal​ ​computers, according to Ooyala’s most recent Video Index report. In​ Europe, […]

October 23, 2017