This year will see mobile devices will overtake ‘fixed devices’ to become the main platform for viewing online video, according to Zenith’s Online Video Forecasts 2016. Consumers around the world will spend an average of 19.7 minutes a day viewing online videos on their mobile devices (smartphones and tablets), compared to 16.0 minutes on fixed […]
UK consumers are aware of the potential benefits of the Internet of Things (“IoT”) and believe it could make their lives better, but perceived high prices and scepticism about the technology are putting them off from buying connected devices. In a new report from Deloitte,
Vodafone Group and Liberty Global have announced their intention to appoint Jeroen Hoencamp as Chief Executive and Ritchy Drost as Chief Financial Officer of the two companies’ proposed 50‐50 joint venture business combining Vodafone Netherlands and Liberty Global’s broadband quad-play operator Ziggo. The merger is subject to approval by the relevant competition authorities. Jeroen Hoencamp […]
Video viewing on smartphones increased sharply during the first quarter, according to Nielsen’s new Comparable Metrics report. In a new report smartphone video had a cumulative audience of 110.1 million adults in the US, up from 85.4 million in the year-ago quarter. In the digital world that audience might be reported as unique users. Those […]
Vodafone Romania has taken tentative steps into the country’s TV market by test-launching its ‘4G TV’ mobile app At no extra cost, the app gives Vodafone customers access to around 20 channels, both local and international, as well as on-demand services. The app also aggregates content from HBO Go and the local music streaming service […]
Vevo, the music video brand of labels Sony and Universal, has launched a new mobile app as it attempts to offer users a reason to watch its music videos somewhere other than YouTube. The new mobile app adds several hosts who will curate playlists and create original snippets of video. It also introduces a video […]
A record 4,500 streaming hours, including live streaming of all competition; TV simulstream coverage of nine television networks; and first-time streaming to connected TVs highlight NBC Olympics’ digital offering for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this August. In addition, Olympic fans will be able to access two apps, two digital-only […]
UK multi-play operator EE – part of the BT Group – has revealed an exclusive BT Sport App offer for new and existing EE pay monthly customers, providing them with six months free access to all the live sporting action available on BT Sport channels. From July 27th, EE customers on consumer and small business […]
Worldwide revenue from mobile video will reach $25 billion (€22.5bn) by 2021, according to research by Strategy Analytics. Growth in mobile video revenue will be driven by advertisers seeking to reach an increasing audience of users that are consuming video on their smartphones and tablets. The report also predicts users of mobile video to more […]
Music subscription service Spotify has accused Apple of blocking its latest app update. Spotify says Apple will only make its update available if it agrees to use Apple’s own billing system. It says Apple rules are designed to damage Spotify, reducing competition to its own music streaming service, Apple Music. The move is “causing grave […]