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Netflix CEO “open mind” on downloads

Netflix has thus far resisted offering subscribers the choice to download and watch its shows offline, but that could change in the future. CEO Reed Hastings said the company was thinking about it: “We should keep an open mind on all this. As we expand around the world where we see an uneven set of […]

April 20, 2016

Universal reveals first 4K offerings

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) has confirmed plans to release a broad selection of films in 4K Ultra HD. UPHE will begin a progressive rollout of its growing roster of movie titles around the world beginning this summer, showcasing a mix of new releases, including some of this year’s most-anticipated blockbusters The Huntsman: Winter’s War, […]

April 20, 2016

US TV could reap billions from spectrum auction

According to S&P Global Market Intelligence estimates, a group of 12 US companies could generate almost $7 billion in an 84 MHz clearing scenario, or up to $13 billion in a lofty 120 MHz scenario — if the execution of the auction aligns with the FCC’s vision. The 12 companies are CBS, Comcast, Univision, 20th […]

April 19, 2016

Half young don’t take pay-TV

Nearly half (49 per cent) of all young adults don’t subscribe to a pay-TV service, according to data from Adobe. It says 18 to 24 year old cord cutters and cord nevers spend 54 per cent of their total TV time watching OTT TV and young adults average 11.2 hours per week streaming video on […]

April 19, 2016

“Darling” ARM suffers downgrade

ARM is the UK-based supplier of chip-sets and its licensed patents and IP are incorporated into hundreds if not thousands of TV, computing and cellular smartphone products. For some years it has been the “darling” of UK technology. But as a major report from equity advisors at investment bank Jefferies now suggests “its story is […]

April 19, 2016

Puttnam: Let digital platforms develop freely

Acclaimed filmmaker Lord [David] Puttnam, President of the UK’s Film Distributors’ Association (FDA), has called for more flexibility in the film business as the industry confronts a series of momentous, even existential, challenges. Speaking at an industry event in London, Puttnam noted the polarisation of the cinema market place. Despite more than 800 titles receiving […]

April 14, 2016By Colin Mann

Multiscreen reality for 60% of Italian viewers

Six out of ten viewers in Italy no longer watch programmes only on their TV set, with 45 per cent following programmes simultaneously on the laptop and 43 per cent on their smartphone. The figures come from a recent survey by the “Social TV Observatory” of the DigiLab of the University of Sapienza in Rome. […]

April 13, 2016
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Short mobile ads work with Millennials

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has released “Multiscreen Video Best Practices,” a research report created in partnership with Millward Brown Digital and Tremor Video, showing that 10-second mobile video ads have greater brand appeal and persuasion potential for Millennial audiences. In comparison, 30-second spots outrank their shorter brethren in those same categories among consumers age […]

April 12, 2016

Netgem’s Telco-grade mobile TV

Sylvain Thevenot, tells us about Netgem’s first visit to Mobile World Congress to demonstrate its mobile TV solution. For twenty years Netgem has stayed at the forefront of TV developments and now offers a complete converged services platform for telcos, ISPs and mobile operators. [bitsontherun mV6rrEYy-ni7dlelE]

April 11, 2016

Phones, tablets the go-to devices for downloads

Findings from Limelight Networks annual State of Digital Downloads report – which studies consumer perceptions and behaviours around digital content – suggest that nearly half (45 per cent) of consumers are more likely to download digital content of all types than they were a year ago. And the devices to which they are saving movies, […]

April 8, 2016