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Viacom, Time Warner settle mobile viewing dispute

Viacom and Time Warner Cable have agreed to resolve pending disputes relating to mobile viewing of popular Viacom programming, a move described as “very good news for consumers” in a Viacom company blog. Time Warner Cable subscribers will be able to enjoy Viacom programming – from MTV’s Jersey Shore to Comedy Central’s The Daily Show […]

May 17, 2012By Colin Mann

Digital devices drive multiscreen advertising

Studies by Ipsos MediaCT and HearWatchSay shows that multitasking is a popular activity while consumers are watching live TV, with 63 per cent of respondents reporting that they used a connected device for at least a few minutes the last time they watched live TV. Fifteen per cent used more than one device. The survey […]

May 17, 2012

Computer video viewing matches TV for online consumers

According to Nielsen’s global survey of multi-screen media usage, watching video content on computers has become just as common as watching video content on television among online consumers. More than 80 per cent of Internet respondents in 56 countries reported watching video content at home on a computer (84 per cent) or on TV (83 […]

May 15, 2012

CEA: Consumers viewing video via more platforms

As video consumption increases and viewing devices vary, consumers are still using televisions most often to watch video, according to the Evolving Video Landscape study released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). Consumers are watching more video than they have in the past, across a variety of platforms. One-third of US adults online (34 per […]

May 15, 2012By Colin Mann

Cable operators to pay a price for tablet popularity

Cable operators are rushing to push content and services to a wide range of consumer devices, including iPads and smartphones, but the lack of management software to track and coordinate delivery platforms will cause some MSOs considerable pain, according to a report from Heavy Reading Cable Industry Insider. “As multi-screen options proliferate with more devices […]

May 11, 2012

ITV confirms Shazam-enabled ads for BGT final

UK’s ITV and Shazam, the media discovery company, have confirmed the UK’s first Shazam-enabled ads will feature in the Britain’s Got Talent Final on Saturday 12th May. Following on from the partnership announced last month, which saw ITV become the exclusive UK distributor for Shazam functionality in UK broadcast advertising, ITV has signed up Pepsi […]

May 10, 2012

Optus to contest TV copyright ruling

Australian telco Optus has confirmed that it will appeal against a landmark decision that prevents its customers from streaming delayed sports matches on their mobile phones. Optus’s TV Now service allows customers to record free-to-air television – including AFL and NRL matches – from their smartphone or computer and watch it with a delay of […]

May 10, 2012By Colin Mann

72% of tablet owners “dual screen”

InMobi, the independent mobile advertising network, and Mobext, the mobile marketing network of Havas Digital, have released the results of their global consumer research into the use of tablet computers. Media consumption in the UK is clearly changing, with comScore reporting 72 per cent growth in tablet ownership in the second half of 2011 alone. […]

May 10, 2012

Google Play hits 15bn downloads

Google Play, the app store formerly known as the Android Market, has reached a major app download milestone – having hit the 15th billion download. Apple is still ahead of Android when it comes to app downloads, having hit the 25 billion mark back in March. Apple crested through the 15 billion download milestone, back […]

May 8, 2012

Tesco: Entertainment future centred on connected services

Rob Salter, Category Director of Entertainment for UK supermarket giant Tesco, has suggested that lessons can be learned from the physical supply chain as the industry transitions to digital, with the retailers role concentrating on connected services. Salter, a keynote speaker at the forthcoming Future of Entertainment Summit, told organiser Futuresource Consulting that the current […]

May 4, 2012By Colin Mann