As speculation surrounding the possible launch of an ‘iTV’ from Apple continues to mount, new research from the Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices (CHD) advisory service shows that nearly half of existing iPhone users would be very or somewhat likely to buy an Apple iTV soon after its launch. The report – Apple’s Smart TV: Assessing Purchase Intention and Willingness [...]
Spain’s telco Telefonica has announced that it will invest €400 to €500 million in a new deployment plan to take its fibre optic network, with a current reach of 1.3 million households and businesses, to 3 million homes in 2012. The company will focus on Madrid with an investment of €200 million, in comparison with that of over €55 million last year, [...]
ITV has unveiled its new dedicated digital offering for Euro 2012. The site uses the real-time rolling news feature, which was launched as part of the new ITV News digital product earlier this year. For users who are away from their TV and want to watch the tournament, ITV games will be streamed live to the website and featured at [...]
New media and video technology company Vidunix – which counts senior management from competitor KIT digital among its founders – has set out its market positioning and confirmed that it is committed to the Czech Republic and growing its global operations headquarters in Prague. Vidunix has been launched as a “fresh new player on the market” with the vision of [...]
VeriFone Systems has announced an agreement with Sky News to broadcast news bulletins in London’s licensed taxis. With the launch of the service expected this month, VeriFone Digital Network (VNET) will deliver Sky’s breaking news to passengers as they travel around the capital. VNET’s TaxiTV now spans more than ten major media markets across the Atlantic. Last year VeriFone reached [...]
May 16 2012 | Posted in
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In the wake of an unfavourable customer satisfaction report, there is better news for online entertainment subscription service Netflix, with the suggestion that the availability in the US of strong online video services such as Netflix means that owners of connected or smart TVs in the US are more than three times more likely to be regular users of the [...]
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 per cent) at least once [...]
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 cent) say they watch more [...]
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Online entertainment subscription service Netflix is suffering unfavourably in comparison with e-commerce stalwart Amazon, according to the latest findings from the annual Top 100 E-Retail Satisfaction Index from customer experience analytics firm ForeSee. Scores of 80 or higher on ForeSee’s 100-point scale are considered superior customer satisfaction performances. In 2010 and 2011, 28 websites achieved this distinction, while in 2009 [...]
Loewe, the publicly quoted German maker of super luxury, super expensive TVs, saw its shares rise 25 per cent on Monday after weekend stories – now denied by both parties – that Apple was targeting it for acquisition. Apple, known to be readying its iTV for market, was said to be paying $112 million for the small specialist. This illustrates [...]
