US ratings service Nielsen, which began measuring Netflix viewership in August, says some 15.8 million American viewers watched the first episode of Stranger Things season 2 by October 29th, its third day of release. That put it slightly ahead of the total for the season 8 premiere of AMC’s The Walking Dead over its first-three-days […]
The transition from physical to digital gaming is happening quicker than many analysts had predicted. A report from Games Industry shows that in some instances, top console titles are seeing as much as 45 per cent of their sales being claimed by digital downloads. Activision this revealed that digital sales of Destiny 2 on consoles […]
The team behind The Walking Dead has said that the hugely-successful TV franchise could run for decades. AMC’s zombie apocalypse drama is currently in its eighth season and inevitably experiencing declining ratings, but the network is confident there’s still plenty of life in the property. Speaking to investors during an earnings call, AMC Networks CEO […]
The rise of SVoD services such as Netflix and Amazon is threatening the future of British TV, the BBC’s director general Tony Hall is set to warn in a speech.Hall is due to give the speech at Liverpool’s John Moores University today (November 2nd) warning of the “serious threat” due to changes taking place in […]
Internet TV service Showmax has launched an app for Sony’s PlayStation 4 gaming console. The app is currently only available in South Africa. Showmax is an online TV service with a catalogue of popular series and movies available on demand with no ads, including weekly episodes of new shows express from the US, like Mr […]
Cisco Systems is reportedly looking for a buyer for its former NDS video software division, Cisco Videoscape. Bloomberg is quoting people familiar with the process, adding that Cisco is looking to sharpen its focus in the extremely fast-changing network infrastructure business. Cisco paid around $5 billion for NDS back in 2012. Cisco sold the former […]
According to Global Internet Phenomena Spotlight, a report focusing on paid subscription television piracy services from network intelligence specialist Sandvine, reveals that 6.5 per cent of households in North America are accessing pirated live television services each month, an adoption rate that may cost Communication Service Providers (CSPs) over $4 billion in revenue in 2017. […]
Just in time for Season 2 of Stranger Things, US cable MSO Comcast has confirmed the availability of Netflix 4K programming on its Xfinity X1 platform. Xfinity customers on 4K-capable X1 devices can now browse and enjoy Netflix 4K movies and shows alongside the live, on demand, DVR and web programming included with their Xfinity TV subscription. […]
Seasoned Android platform provider Beenius has added content security – partnering with Conax – and a recommendation dashboard – partnering with Think Analytics – to its end-to-end solution for telcos and other networks moving to deploy TV Everywhere alongside existing services. Watch the interview with Filip Remskar, CEO.
Amazon Prime Video has announced that the second series of The Grand Tour, Amazon’s number one show, will launch exclusively on Prime Video on December 8th. The new episodes featuring Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May will be released weekly, exclusively for Prime members. For series 2, the trio have filmed across five continents, visiting more places than […]