Google could gain increased clout in the pay-TV market as interest from operators in Android TV picks up and creates a resulting surge in shipments of Android TV STBS, accoridng to a report from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Operators launched many Android TV STB trial deployments in 2016 and 2017 and many OEMs are beginning […]
Sling TV has become the first live and on-demand over-the-top (OTT) service available on select Samsung Smart TVs. The launch of Sling TV on this new platform enables Sling TV to expand its position in device compatibility, currently supporting other platforms that include tablets, game consoles, computers, smartphones, streaming devices and other smart televisions. “With […]
Members and supporters of the newly-established Coalition Against Piracy gathered at the annual CASBAA Convention in Macau on November 7th to mark the initiation of joint work in southeast Asia against Illicit Streaming Devices (ISDs) and the app networks that underpin them. In toasting the launch, Birathon Kasemsri, Chief Commercial Officer, True Visions Group, described […]
According to the Q3 2017 US TV & Video Market At-A-Glance report from Videology, a software provider for converged TV and video advertising, spending on linear TV campaigns in the Videology platform using advanced data grew 60 per cent for the first three quarters of 2017, compared to the same time period last year. The […]
The BBC has announced plans to reinvent free-to-air sports broadcasting, with its biggest increase of live sport coverage in a generation. Over a thousand extra hours of live sport could be available for audiences to watch online every year through BBC Sport and BBC iPlayer. Sport fans can also personalise the service to make sure […]
Information, data, and measurement company Nielsen is to leverage Gracenote’s Real-Time Smart TV Data to enhance the audience targeting, consumer analytics and measurement capabilities of Nielsen Marketing Cloud’s Data Management Platform (DMP). The Nielsen DMP connects Gracenote viewership data to a wide spectrum of Nielsen, first- and third-party consumer data for person-level consumer insights, as […]
YouTube has unveiled its new YouTube TV app, built for TV devices. Writing in the YouTube blog, Okalo Ikhena, YouTube TV Product Manager, notes that since the launch of YouTube TV in April, users have streamed live sports, local and national news, and can’t-miss shows on their phones, tablets and computers. “We know you love […]
YouTube is making real headway into living rooms. The online video portal says users are watching 100 million hours of its clips a day through TV sets – a 70 per cent increase over the last 12 months. The stats come courtesy of Google CEO Sundar Pichai, speaking during Google parent Alphabet’s earnings call. A […]
Sky Spain’s new OTT service is now integrated in all Samsung Smart TVs manufactured in 2014 and beyond. The company has launched an app to enable Samsung TV owners access to the service with 12 pay TV channels for €10 a month. The OTT platform includes the new Operación Triunfo (Star Academy) channel and over […]
A judgment has been obtained in the High Court of England and Wales against a Sky customer who had been streaming Sky Sports content illegally online. Yusuf Mohammed, of Bristol in the west of England, has been ordered to pay legal costs of over £16,000 (€17,945), and to disclose details about the money he made […]