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Man arrested in illegal STB crackdown

Police in the UK Midlands city of Derby have executed a warrant as part of a crackdown on devices that illegally stream subscription services, in a joint investigation with intellectual property protection organisation FACT (Federation Against Copyright Theft). The warrant took place on Tuesday July 18th as part of ongoing work to stop the use […]

July 24, 2017By Colin Mann

Roku hits 15m monthly active accounts

Streaming platform specialist Roku has reached 15 million monthly active accounts as of June 30th 2017, growing 43 per cent over the same period of the prior year. Users streamed nearly 7 billion hours on the Roku platform in the first half of 2017, growing 61 percent over the same period of the prior year. […]

July 13, 2017

Ericsson secures QYOU content distribution deal

QYOU Media, a specialist curator of premium ‘best-of-web’ video for multiscreen delivery, has agreed a new distribution agreement with communications technology and services giant Ericsson that brings its curated online video content to the Ericsson Unified Delivery Network (UDN) ecosystem. This programming will create new monetisation opportunities for both businesses by attracting and engaging hard-to-reach […]

July 13, 2017

Live iPlayer restart from TV guide

BBC iPlayer has made it even easier for some viewers to restart live BBC programmes, meaning that tennis fans keen to catch all the action from this weekend’s Wimbledon finals are in luck, even if they’re running late, they won’t miss a moment of the drama from Centre Court. With the push of a single […]

July 12, 2017

Spain: HBO app on Samsung TVs

Samsung has launched the first HBO app in Spain that will allow viewers to access the premium US streaming platform on their Smart TVs. The app is available on all Samsung Smart TVs manufactured from 2012 to the present, a total of over 3 million sets. The launch sees Samsung enrich its streaming TV offer […]

July 6, 2017From David Del Valle in Madrid

Sky invests in Circle Media Labs

Sky has made a $2 million (€1.75m) equity investment in Circle Media Labs, an early-stage technology company specialising in connected devices. Sky said the investment would provide it with additional insight into developments within the field.

July 3, 2017

Smart TVs half of connected device growth to 2020

By the end of 2020 there are forecast to be 260 million installed devices attached to the internet and able to deliver apps to TVs, according to the latest NPD Connected Intelligence forecast. This represents 31 per cent growth in TV-connected devices over the forecast period, led by smart TVs and streaming media players. In […]

June 28, 2017

Freeview Explore boosts content search

UK free-to-air platform Freeview is launching Freeview Explore – a new feature that it says will ensure that users of its Freeview Play hybrid service get the most out of their TVs. Freeview Explore will demo core functionality, deliver the latest news on the Freeview channel line-up and provide a showcase of the day’s best […]

June 21, 2017By Colin Mann

Research: With no pay-TV, cord-cutters watch more OTT

There have been many studies about pay-TV cord-cutters, but a lot of analysis relies on self-reported survey data that can’t fully measure important details about viewing behaviour. comScore has now analysed the OTT viewing habits of households in its “Total Home” behavioural measurement panel – those which previously subscribed to cable or satellite, but no […]

June 13, 2017

Americans “uncomfortable” with Smart TV data collection

A survey from Videa reveals that just 39 per cent of US consumers say they are somewhat, mostly, or completely comfortable with advertisers collecting Smart TV data, while 48 per cent were somewhat, mostly, or completely uncomfortable with this. People were

June 13, 2017