Google rates ISP video quality
Google has launched the Google Video Quality Report for US YouTube users to ascertain the level of video quality their Internet Service Provider can play YouTube. Writing in the
May 30, 2014By Colin Mann
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Researchers: Streaming greener than watching DVDs
Watching a live stream of a movie can be more energy-efficient than watching the movie on DVD, according to a new study by researchers at Northwestern University and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory commissioned by Google. The researchers studied five different ways of viewing movies and, using a systematic method called life cycle analysis, estimated the […]
May 30, 2014By Colin Mann
Spielberg drama to premiere on Amazon
Amazon and CBS Studios have annoucned that sci-fi drama Extant, produced by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television, will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Instant Video in the UK. The first episode of Extant premieres on Prime Instant Video on July 10th, the day after the US premiere on CBS. New episodes will be available to stream […]
May 30, 2014
Chromecast launches in 6 more countries
Google has launched Chromecast – its HDMI dongle – in Australia, Belgium, Japan, Korea, Portugal and Switzerland. The device first launched in the US last July costing $35, and is now available in 18 countries including the UK, Germany and France. Google opened up the SDK for Chromecast in February 2014, meaning that third-party developers can […]
May 29, 2014
1 Mainstream named Cool Vendor by Gartner
OTT streaming TV platform 1 Mainstream has announced it was named a Cool Vendor in Gartner’s ‘Cool Vendors in Media, 2014,’ authored by Allen Weiner, Mike McGuire and Andrew Frank. According to Gartner, regarding the companies they have selected this year, “all deal with issues of disruption in the areas of creation, distribution and monetisation. […]
May 29, 2014
Wuaki confirms UK Chromecast launch
Following announcements that it was launching its Wuaki.tv entertainment streaming service on wireless video streaming device Google Chromecast to Spain, the Rakuten-owned operator has confirmed that UK Chromecast users will have access to its catalogue of movies and TV series directly through their device. To celebrate the launch, Wuaki.tv is offering every customer who purchases […]
May 28, 2014
Tivo’s Rogers: Operator enthusiasm for Tivo/Netflix combo
Tom Rogers, President and CEO of TiVo, has suggested that after an initial wariness and perception of Internet entertainment streaming service Netflix as a competitive threat, operators who have deployed TiVo set-top boxes to their subscribers now view Netflix with greater enthusiasm, and a realisation that bringing together the worlds of cable and streaming via […]
May 27, 2014By Colin Mann
ITV Player on Windows Phone 8
ITV has announced it has entered a partnership with Microsoft to offer the ITV Player app on the leading manufacturer’s Windows Phone 8 devices. The ITV Player app provides customers with access to the last thirty days of ITV’s catch-up content across ITV, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4 and CITV. The app will enable viewers to catch […]
May 27, 2014
TV Everywhere users watch more TV overall
The findings of TV Here, There, (Not Quite) Everywhere, a new study commissioned by Viacom exploring consumers’ experiences around TV Everywhere (TVE) apps and sites, reveal an increase in overall TV viewing among TV Everywhere users, as well as greater customer loyalty towards pay TV providers that offer TV Everywhere services. For the purposes of […]
May 23, 2014
Vodafone UK in exclusive Netflix partnership
Vodafone is to launch an exclusive mobile promotional partnership with Internet television network Netflix. The agreement will give Vodafone Red 4G customers in the UK the opportunity to access, via their smartphones, tablets or other devices, a wide variety of movies and TV box sets, including original series, for a period of six months. The […]
May 23, 2014By Colin Mann