On the occasion of UN World Television Day, ITU research shows that the world has witnessed a massive shift from analogue to digital television, with over 55 per cent of households with a TV now receiving a digital signal compared with just 30 per cent in 2008, according to new data from the organisation’s flagship […]
OTT television plays an important role in driving customer engagement and providing existing and prospective customers additional means of consuming their content, according to Luke Bradley-Jones, Product Director, TV, at BSkyB. Delivering a Keynote Address at the OTTTV World Summit in London, Bradley-Jones told delegates that Sky’s range of content access offerings such as Sky […]
IHS says that one of the major myths still casting a shadow over the TV industry is that viewing is largely moving over to non-linear forms, “with users increasingly time-shifting using PVRs and on-demand services on the set-top box and online”. However, according to an IHS report, the actual numbers show this anxiety to be […]
NPTV, a cloud TV platform and TV-as-a-Service specialist, has launched its interactive multimedia platform in the UK. First showcased in September at IBC 2013 in Amsterdam, NPTV aims to have the same disruptive influence on the broadcasting industry that other cloud platforms have had on other sectors of the media industry, including music and film. […]
From November 21st, DirecTV Everywhere is expanding its service to offer more than 30 live TV out-of-home (OOH) streaming channels in the US, including popular channels like HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, The Movie Channel, STARZ , ENCORE, Tennis Channel and Scripps Networks. In addition, the company will now deliver a lineup of 100 live TV in-home […]
Sky Go, BSkyB’s mobile TV service, is now offering a further 14 entertainment channels to watch across the full set of Sky Go compatible devices – giving customers an even greater choice of what to watch on Sky Go whenever they want in line with their subscriptions. Up to 57 different channels are now available […]
A report from Voxburner into the digital content habits of young people reveals that a quarter (24 per cent) of 16-24s download a TV series and binge watch entire seasons in one sitting, whilst 52 per cent say they watch at least two episodes at a time. Almost half of young people (44 per cent) […]
Netflix has ordered a fourth and final limited season that will serve as a conclusion for The Killing, exclusively for its over 40 million members worldwide. The 6-episode series finale, from Fox Television Studios (FTVS), will be available only to Netflix streaming members to watch instantly in all Netflix territories. “The rich, serialised storytelling in […]
For the first time in the last one and half years, Prisa TV, owner of digital DTH platform Canal Plus, has seen an increase in the number of its pay-TV subscribers. The new football pay-TV season boosted its subscriptions with over 23,000 new clients. It is the first positive gain since Q1 2012, and now […]
Newly released insights from Kantar Media’s futurePROOF study on the ownership and use of digital technologies and media in Britain reveal that, whilst most people currently prefer to watch “must-see TV” at the time of broadcast, the signs are that this will soon change. According to the futurePROOF study, half of the British adult population […]