According to research from TDG, more than half of US consumers with a connected TV have increased their use of OTT TV sources in the last year, with 24 per cent reporting a sizeable increase. Only 8 per cent of connected TV users report a decline in OTT TV viewership during the last year, meaning […]
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM has launched its new LOVEFiLM Instant app for iPhone and iPod touch. This enhanced app allows members in the UK to stream the latest films and TV series from the LOVEFiLM Instant catalogue on their iPhone and iPod touch for the first time. Along with a slick new design, the updated app also […]
In a new partnership with Red Bull, Channel 4 will broadcast 31 simultaneous live streams on Channel4.com from Red Bull Revolutions in Sound on November 14th, the highest number of live streams a broadcaster has ever hosted. As Red Bull’s Revolutions in Sound takeover the EDF Energy London Eye for a celebration of UK club […]
Following the collapse mid-July of its owners’ plans to sell the operation and instead commit resources to enable it to achieve its maximum potential, US online entertainment service Hulu is now reported to be in talks to integrate the platform with established pay-TV operations. Hulu’s subscription service, Hulu Plus could be included as part of […]
HD and 3D TV are failing to impress, as the UK’s TV viewers put digital recording features, on-demand content and subscription-free viewing on their list of ‘must have’ TV features, according to research from set-top box provider Humax. The survey of 2,000 UK adults reveals
The pay-TV industry continued to lose subscribers in the third quarter, providing further evidence that some consumers are dropping their pay-TV subscriptions, or cutting the cord. The industry as a whole lost 113,000 subscribers in the quarter compared with 101,000 in the year ago-period, according to a report by Wall Street research firm MoffettNathanson. The […]
UK commercial public service broadcaster ITV has launched ITV Essentials, a new international service giving expatriates and holidaymakers the opportunity to watch their favourite ITV soaps while abroad. The service, created in partnership with OTT management and delivery specialist Saffron Digital, launches in 12 European territories and will be available for a monthly subscription of […]
Microsoft has confirmed the full list of Xbox One broadcast partners for the 13 launch markets where the TV service will commence. In Europe, the service will be launched in the following countries with the listed partners: Austria: Eurosport, Machinima, MUZU TV, TED and Twitch. France: TV d’Orange, 6Play (from the M6 group), Canal+/CanalSat, Pluzz […]
Democratic Senator Jay D Rockefeller IV, chairman of the Commerce Committee, is introducing a bill designed to boost the prospects of OTT video services that are trying to compete against established pay-television distributors. The Consumer Choice in Online Video Act seeks to replicate for OTT players what the 1992 Cable Act did for the satellite […]
Reports have emerged in the US that cable MSO Liberty Global is in talks to acquire Intel’s planned online pay-TV service, possibly in tandem with US telco Verizon, which late October was rumoured to be interested in the OnCue set-top box. Such a move seems unlikely given the fact that Liberty Global is rolling out […]