Netflix will soon pass HBO in paid US subscribers, as the company prepares to reveal its third-quarter results. Already the world’s largest subscription-video service, Netflix is expected to have reached 30 million paying US customers. Cable providers are starting to see the $8-a-month subscription as an asset, and some are working to integrate Netflix with […]
Buoyed by having gained the upper hand in court battles with US network broadcasters who claim copyright infringement, Internet TV streaming service Aereo has announced plans to launch its technology in the Detroit metropolitan area on October 28th. The Detroit metro area includes nine counties across Michigan and more than 4.2 million consumers. Aereo’s announcement […]
BBC Worldwide chief Tim Davie has revealed his vision for the corporation’s commercial arm, including a major rethink of its digital strategy. Davie said plans for a global iPlayer app had been scrapped, unveiled plans to roll out its digital store into BBC.com, and announced a £30 million-a-year (€35m) increase in programming investment. The plan […]
Arthur D. Little has analysed current technological, market and regulatory trends in the German TV market and how they could impact the future German TV landscape. “One of the key developments in the German market is the move toward paid HD access,” states Lars Riegel, Manager at Arthur D. Little’s TIME and Strategy & Organisation […]
NBCUniversal leads the US TV Everywhere (TVE) effort in providing access to TV content on second screens like smartphones and tablets, while EPIX and HBO share the distinction of supporting TVE on more second-screen devices than any other premium or basic cable network, according to a new report from the TV Intelligence Service at IHS. […]
MediaBug – Decipher’s bi-annual media consumption tracker – have tracked a sharp rise in subscriptions to SVoD services such as Netflix and Lovefilm this year, but reveal that this is not having a significant effect on ‘cord cutting and cord shaving’ amongst Pay-TV homes, with many consumers opting for both. Mediabug Wave 3 shows that […]
Google Fiber is offering its subscribers the chance to “stream boredom away” by offering the WatchESPN and WATCH Disney apps to enable the viewing of content on phones and tablets . WatchESPN provides live access to eight networks, including live events and all of ESPN’s sports and studio shows (including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPN […]
A national survey conducted by AlphaWise and quoted by Morgan Stanley, states that enthusiasm for UK free-to-view digital service YouView has tumbled. “The proportion of consumers indicating that they are very/somewhat likely to adopt YouView has fallen from 14 per cent to 9 per cent since May,” says AlphaWise. AlphaWise concludes that they continue to […]
Global online TV and video revenues (over fixed broadband networks) will reach $34.99 billion in 2018, a massive increase from the $3.98 billion recorded in 2010 and the $15.94 billion expected in 2013, according to the Online TV and Video Forecasts report from Digital TV Research. By 2018, 520 million homes in 40 countries will […]
For the first time, the NOW TV Box is available to purchase in Argos and Currys PC World stores across the UK. The box comes bundled with content passes, with customers able to choose from either a Sky Sports Day Pass or 3 months Sky Movies Pass.. A NOW TV Box plus Sky Sports Day […]