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Study: Smartphones transforming the TV experience

The Streaming Video Alliance, a global industry forum comprising leading companies from the online video ecosystem, has explored consumers’ perceptions and behaviours around watching video on mobile phones. The 2016 report – Mobile Video: Exposed – reveals

December 16, 2016

Italy: Sky’s Now TV on Vodafone TV

Vodafone Italia has reached an agreement with Sky Italia to add the pay-TV provider’s Now TV online streaming service to Vodafone TV. Under the terms of the deal, subscribers to the Vodafone TV service will have access to a selection of Sky channels such as Sky One, Nat Geo Wild, Sky Sport 24 and Eurosport […]

December 16, 2016

Amazon Fire redesigned with 4K interface

Amazon Fire TV user-interface has been completely redesigned to make finding what to watch next fast, easy and enjoyable. The new UI offers video trailers and content screenshots right on the home screen to help customers quickly access the content they want — without the need to open and close apps. The new look directly […]

December 16, 2016By Chris Forrester

66% of Americans own IoT connected devices

Findings from trade body the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) suggest that nearly two-thirds (62 per cent) of American consumers own at least one Internet of Things connected device (connected car, connected/smart TV, fitness tracker, home control system or appliance, internet-enabled voice command, smart glasses, smart watch, VR headset, or wearable)—and 65 per cent of them […]

December 16, 2016

IOC, USOC, NBCU team for US Olympic Channel

In a collaboration designed to connect fans to the Olympic Movement all year round, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and NBCUniversal have created a comprehensive Olympic Channel content and distribution partnership in the US. During the second half of 2017, the partnership will launch a new US television network […]

December 16, 2016

NPD partners with Tru Optik

Tru Optik, the audience measurement and data management platform built for OTT, has partnered with NPD Group, a global information company, to bolster its Entertainment Market Information and Analytic Solutions offering which equips studios, content distributors, retailers, financial analysts, entertainment marketers, talent management companies, and others in the entertainment industry to stay on top of […]

December 16, 2016

Analyst: SVoD not cannibalising UK pay-TV

Findings from consultancy firm Decipher suggest that pay-TV subscriptions in the UK have not only increased since 2012, but SVoD subscriptions are growing faster amongst Pay homes – and in particular those with Top Tier packages – than any other. Decipher’s latest Mediabug report has

December 15, 2016

FreeWheel: Online video ad views up 37% YoY

Premium ad management solutions provider FreeWheel has published its Q3 Video Monetization Report, stating that Q3 2016 was a unique quarter in a unique year, but the overarching trends continue within the premium video space. Content consumption in non-linear environments is growing significantly, and more that consumption is taking place on bigger screens. While major […]

December 15, 2016

OTT viewing increasingly in-home experience

Research from market and consumer information source GfK into the UK’s OTT viewing habits has revealed surprisingly low audience numbers on mobile devices. It seems that watching subscription video content on Netflix, Amazon and Now TV is, for now, most definitely an in-home entertainment experience. The vast majority (90 per cent) of the UK’s OTT […]

December 15, 2016

NHK seeks to stream channels

Subject to parliamentary permission, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK is to add online transmission of its top terrestrial channels – but not until 2019.  Currently it is banned under Japan’s Broadcast Law from simultaneously streaming its channels. Local press reports say that Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications is likely to approve the move, and […]

December 15, 2016By Chris Forrester