Streaming search engine JustWatch has launched allowing users to search for movies and TV series that can be viewed, rented or purchased online in the country. The service has partnered with all the major players in the Italian market such as Sky GO, Infinity, TIMvision, Premium Play, NOW TV, Netflix, iTunes, Chili, Google Play Movies, […]
Netflix launched in Mexico in September 2011 and has become a major force in the SVoD market. Despite an increase in competition, it continues to dominate having captured about 70 per cent of the SVoD market in the country. Figures from the Competitive Intelligence Unit (CIU) also show that Blim Televisa, a new SVoD arm […]
Channel 5, in partnership with Google, has made its on demand service, My5, available on Chromecast, Google’s media streaming device. This will allow viewers to stream My5’s content from their phones or tablets direct to their TVs. Available immediately, viewers will be able to watch their favourite My5 content, including a range of My5 exclusives […]
Almost half (49 per cent) of premium digital pay-TV customers in the UK are watching less than a fifth of the channels included in their TV packages, according to new research by uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service. And yet, the average yearly spend for premium pay TV is £508 (€602), or £42.30 […]
According to media analysis firm SNL Kagan, the global set-top box market remains robust. Worldwide STB shipments are on track to reach 273 million in 2016, up slightly from 269 million in 2015, according to SNL Kagan’s report, The set-top box market remains robust. In addition to
US SVoD service Hulu has commenced rolling out profiles to its 12 million+ subscribers. Each account can add up to six specific profiles. When a viewer creates a profile, they will be taken through a taste picking experience where they will be able to tell Hulu the types of shows and movies they like and […]
Universal Electronics, a specialist in universal control and sensing technologies for the smart home, has announced that Comcast is the first service provider to deploy QuickSet Cloud. This unique software addition is now integrated with Comcast’s X1 Entertainment Operating System enabling an effortless, automated set up experience for the X1 Voice Remote. Universal Electronics’ QuickSet […]
The BBC is undertaking a trial of 4K high dynamic range (HDR) video on its iPlayer streaming platform. The test involves four minutes of footage from its Planet Earth II series, which the BBC suggests reveal more detail and present more vibrant colours than was possible before. It is part of the broadcaster’s efforts to […]
Netflix will remain the dominant force in Western European SVoD for the next five years, according to Digital TV Research. However, Amazon Video will provide a stiff challenge as the firm estimates that 15 Western European countries will offer Amazon Prime Video by end-2017. Netflix’s share of Western European SVoD subscribers will fall from 51 […]
Television audiences across the world are wholeheartedly embracing online pay-TV, as the proportion of consumers with OTT subscriptions has leapt from 25 per cent to 45 per cent in just 12 months with even more planning to sign up prior to Christmas, research from subscription, billing and CRM specialist Paywizard reveals. The study also shows […]