Australia’s free-to-air digital TV platform Freeview’s hybrid TV service FreeviewPlus has notched up strong growth in 2016, with the most recent figures showing household penetration has risen to 20 per cent – double the figure released earlier in 2016. “This is a great result as our goal was, indeed, to reach the 20 per cent […]
Telefónica, a provider of communications services and solutions, has started a project to create an Open Middleware solution to integrate in some set-top boxes, based on the Frog Source solution from Wyplay, creator of software solutions for pay-TV operators. Frog Source provides fully documented source code for all of Wyplay’s set-top box software components. This […]
Following the first legal case involving a supplier of IPTV systems which enable viewers to watch unauthorised content, a man from the East Midlands city of Nottingham has been jailed. Terry O’Reilly was sentenced to four years in prison. A second supplier who worked with O’Reilly, Will O’Leary, pleaded guilty and received a two-year suspended […]
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 […]