The newest addition to LG Electronics’ (LG) Friend ecosystem is the first action camera to be available globally with LTE connectivity built-in, allowing users to stream directly to sites such as YouTube Live without a smartphone. The device, LG Action CAM, will launch in South Korea next month followed by key markets worldwide including North America […]
Evolution Digital has unveiled a new version of its eBOX IP hybrid STB with the new eGUIDE interactive guide, powered by Rovi’s Fan TV platform, enabling cable service providers to gain access to Rovi’s enhanced metadata and pave the way to future innovations that enhance the discovery experience. The newly developed Evolution Digital set-top box […]
Global digital penetration climbed from 40.4 per cent of TV households at end-2010 to 74.6 per cent by end-2015, according to the latest edition of the Digital TV World Databook. About 584 million digital TV homes were added in 138 countries between 2010 and 2015. This doubled the digital TV household total to 1,170 million. […]
UK telco BT has unveiled what it describes as “ambitious” plans to bring its BT Sport channels to millions of additional sports fans through a range of digital channels. These include social media, mobile and digital TV. The plans will see the company stream its Freeview BT Sport Showcase channel on YouTube for both the […]
Amazon has launched Amazon Video Direct, which allows video content owners to specify a range of different business models to generate revenue from their content. Content rights are also granted to Amazon on a non-exclusive base, meaning that videos can be used on, or taken from, other video platforms associated with content owners. However, in […]
Regular viewers of original digital video programming have grown to 63 million in 2016 from 45 million in 2013, according to a survey from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). This audience has seen a significant increase in median household income (9 per cent) over a year ago. In addition, younger adults (18-34) are twice as […]
UK Minister for Intellectual Property Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe has launched the Government’s intellectual property (IP) enforcement strategy, highlighting the threat of illegal streaming services and set-top boxes. The strategy document – Protecting creativity, supporting innovation: IP enforcement 2020 – lays out the areas that the government sees as the most pressing priorities, and some of […]
Americans assigned a value of nearly $1200 per year (€1053) to the array of free, ad-supported services and content currently available to them on computers and mobile devices, according to a groundbreaking survey conducted by Zogby Analytics. More than 85 per cent of respondents said they preferred an ad-supported Internet model instead of paying for […]
Plejmo, the largest local streaming platform for movies in the Nordic region, has announced the extension of its offering with the launch of Plejmo Unlimited Access – a premium service that allows movie lovers to access titles prior to both TVoD and SVoD release. Plejmo, which was acquired by cloud-based live TV service Magine in […]
UK subscription-free satellite TV service Freesat has reported a “solid” start to 2016 as it continues to enhance its content offering and build international partnerships. The number of homes connected to Freesat by both satellite and broadband is up by 54 per cent year-on-year. This results from customers choosing to complement their linear free-to-air TV […]