Fresh from its merger with Rentrak, cross-platform measurement specialist comScore has revealed that its planned Total Home Panel measurement platform will enable the measurement of over-the-top services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime with title level information. Speaking on comScore’s Q4 2015 Results Earnings Call, Serge Matta, Executive Vice Chairman and President of comScore, said […]
Digital UK has published the technical specification for Freeview Play, opening the connected TV service to broadcasters, platforms and equipment manufacturers worldwide. Previously available only via formal registration, the document details the technologies required to design and implement Freeview Play TVs and boxes. The publication follows strong interest in the service from both UK manufacturers […]
The worldwide digital media adaptor (i.e., Media streamers, OTT boxes) market is forecast to grow strongly and approach 60 million shipments in 2019, detailed in Futuresource Consulting’s digital media adaptor report. Dominated by a few large brands outside of China, including Apple and Google
The Mobile World Congress edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report reveals the impact of different levels of network performance on smartphone users and their perceptions of mobile operators and digital content providers. Neuroscience technology was used to objectively measure emotional responses to varied smartphone experiences. Delays in loading web pages and videos under time pressure […]
The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan has rejected FilmOn.com Inc.’s claims that a judge abused his discretion by holding the company in contempt and penalising it $90,000. The company also was ordered to pay more than $100,000 in legal fees. The court upheld a judge’s contempt ruling that FilmOn continued streaming TV […]
AwesomenessTV, a successful YouTube channel in the US with over 3.5 million subscribers, has launched in the UK – becoming the first YouTube UK channel to provide content 365 days a year, seven days a week. The schedule will see advice and DIY videos published on Mondays, fashion and beauty content on Tuesdays, entertainment clips published […]
Mirada, a provider of integrated software solutions for Digital TV operators and broadcasters, has announced the commercial launch of the Company’s OTT solution for izzi Telecom, which forms part of a Tier 1 Latin American operator in Mexico. This rollout directly relates to the inaugural OTT contract win announced on September 18th 2014 and is […]
BBC Three has become the first TV channel in the world to make the switch from linear broadcast channel to online-first destination, broadcasting its final linear programme – an episode of popular comedy Gavin & Stacey – in the early hours of February 16. The reinvented BBC Three will offer TV shows to stream and […]
Ooredoo has launched Ooredoo tv in Qatar. The new service, which will replace Ooredoo’s Mozaic TV, has been designed as an evolution in home entertainment services, combining apps, on-demand and live television in one easy-to-use box. Deploying cutting-edge fibre and Wi-Fi technology, the Ooredoo tv service delivers a wide range of channels and enables customers […]
Piksel, an expert in building online video businesses, has announced its partnership with the American Eagle Foundation (AEF). Piksel will be providing its video live streaming services to the not-for-profit organisation to transmit the unique behaviour of a breeding pair of Bald Eagles from their nest in the United States National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. […]