Netflix has made it clear who is to blame for the technical failures that some Spaniards experience during live broadcast of Champions League football matches: Telefónica. Netflix is now encouraging Telefonica users to rise up against the company with demands for a better video quality transmission and appeal to the local consumers Associations to solve […]
The recent boom in SVoD services, driven by the launch of Netflix, Stan and Presto in Australia has been accompanied by a sharp rise in network data traffic according to a report prepared for Australia’s national broadband network (nbn) by consultancy firm Ovum. Average monthly download usage on the nbn network was 73GB in March […]
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, is pleased to announce the successful launch of Freeview Play last month. Freeview Play, a Freeview and Digital UK co-initiative, is built on the HbbTV 2.0 standard which was […]
TV continues to dominate millennials’ media lives. Despite the popularity and hype around video services such as YouTube and Netflix, data gathered from around the world show how popular TV remains with younger generations. To mark World Television Day on November 21st, TV organisations from around the world have brought together the latest statistics to […]
Google will help fund up to $1 million in legal fees for some content creators on YouTube who have received copyright takedown notices. It will step in if it feels their material is considered to be fair use. However the Web giant admitted that only a handful of people have been chosen to benefit from […]
Orange Spain plans to start selling Smart TVs at reduced rates from December 1st in a bid to compete with Telefonica and boost take-up of its convergent services. However, unlike Telefonica, which will give away Smart TVs connected to the company’s Movistar+ service alone, Orange will sell “unlocked” Samsung and LG sets with screen sizes […]
With Un-carrier X offering double the LTE data plus its new zero-rated video streaming service Binge On for no extra fees, T-Mobile US is set to maintain its Un-carrier momentum and gain market share in Q4 as it puts pressure on the pricing approaches of its rivals, according to Strategy Analytics. Through its Un-carrier initiative, […]
In 2015 children aged 12-15 who watch both television and YouTube stated a preference for YouTube, according to new research by Ofcom. The regulator’s ‘Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes Report’ found that 29 per cent of children in this age group who watch both types of content said they prefer YouTube, compared to […]
Channel 4, in partnership with Google, has announced that All 4 – home of all of the broadcaster’s channels and digital services – will be available on Google’s media streaming device Chromecast from November 24th. Viewers will be able to use their Android mobile device or Chrome browser on their computer to stream Channel 4 […]
Nearly 9 out of 10 US pay-TV subscribers (86 per cent) want a single app for all of their video watching, according to data from Altman Vilandrie & Company’s sixth annual survey on consumer video habits. The survey also revealed that 70 per cent of consumers have not downloaded any network or cable channel apps, […]