QoE key to retaining OTT subs
A survey of OTT users found that quality of playback experience was a key to retaining potential subscribers to the growing number of OTT streaming services. Consumers can be pretty unforgiving
November 17, 2015
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Filmbox Live on Apple TV
The FilmBox Live app is now available the new Apple TV in Central Eastern Europe and Turkey offering access to multiple live-streaming TV channels and an on demand library containing movies, TV series, documentaries, sports programming as well as fashion and music videos. In addition, the app will feature all of the linear channel portfolio […]
November 17, 2015
NOW TV limited edition boxes
NOW TV, Sky’s online streaming service, has launched a range of limited edition NOW TV Boxes for £15 (€21). Seven original boxes make up the exclusive collection including festive polar bear and reindeer designs and a Fungus the Bogeyman themed box – just in time for the new two-part series that will be shown exclusively […]
November 17, 2015
Ericsson: ‘No Cisco deal’
Ericsson president and CEO Hans Vestberg has been compelled to publicly rule out a merger with Cisco as market rumours swirled following the announcement of their cooperative technology partnership last week. In a statement, Vestberg said there weren’t “any discussions whatsoever” about a merger with, or acquisition by, Cisco. “We note that there are rumours […]
November 16, 2015
Clearleap: OTT has caught up to cable
Clearleap, a company that works with the likes of HBO, Scripps, and A+E Networks to deliver viewing experiences across screens, has conducted a survey to learn more about which streaming services US consumers use, what their viewing habits are, and what they value most in an OTT offering. The results offer a look at how […]
November 13, 2015
Hulu stake for Time Warner?
Hulu is reportedly seeking to sell a stake to Time Warner as part of a deal that would value the company at more than $5 billion (€4.6bn). The companies have been in preliminary talks about Time Warner becoming astakeholder in Hulu alongside Disney, 21st Century Fox and Comcast. Each would have an equal stake of […]
November 13, 2015
Sky Store joins FindAnyFilm.com
Legal online content resource FindAnyFilm.com has further strengthened its retail database, announcing Sky Store as the twelfth digital retailer to join the site. This addition enhances the retail choice and user experience for FindAnyFilm while further extending the reach of Sky Store. FindAnyFilm is the only UK site to offer consumers cinema, disc and digital […]
November 13, 2015By Colin Mann
TVPlayer boost for EE TV
UK multiplay operator EE is partnering with over-the-top television platform TVPlayer to bring 25 premium channels, including Discovery Channel, British Eurosport, Cartoon Network, History and Sony Movie channel, to EE TV. The move will see a range of new entertainment, documentaries, sport, movies, and children’s programming available to EE TV customers. New and existing EE […]
November 13, 2015By Colin Mann
Sling TV on Xbox
Microsoft has updated the Xbox One platform announcing that a revamped version of the console’s “OneGuide” will soon integrate Sling TV, Dish’s OTT TV service, alongside over-the-air and other OTT providers that are featured in the UI’s mix of “apps channels.” Sling TV also supports the Google Chromecast adapter, Roku players and integrated Roku TVs, […]
November 13, 2015
ETSI releases new spec for HbbTV 2.0
ETSI has just released the latest specification on hybrid broadcast broadband TV (HbbTV), TS 102 796 V.1.3.1, which corresponds to HbbTV 2.0. The latest HbbTV release adds support for new capabilities including companion device support, HTML5 user experience and support for advanced video delivery features such as Ultra HD and High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) […]
November 13, 2015