Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, speaking at the New York Times DealBook Conference, firmly denied that Netflix would be entering the news business. The denial came about following comments from Netflix’s content chief Ted Sarandos who had seemed to suggest that Netflix would happily compete head-to-head with on-line TV newcomer Vice. Hastings clarified the position, telling […]
As the countdown to seasonal specials begins, Brits are gearing up to watch a total of 296 million hours of TV per day over the Christmas period. According to research from programmatic technology experts RadiumOne, Brits over 16 will watch an average of 5.7 hours of TV a day this Christmas across various screens, with a […]
More than 20 per cent of broadband households with Internet-connected CE use streaming media players the most for online video Connected CE research from Parks Associates finds a steadily increasing number of US broadband households are turning to a streaming media player first when looking for online content. Currently, 21 per cent of US broadband households with […]
Brands, broadcasters and content owners can now extend their existing online video channels and video content catalogues to LG Smart TVs at no extra cost, with Opera TV Snap, a toolkit that generates Smart TV channels in minutes. LG Smart TV will launch selected channels from Opera TV’s portfolio in eight markets: the UnK, France, […]
Many consumers and their representatives have urged regulators to take action on the persistent technical problems during live transmissions of Champions League football by the OTT platform TotalChannel. They are complaining about the Mediapro-owned OTT platform TotalChannel and have requested an immediate solution to avoid the continuous failures affecting many users. According to the Associations, […]
Sky’s online streaming service NOW TV is now available on the new Apple TV, giving UK users access to live action from all seven Sky Sports channels and popula shows on 13 pay-TV channels. Gidon Katz, Director of NOW TV, said: “We are pleased to be able to offer our range of flexible and great value […]
Discovery is to offer “direct to consumer” programming App to its US viewers. Discovery’s president/CEO David Zaslav told analysts: “We have invested over the last year and a half primarily through our Eurosport partnership and in Northern Europe with the Eurosport app and with Dplay. We’re learning a lot. Both of those platforms are growing […]
A report released by Common Sense Media finds that teenagers (ages 13-18) use an average of nine hours of entertainment media per day and that tweens (ages 8-12) use an average of six hours a day, not including time spent using media for school or homework. Despite the significant amount of time teens and tweens […]
Effective immediately, Sling TV’s live and on-demand Internet TV app for Android and iOS devices supports Google’s Chromecast. As part of the launch, new customers in the US who prepay for three months of Sling TV’s “Best of Live TV” are eligible to receive a free Chromecast device. Alternatively, Chromecast owners new to Sling TV […]
OTT video markets in Asia-Pacific (AP) differ largely due to demographic and economic factors and the telecom landscape. Markets with high adoption rates of pay-TV, fixed broadband and mobile broadband see the most robust and innovative OTT ecosystems. In South Korea and Singapore, where smartphone and pay-TV penetration rates exceed 80 per cent, there are […]