Roku is launching its popular streaming players in Mexico. In Mexico, consumers with a Roku streaming player can access thousands of movies and TV episodes from 1,500+ streaming channels, including such popular services as Netflix, Google Play, Spotify, YouTube and soon Crackle, Cinépolis Klic and others. “For many consumers watching TV no longer equals tuning […]
Nagra, a digital TV division of the Kudelski Group and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, is powering NXT Digital, a new brand of headend-in-the-sky (HITS) services of the Indian conglomerate Hinduja Group and its fully-owned subsidiary Grant Investrade Limited. Nagra’s anyCAST content protection and OpenTV middleware solutions are enabling the HITS […]
On-demand streaming platform Netflix is set to launch in Italy on October 22nd. A basic package with one streaming session and content in SD will cost €7.99 per month; a standard plan allowing two simultaneous streaming sessions and HD content will cost €9.99; while the premium package, consisting of four streams at any one time […]
Netflix has confirmed it will launch its service in Spain on October 20th with three subscription packages priced between €7.99 and €11.99 per month. The basic option will cost €7.99 and will include series, films and documentaries with a SD quality. The medium option will cost €9.99 with HD transmissions and allow two transmissions simultaneously. […]
Google is making taking games on smartphones and playing them on TV with users their phone as controller, a key feature of Chromecast 2.0. Google launched the first Chromecast in July 2013 and by May 2015 had sold 17 million and accumulated a library of thousands of Android and iOS apps. It is hoping to […]
Comcast has confirmed the beta launch of Watchable, an app for professional short-form content. The service — an app and a stand-alone website, plus a tab on Comcast’s X1 set-top box — will launch with around 30 online network partners, including Buzzfeed, Vox, Vice, GoPro and Maker Studios. The US cable and broadband giant says […]
YouTube has prepared content owners for the release of an ad-free subscription version of its video sharing platform. The Google-owned company has been telling those who share ad revenue with the site to agree to new terms or lose their ability to display and monetise videos in the US from October 22nd. Though the exact […]
Ooyala’s Q2 Global Video Index shows that nearly half of all video plays and ad impressions for publishers occurred on mobile devices. Since Q2 2012, mobile video plays have grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 111 per cent, with the share of video plays on mobile devices
Analysis and comparison of SVoD markets in North America and Europe by statistics portal Statista suggest that European user penetration will not measure up to North America’s levels. Statista notes that
Rovi and Panasonic Avionics Corporation have announced a strategic collaboration in which Panasonic will use Rovi’s metadata to manage the programming guide for its global inflight television service, eXTV. Panasonic, the leading provider of inflight entertainment and communications solutions, selected Rovi because of the company’s extensive experience working with service providers and consumer electronics manufacturers […]