Netflix has dismissed reports that it is preparing to launch third party adverts on its streaming service. The firm confirmed that it is testing pre-roll and post-roll teasers for its original content as part of a limited trial, but product ads will not be interrupting user’s viewing any time soon. “We are not planning to […]
Mediavision has for the 5th year conducted an in-depth analysis of the Nordic OTT market and the conclusion is that the market is in a quick transformation. On an average day, about one third of the Nordic population is watching streaming video, indicating a yearly growth rate of over 30 per cent. Most of the […]
Mirroring recent findings released by Consumer Reports, customer satisfaction with information services – including subscription TV, Internet, wireless and fixed line telephone, and computer software – has dropped 3.4 per cent to an ACSI score of 68.8 on a 0 to 100 scale, the lowest level in seven years. According to
CubiTV, a subsidiary of TiVo, has announced that its’ CubiTV hybrid middleware has been selected by Global Satellite (GSat) for delivery of digital video broadcast via satellite in the Philippines. CubiTV will be deployed on STBs manufactured by Intek Digital of South Korea and used to provide DTH satellite TV services to subscribers across the […]
maxdome, the German online video platform, has selected Unified Streaming, a provider of cross-platform streaming technologies for streaming Widevine Modular encrypted MPEG-DASH to address Google Chrome users. The requirements were straightforward: as Google announced to drop support for the NPAPI standard in Chrome, maxdome was looking for a solution to stream MPEG-DASH with Widevine Modular […]
Rovi has announced that Japan’s largest cable television operator, Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM) has selected Rovi’s G-Guide HTML to power seamless entertainment discovery across live TV programming and VoD content. J:COM plans to launch its service for the Smart J:COM STB this month in select areas. Rovi will extend its current support for real-time TV programmes […]
HBO Now is joining Google Play’s line ups. HBO’s video-streaming service will be available across all Google devices it announced at its annual developers conference in San Francisco. The expansion gives HBO Now easier access to consumers with Android devices, while bringing Google parity with Apple TV, which began offering HBO Now in April. HBO […]
Findings from intelligent broadband network solutions provider Sandvine indicate that online entertainment streaming service Netflix continues to increase slowly its domination of North American fixed networks, accounting for 36.5 per cent of downstream traffic in the peak evening hours, while Facebook and Google control 60 per cent of LatAm mobile traffic. Sandvine’s Global Internet Phenomena […]
According to US consumer body Consumer Reports’ new telecom service ratings, consumers continued to express dissatisfaction with their TV and Internet providers, giving most poor reviews for value and overall satisfaction. According to the ratings,
Roku has added a ‘Themes’ category to its UK store, allowing users to personalise their Roku home screen with franchises including Star Trek, Adventure Time and The Big Lebowski. There are currently 10 themes to choose from with more to be added in the near future. The themes cost between £0.69 (€1) and £1.99 and […]