The evolution of digital devices and social channels has made it essential for brands to create real-time content and deliver it with impact. An MPP Global poll shows that the majority (60 per cent) of TV operators and broadcasters believe that pricing, models and multiscreen are the top strategic priorities for targeting millennials, closely […]
Fire TV Stick, Amazon’s OTT dongle, has become the company’s fastest-selling UK device since becoming available for pre-order on March 24th. The device, which started shipping on April 15th, plugs straight into the HDMI socket on a TV, allowing users to stream video from popular services such as Amazon Prime Instant Video (previously Lovefilm), Netflix […]
Rovi Corporation has revealed that DISH plans to add Rovi Conversation Services’ natural-language spoken-voice interface to a portfolio of products. Throughout 2015, DISH plans to integrate Rovi’s voice technology into its DISH Explorer second-screen app for iPad, Hopper Voice remote, and DISH Anywhere app for on-the-go viewing from mobile devices. This will enable DISH customers […]
Ooyala, a Telstra subsidiary and innovator in video publishing, analytics and monetisation, is making it fast and simple for Ooyala customers to syndicate video to the Amazon Fire TV line of devices. Ooyala’s syndication feeds are one of the fastest ways for publishers to distribute content to the living room, and Fire TV, which is […]
F5 Networks has confirmed that Sky has extended its use of F5 technology to continue to ensure a high quality service for its rapidly growing on demand services. F5 technology – specifically the VIPRION platform and Local Traffic Manager (LTM) – allows Sky to deal with surges in demand for its services, balancing data center […]
Eleven per cent of Dutch households had a Netflix subscription in Q4 2014, according to research from Telecompaper. Local streaming video services Videoland Unlimited and NLziet are much less popular, with only a fraction of the subscribers. A quarter of all Netflix customers are still in their free trial. Nevertheless, Netflix seems well able to […]
Broadcasters must find mechanisms that easily allow them to package TV with online video, just as publishers have learned to package digital and print, according to a whitepaper from programmatic video advertising platform, SpotXchange. With convergence in the video market progressing rapidly, broadcasters need a centralised platform to manage and package advertising across content distribution […]
TV Connect, the connected entertainment event, has announced the first innovations that will populate the show floor at the ExCeL in London on April 28th-30th. New solutions and services span the entire video content ecosystem, from Ultra-HD-enabled set-top-boxes to the latest developments in content protection, TV app stores and data-driven video services. The video industry […]
TV Connect, the connected entertainment event, has revealed the results of the Connected100 Survey, which reveals that data-driven video services will help tailor the consumer experience and open the door for programmatic TV advertising. Video services are also expected to enable end users to publish User-Generated Content that will become an integral part of the […]
The television’s popularity as the go-to entertainment device may be ending, according to ‘Digital Video and the Connected Consumer’, a research report from Accenture. The television was the only product category to see uniform, double-digit usage declines across different types of media worldwide among viewers of nearly all ages. It is rapidly being replaced as […]