With Un-carrier X offering double the LTE data plus its new zero-rated video streaming service Binge On for no extra fees, T-Mobile US is set to maintain its Un-carrier momentum and gain market share in Q4 as it puts pressure on the pricing approaches of its rivals, according to Strategy Analytics. Through its Un-carrier initiative, […]
Channel 4, in partnership with Google, has announced that All 4 – home of all of the broadcaster’s channels and digital services – will be available on Google’s media streaming device Chromecast from November 24th. Viewers will be able to use their Android mobile device or Chrome browser on their computer to stream Channel 4 […]
FreeWheel has releasing the findings from its Q3 Video Monetization Report that examines the state of the video market. The research highlights some key similarities and differences between trends in the US. For example, European broadcasters monetised the majority of their dynamically served content across long-form on-demand, accounting for 87 per cent of total video […]
The number of SVoD homes is forecast to reach 306 million across 200 countries by 2020, up massively from 28 million in 2010 and an expected 197 million by end-2015, according to a report from Digital TV Research. The total will grow by 42 million in 2015 alone. The Global SVoD Forecasts report estimates that […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
End-to-end video entertainment provider Netgem is partnering with Online TV streaming solution Simplestream to provide the company’s TVPlayer Plus service to its client base. The first such deployment was revealed November 13 with the confirmation that UK multiplay operator EE is partnering with TVPlayer to bring 25 premium channels to its EE TV service. The […]
Qwilt, a provider of online video delivery and open video caching solutions, has announced that Telecom Italia has deployed Qwilt’s open caching solution to boost network capacity and improve quality of OTT streaming video for its more than 30 million customers. Telecom Italia implemented Qwilt’s solution to provide enhanced quality of experience (QoE) for its […]