In a global first in music television, The X Factor is to become the world’s first talent show to give hopefuls the opportunity to audition on Facebook Live. The call for auditions was launched on May 24th with returning host Dermot O’Leary recording his own Facebook Live message revealing how budding singers will be able […]
A global survey of airline customers reveals that passengers now not only expect broadband services to be offered as standard during flights, but more than half would prefer in-flight connectivity to in-flight meals. The In-Flight Connectivity Survey was conducted by global mobile satellite communications services provider Inmarsat and market research company GfK between August 2015 […]
Research commissioned by Sky Box Sets reveals nearly two thirds (64 per cent) of Britons are choosing to settle down to a good box set over a book (rising to 82 per cent of under 24s). The nationwide study reflects the growing popularity of box sets in our everyday lives. A quarter of respondents (27 […]
With exactly one month to go until England and Wales’ opening matches at Euro 2016, research reveals the huge degree to which people will be second-screening during matches to enhance their experience of the tournament Two-thirds of Britons who will watch the 2016 European Football Championships live on TV will use an Internet-connected device at […]
According to Stan McCoy, President and Managing Director, MPA EMEA – the European arm of the Motion Picture Association of America – there isn’t one tool that will fix online content piracy, suggesting that it requires a flexible response, encompassing court action, consumer education and technological solutions as well as promoting consumers’ access to legal […]
Six out of ten viewers in Italy no longer watch programmes only on their TV set, with 45 per cent following programmes simultaneously on the laptop and 43 per cent on their smartphone. The figures come from a recent survey by the “Social TV Observatory” of the DigiLab of the University of Sapienza in Rome. […]
TV viewers worldwide are increasingly watching programmes on other screens according to research from Eurodata TV Worldwide. For example – in Canada, 60 per cent of 18 to 34 year olds watched a full TV programme online last month; In France, 6 per cent of web users aged 15 and over are watching TV programmes […]
UK pubcaster Channel 4 has launched All 4’s ‘Watch Live’ feature on Android devices giving users the opportunity to watch live broadcasts from all Channel 4’s channels on their own personal device, wherever they are. This latest feature for Android users arrives just ahead of Channel 4’s first-ever live Formula 1 race, the 2016 Formula […]
In keeping with its strategy of making its content available to all its viewers across as many platforms as possible, Sky is launching a new app just for kids – available from March 31 – designed to offer a safe and fun way for pre-schoolers to nine-year-olds to enjoy the widest range of the most […]
Recognising consumers’ desire to view content in alternative ways to traditional TV, digital experience specialist Adobe has revealed an end-to-end offering with Adobe Primetime that extends the solution to help drive audience acquisition, engagement and monetisation across every screen and platform. The new offering delivers more personalised TV and ad experiences directly to consumers via […]