Australians are holding onto their mobile phones for longer, using more data, watching more TV ‘in the hand’, and are, increasingly, being influenced by digital giants such as Google, Amazon and Apple as smartphones tighten their grip on their every-day lives. The 2018 Deloitte Mobile Consumer Survey shows almost a quarter of all Australians are […]
Cinedigm, in conjunction with global distribution company JungoTV, has announced a deal to launch the Company’s fandom-focused digital-first channel, CONtv, on the mobile platform OONA Indonesia TV. CONtv will be available as an AVoD offering, in a distribution deal that gives OONA TV’s 185 million users free access to the channel’s extensive library of curated […]
With one year to go to the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19), the GSMA – which represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide – is calling on governments to support mobile industry spectrum needs. The GSMA warns that the successful rollout of ultra-fast 5G services relies on timely access to the right amount and type […]
Distributel, a Canadian independent telecommunications provider, has partnered with MobiTV, a global player in app-based TV video delivery solutions. As pioneers in IP video, Distributel and MobiTV say they are bringing consumers and businesses innovative, customised and enhanced TV experiences from any device, at any time. “With Canadians viewing more and more video content on […]
Smartphone video starts topped 50 per cent globally for the first time, a 13.2 per cent year-over-year change and the largest in five quarters, according to Ooyala’s Q2 2018 Global Video Index Report. Despite a temporary leveling-off in the first quarter of 2018, video plays on mobile devices (tablets and smartphones) surged 9.8 per cent […]
Amino, the global media and entertainment technology solutions provider, has secured a new contract to deliver an ’upcycling’ programme for T-Mobile Netherlands that will transform the operator’s installed base of legacy TV devices to meet the expectations of today’s connected consumer. T-Mobile will deploy AminoOS software, which allows already deployed devices to be ‘upcycled’ to deliver an upgraded TV experience – […]
BARB, the official source of UK television viewing figures, has begun to report multiple-screen television programme ratings. For the first time, BARB is producing daily viewing figures which break down the number of people watching TV programmes on four screens: TV sets, tablets, PCs and smartphones. These multiple-screen viewing figures are the output of Project […]
MobiTV, the app-based US pay-TV video streaming platform, has secured hosted streaming delivery rights from another 90 networks including Bloomberg Television, Discovery, MGM HD, Newsmax, Outside TV, Smithsonian Channel, Stingray Music, Univision, and others, bringing its total to more than 350 networks. In June of this year, MobiTV announced it was the first multi-tenant video […]
Gracenote, a Nielsen company, has announced a new Mobile Video Analytics solution aimed at providing visibility into the quality and performance of the most popular mobile video streaming applications. The performance analytics solution is designed to provide mobile operators, MVPDs, video streaming services and hardware manufacturers a means better to understand how mobile app performance impacts […]
Social is the definitive source for video and serves as the primary portal to the web for younger audiences, according to the State of Social Video study from video creation platform specialist VidMob. The study reveals where and why Gen Z and Millennials consume video content, engage with video ads and form perceptions about brands. […]