The amount of time Americans spend with media continues to increase, largely the result of the widespread connectivity and available content platforms. In just the few months since the end of the third quarter of last year, US consumers 18 and older increased their time with media by more than a full half hour, according […]
Online video revenue, comprising net ad spend and subscription fees, will grow at an 18 per cent CAGR across Asia Pacific between 2018 and 2023, climbing from ~$21 billion (€18.33bn in 2018 to $48 billion by 2023, according to Asia Pacific Online Video & Broadband Distribution, a new report from analyst firm Media Partners Asia […]
Eighty-two per cent of mobile operators participating in a 5G study conducted by business information provider IHS Markit are busy trialling and testing the technology, mainly in North America and Asia, with 12 per cent — all from North America — planning commercial 5G rollouts by year’s end. “Get ready, 5G is around the corner,” […]
Hulu Japan’s premiere of the Russian mega hit zombie drama series The Day After is to feature windows across multiple platforms, initially available on the SVoD platform on October 5th, 2018, day-and-date with the DVD (rental/sell-through) which is going to be published through FOX Home Entertainment Japan. BS Nippon (BS Nippon Corporation, which is owned […]
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 […]
Virgin Media customers can take TV shows with them – on the move and abroad – with the new download feature on the Virgin TV Go app. Full House and VIP customers can now download content to compatible phones and tablets following an update to the app. Virgin Media is offering more than 2,000 episodes […]
With the new Premier League season upon us, video streaming and monetisation specialist Ooyala has outlined key three tech trends for producers and broadcasters to watch. Jason Johns, VP EMEA, Ooyala, commented: “With the Premier League kicking off again this week, we are likely to see the most tech-heavy season to date, but some of […]
Spotify has been named Samsung’s new go-to music service provider, which will give Samsung users a seamless listening experience between devices. According to Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, the partnership with Samsung reduces the friction for users to get Spotify up and running on multiple Samsung devices once the accounts have been linked. “It allows us […]
International TV and broadband company Liberty Global’s Q2 and H1 results have been boosted by record Virgin Media rebased revenue growth and subscriber additions. It reported overall company Q2 Revenue of $3.0 billion (€2.559bn) and YoY growth up 2.7 per cent, but with Q2 residential cable revenue of $2.0 billion down 1.8 per cent year-over-year. […]
Three months after its launch, Movistar’s voice assistant Aura has reached over 470,000 customers who use it to manage the pay-TV platform. Through the app, available on Android and IOS, subscribers voice search the pay-TV content, including TV series, cinema under different categories (actors, directors, latest releases…), ask for recommendations, or change the channel. The […]