CBS All Access, CBS’s digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, and Amazon have launched the ability for Amazon Prime members to add CBS All Access’s commercial-free offering to their Prime membership with Amazon Channels. “CBS All Access on Amazon Channels offers a seamless way for Amazon Prime members to get all the benefits […]
As we head into the first major tech event of 2018, CCS Insight has shared its expectations, from the rise of smart home devices, to the deluge of pseudo artificial intelligence devices and a shift in emphasis from VR to AR. Intelligent Voice Assistants Lead the Charge in Smart Home CCS expects a huge array […]
The UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has launched a consultation on its proposed approach to enforcement of the EU Portability Regulation which ends on January 31st 2018. From April 1st 2018, online streaming services will be required to allow EU-based subscribers access to paid-for content when temporarily in another EU Member State, for example when […]
The 2017 season saw Formula 1 register an increase in audience figures across both TV and digital platforms compared to the previous year, with F1 the fastest growing sport brand on social media platforms. The TV cumulative audience – i.e., the aggregate of the average audience of all the F1 programmes broadcast across the year […]
Conviva, the measurement and analytics serivce, has published a streaming 2017 year in review report that is showing over 100 per cent growth rates in key OTT market metrics, demonstrating how improving video start times could drive over 2 billion more viewing hours, and many other trends covering devices, apps, and regions. ART I: The […]
Video streaming and monetisation specialist Ooyala has released its State of the Broadcast Industry 2018 report which maps out the challenges for content creators and distributors as they strive to maintain and grow audiences in an increasingly fragmented media landscape. The report – which draws on Ooyala’s own data and analysis as well as research […]
Streaming platform and device specialist Roku has unveiled plans to make it easier for consumers to enjoy streaming entertainment around the whole home. Roku plans to make it especially easy for Roku TV customers to add great audio to their TV experience. The new whole home entertainment licensing programme will enable OEM brands to build […]
According to trade body the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE), data from the Official Charts Company and IHS Markit suggest that consumer spend across the video category rose by 7.5 per cent in 2017, a third consecutive year of growth that brings the total value of the category to £2.69 billion (€3.03bn). Ownership continues […]
Mobile data traffic growth reached a six-year high in Q3 2017, increasing 115 per cent globally year on year, according to a report from Strategy Analytics. India and China accounted for half of all traffic growth globally, with Jio’s continued disruption in India, and strong growth in unlimited data plans in China driving both of […]
Official figures released by record labels’ association the BPI, based on Official Charts Company data, reveal a strong year for British recorded music, with UK consumption across all formats in 2017 growing at its fastest rate this millennium. A total of 135.1 million albums or their equivalent were either streamed, purchased on physical format, and/or […]