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Ericsson: Mobile viewing nears parity with TV

Viewers are watching more content on mobile as viewing time moves closer to parity with fixed TV viewing, Ericsson’s latest ConsumerLab research. Revealed at MIPCOM, Ericsson’s latest study said the ratio between viewing on fixed screens and mobile screens is close to 60:40 this year compared to almost 70:30 in 2010. Anders Erlandsson, senior advisor, […]

October 20, 2016

LeEco brings ecosystem model to the US

Global technology company LeEco has launched what it describes as its “disruptive” ecosystem model in the US, which aims to break boundaries between screens to deliver content and services seamlessly on a wide array of connected smart devices – including smartphones, TVs, smart bikes, virtual reality and electric self-driving vehicles. The company has unveiled its […]

October 20, 2016

AerServ partners with Unreel.me

AerServ, the mobile-first video mediation platform, has announced a partnership with Unreel Entertainment, a white-label video streaming platform. As Unreel.me’s exclusive cross-screen mediation platform, AerServ gives customers the ability to utilise its monetisation tools. Unreel.me allows users to create their own branded video streaming sites and apps. Creators can upload exclusive content, as well as […]

October 20, 2016

Nokia, Bharti Airtel expand 4G deployment in India

Nokia and Bharti Airtel are to expand the deployment of 4G technology across nine circles in India as the country prepares itself for the next boom in mobile data demand. In the 2016 MBiT Index Nokia reported an eightfold increase in India’s 4G LTE device ecosystem for 2015, while other statistics show that access to […]

October 17, 2016

Canal+ Group overhauls brand and packages

France’s Canal+ Group says it is going on the offensive, entirely revamping its TV packages, and widening its distribution channels to reach more subscribers and grow its market. The Group is introducing a simpler choice of options under the Canal brand, including the Canal+ channels and all the themed channels previously available from CanalSAT (the […]

October 13, 2016

A third of Brits eat in front of a screen daily

It is widely acknowledged that we’re now living in the digital age and the Internet has become a necessity in everyday lives. With more people not only choosing to work from home, but also performing daily tasks such as grocery shopping and streaming entertainment. But have we become too reliant on tech? In a recent […]

October 11, 2016

Australia: Freeview launches FV mobile app

Australian free-to-air digital TV platform Freeview has announced that its world-first mobile app, delivering FTA TV channels with just one click, will launch in November. The new live streaming service is branded Freeview FV and will deliver TV into viewers’ hands, extending viewing out of the home. Offering a new TV experience with more than […]

October 10, 2016

Australians continue to embrace OTT, connected devices

The latest Australian Multi-Screen Report – from Regional TAM, OzTAM and Nielsen, and covering Q2 (April-June) 2016 – continues to explore the impact of digital technologies, new channel and platform choices, and take-up of connected devices on audience behaviour. Most households now own numerous screens, the majority Internet-capable and many portable, leading people to spread […]

October 7, 2016

Spain: Vodafone targets families to boost subs

Vodafone is launching a new convergent package branded ‘Vodafone One Total,’ with fixed and mobile telephony (3 mobile lines), broadband and all the 120 TV channels and football. The package will cost from €112 with FTTH distribution and up to 50 Megabytes (€120 with 300 Megabytes). The convergent offer is marketed through two types of […]

October 3, 2016From David Del Valle in Madrid

Streaming 95% of mobile music by 2022

Share of value from streaming will grow from 76 per cent in 2015 to 95 per cent in 2022 in the total mobile music market, while the number of users will more than double to reach 950 million, according to the latest forecast by Strategy Analytics.  The report finds that despite a decline in full-track […]

September 30, 2016