Usage of laptops and smartphones is outpacing that of STBs and smart TVs in the connected living rooms of today, according to new global research from Irdeto. The research reinforces a growing consumer trend of multi-screen usage and second screen devices becoming ‘first screens’, with PCs or laptops being the most used devices in living […]
Amazon has stopped selling its Fire smartphone just 15 months after the mobile handset was launched. According to its website, both the 32GB and 64GB models are “currently unavailable”, and Amazon says it has no plans to restock the devices. It follows reports of lay-offs at the company, after the phone failed to resonate with […]
Consumer and advertising expenditure on handset-based mobile media will rise twelve per cent in 2015, and approach $425 billion (€380bn) by 2021, according to Strategy Analytics. Strong growth in smartphone penetration, combined with ubiquitous data connectivity via mobile and WiFi networks, and latent consumer demand to access popular Internet services continues to drive the consumption […]
Disney has announced multiple partner and device additions to its cloud-based digital movie service, Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA), continuing to expand upon its promise to provide more ways to buy and watch your Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars movies at home or on the go. Starting immediately in the US, Amazon Video and Microsoft […]
Verizon Communications is launching a trial version of its new mobile video service, aiming to prove that telecom players can compete with Google and Facebook. The service, a mobile app dubbed “go90”, will be offered initially to a select set of its own customers, with advertisements from well-known brands but without newly acquired ad technology […]
Viacom has announced the launch of Viacom Play Plex, a suite of mobile TV apps allowing its distribution partners to offer smartphone and tablet users around the world access to the best content from all of its international TV brands, anytime and anywhere. Starting in the fourth quarter of 2015, the Viacom Play Plex apps […]
BBC Worldwide has announced a new partnership with the multiscreen specialist Monterosa to produce the official companion app for their global franchise Dancing with the Stars. The app has been developed by Monterosa who specialises in creating interactive mobile content and will be offered to BBC Worldwide’s broadcast partners internationally as a companion to the […]
ITV has revealed details of its dedicated Rugby World Cup 2015 app, which will launch with a host of interactive features and be available before the tournament kicks off on September 18th. The app will include the latest news, expert analysis from the team of pundits, video highlights of every match, the best of social […]
By 2019, there will be the equivalent of five media-enabled devices per household around the world, according to research from IHS Technology. US homes are predicted to have 10 devices, on average, making it the biggest market. The market will be driven by smartphones, whose installed base is
CNN and Samsung America have formed a strategic partnership to provide users with new ways to get CNN s coverage on new Samsung smartphones, tablets and wearables. CNN chief product officer Alex Wellen says: “Mobile consumption now drives the majority of CNN’s digital traffic. By partnering deeply with Samsung, we are bringing CNN’s original video […]