Consumer research from Parks Associates finds 43 per cent of Google Chromecast owners in the US stream video content from Netflix to their TV set every day, a feature heavily promoted during the device’s introduction. The same research found 34 per cent of Chromecast owners stream Hulu to their TV set on a daily basis. […]
Turner Broadcasting System and Verizon have agreed a comprehensive long-term distribution deal that will deliver content from Turner’s portfolio of networks to FiOS TV customers, across a variety of screens, including television, PC, tablet and handheld devices. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. As part of the agreement, FiOS TV subscribers will receive a […]
The Tesco Hudl tablet is now available both online and in stores across the country. The 7-inch tablet is Tesco’s own competitor to Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD and Google’s Nexus 7. The Hudl tablet, which retails for £119, features 16GB internal storage, expandable to 32GB through a microSD card, a 3-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel front […]
Alki David, CEO of Internet TV platform FilmOn.com, is claiming the service has delivered another ‘killer blow’ to its rivals through a series of landmark deals with a national broadcasters. The latest content-sharing deal will see the FilmOn.com platform deliver programming from the highly-respected France 24 news channel. Under the new agreement, FilmOn.com users will […]
The BBC has released iPlayer performance figures for August 2013: The online catch-up service recorded 234 million requests in August, up up 19 per cent on this time last year. Mobile and tablet requests made up 32 per cent of total BBC iPlayer requests – equalling the record set in June this year August saw […]
A report from Juniper Research has found that by 2017, a quarter of a billion people will use their mobile or tablet device to access adult content, such as videos, images and live cams, up by more than 30 per cent on current usage. The report highlighted that this was attributable to an emphasis on […]
Streaming media pioneer RealNetworks has launched RealPlayer Cloud, which it describes as the first integrated video player and cloud service. RealPlayer Cloud allows people to seamlessly move, watch, save, and share their videos across any device. RealPlayer Cloud automatically transforms video formats in the cloud to give viewers the highest quality experience possible, no matter […]
Sky has added E4 and Film4 live channels to its Sky Go service. The stations follow Channel 4 and More4 onto the online TV platform and take its number of live channels available to 49. The satellite broadcaster is currently running a promotion that enables Sky Go subscribers to upgrade to Sky Go Extra, which […]
Verizon is offering TV Everywhere capabilities for its FiOS TV customers via an enhanced FiOS Mobile App, which enables Verizon FiOS TV customers to watch live linear content as well as video on demand while away from home. The FiOS Mobile App offers access to popular television shows and movies via select iOS and Android […]
Nielsen is aiming to be able to attribute linear TV viewed on smartphones and tablets to its National TV ratings in the US from September 2014. The approach will provide a single, consistent measure of live programming viewing across both TV and digital for the first time, according to the research and ratings firm. “Networks […]