Philips, the provider of TV solutions to the hospitality industry, has unveiled MediaSuite – a new Internet-enabled TV range allowing guests to access a world of online entertainment and information from within the comfort of their hotel room. Philips’ MediaSuite TVs are the latest addition to Philips’ portfolio of products specially designed for the hotel […]
An investor consortium led by Criterion Capital Partners, together with financial funds and Hollywood investors, has bought SeeSaw.com, the UK on-demand TV service. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but former owner Arqiva is retaining a 25 per cent stake in the video platform. SeeSaw’s new chairman will be Michael Jackson, who previously served […]
DVRs have entered the mainstream and their increasing presence in the home means that by 2015 Screen Digest expects 17 per cent of US viewing and more than 14 per cent of UK viewing will be non-linear, either from DVRs or on-demand non-linear ‘transmissions’. However, the report also cites some caveats: For example, in Germany, […]
ITV has rolled out its TV catch-up player across all Apple devices. It launched ITV Player on Android devices last month. The BBC and Channel 4 have already launched their TV catch-up players on iPad and in the BBC’s case also Android devices. Channel 5 expects to join them imminently. The BBC iPlayer app saw […]
UK analysts at YouGov have published a consumer survey on the UK’s TV viewing habits and attitudes. Although ownership of Internet connected TVs is currently low, there is clearly a demand for them – almost three quarters (69 per cent) of respondents had watched catch up TV citing convenience as the main driver for doing […]
The ITV Player app is now available across mobile phones and tablets supported by Android 2.2 versions and above. The app provides customers with access to the last seven days of ITV’s catch-up content across ITV1, ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4. Robin Pembrooke, Managing Director, ITV Online and On Demand said:”I’m very excited to be launching […]
Canal Plus is claiming a new record for videos viewed on its canalplus.fr website, with 26.7 million viewed in May 2011, representing a 78 per cent increase over the corresponding month in 2010. The site also beat its previous record of visits, recording 12.8 million as opposed to 9.8 million a year previously, an increase […]
Have you heard that by 2013 and a bit, the amount of Internet Video transmitted every week will hit a guzillion Gbs? That’s the same as 20 hexabillion or 100 terratillion, and that’s loads. Only five years ago the whole Internet only carried 10 zintillion all year… think what we were missing. Actually, I just […]
An interim statement from ITV reveals revenues up 11 per cent in Q1 to £500 million (€569m) driven by the strong advertising market with its take up 12 per cent, ahead of the market growth of 10 per cent. Viewing figures were also up, 3 per cent on ITV 1 and 11 per cent across […]
US cable MSO Cox Communications is increasing the viewing choice and flexibility available to its TV customers by introducing TV Online. The cabler’s customers now have the choice to view favourite shows: on TV, On Demand and now Online via the cox.com/tv site anywhere they have access to a broadband connection. With the launch of […]