Online Companies Boost Their Ad Spending 21 August 2015
Online companies have joined the list of the country’s top advertising spenders in the first half of this year, spending trillions of rupiah on TV and print advertisements, according to a recent study by market research firm Nielsen. The … Continue reading
Internet STBs In 21% Of US Broadband Homes 21 August 2015
According to a new analysis from TDG, The In-Home CE and Home Networking Ecosystem, 2015, Internet set-top boxes (iSTBs) such as Apple TV and Roku are now present in 21 per cent of US broadband households, up from 13 per … Continue reading
TV’s Most Aggravating Problem Demands a Total Solution 21 August 2015
Don’t beat yourself up if you’ve never even heard of the deceased. It stems from the fact that Nintendonever really got any market traction when this feature was introduced to its Wii gaming console nearly three years ago. Which … Continue reading
BBC Aims To Make I-Player Very ‘Netflix-like’ 21 August 2015
The feature update aims to build on BBC’s strategy to make the catch-up service more personal. Among the changes is the expansion of the My Programmes feature. It already works via the iPlayer website, but will now expand to … Continue reading
Focusing On User Experience Is ‘Smart’ For Broadcasters 21 August 2015
So-called “smart” technology is supposed to make our lives easier by connecting our electronic devices to the Internet and providing an intelligent, easy-to-navigate user interface that allows access to curated, relevant content instantly. In some smart product areas — … Continue reading
Chinese Video Streamers Claim People Willing To Pay For Content 21 August 2015
China’s Internet users have long been able to watch television shows and movies for free, so online video on demand subscription services have had trouble gaining traction. Earlier this summer, however, there was a sign that the situation might … Continue reading
BuzzFeed Is Game For TV And Film With New NBCUniversal Deal 20 August 2015
Online publication BuzzFeed announced on Tuesday that NBCUniversal agreed to invest $200M for the website to expand on movies and TV in what can be termed as an OTT video services expansion. BuzzFeed also partnered with Yahoo!, SnapChat, Facebook … Continue reading
ACMA Claims 2 Million Aussies Now Have SVOD Services 20 August 2015
Australia’s Communications and Media Authority, ACMA, isn’t just a paper-shuffling government department but a useful font of knowledge, information and regulation on all things communications and media. Its latest report is entitled ‘Streaming services – get the full story’ … Continue reading
Challenges Ahead For The Cloud TV Industry 20 August 2015
Read any technology trends piece and you’d be forgiven for thinking that all roads lead to the cloud. Be it email, gaming, word processing or photo storage, it seems that we’re rapidly moving to an economy based on services, … Continue reading
Fox Allows You To Skips Ads On ‘MasterChef Junior’ 20 August 2015
In what Fox says will be a model for future on-demand advertising, the network is letting users watch one 60-second ad in front of episodes of “MasterChef Junior” on its Internet TV platform — instead of the regular 10-minute ad … Continue reading