Another major media company, DISH Network, is in talks to merge with a communications provider, T-Mobile. Alternative TV providers are increasingly putting pressure on standard satellite and cable companies. DISH Network Corp. is currently in merger negotiations with T-Mobile US … Continue reading
People are spending more time consuming media but despite a rise in multitasking, usage of traditional media, including television, is falling, according to a new report from media buyer ZenithOptimedia. In the U.S., the average number of minutes consuming media … Continue reading
In the next five years, more than 50 percent of the world’s population will have internet access, and 80 percent of internet traffic will be devoted to video, says a new study by Cisco. But it’s not just billions more … Continue reading
About 56% of all U.S. homes have at least one TV set connected to the Internet via a gaming console, a Blu-ray player, a smart TV or through a stand-alone player such as a Chromecast adapter, Roku, Apple TV, or Amazon … Continue reading
Re/code recently reported that Apple Inc. might be planning to launch its own web TV service as early as September this year. Not only that, the company might also offer consumers programming from local TV stations on its service. “As of … Continue reading
Ten years from now television as a device and a medium won’t exist, according to one of the predictions from screen industry executives in a new report. Understandably, reps from the free-to-air networks reject that notion while others aren’t sure how … Continue reading
Netflix stock shot above $600 last week on reports that the company was in talks to enter China, but the company will likely not find an easy road in Asia’s largest economy. The Video streaming service—whose shares were changing hands … Continue reading
Four in 10 adults say there is too much violence and swearing on British TV, while a third say there is too much sex, according to Ofcom’s latest attitudes to broadcasting survey. It found one in five adult viewers had been … Continue reading
Ad buyers say that the connected TV landscape, at least in its current state, can be a messy, disjointed place to run ad campaigns. And once Verizon Communications’s $4.4 billion deal for AOL becomes official sometime later this year, that will likely still … Continue reading
The worldwide smart TV shipment volume is estimated to reach around 88 million units in 2015, about 41.2% of the worldwide LCD TV market, according to MIC. “Consumers’ high acceptance of high-end products drove the Japan Internet TV penetration to … Continue reading