Old-school shows have never been so popular. Paddington’s been made into a movie and Thunderbirds has made a recent ITV comeback while, as well asClangers, the BBC is giving Danger Mouse and the Teletubbies a new lease of life … Continue reading
Media agency ZenithOptimedia forecasts that advertising spending on TV will be basically flat over the next three years. Meanwhile spending on digital media, particularly video, is expected to climb. In its second quarter forecast, ZenithOptimedia forecasts that TV spending … Continue reading
The BBC’s Digital division has created a ‘Mind Control TV’ prototype for the VoD service iPlayer. The prototype, made in collaboration with UK-based user experience studio This Place, allows users to open an experimental version of BBC iPlayer and … Continue reading
Irish households are paying close to double the EU average for broadband access, according to a new report that shows Ireland is lagging behind its European counterparts when it comes to digital skills. Ireland ranks 8th out of 28 Member … Continue reading
“Scandal.” “Orange Is The New Black.” “The Amy Schumer Show.” There’s so much great television, that it’s difficult to carve out enough hours in the week to watch it all. After spending 11 hours in a VoD service Netflix-induced coma binging … Continue reading
Almost 70% of TV consumers do not make pay video on demand purchases (PVOD) on a monthly basis, movies and other content — though there has been some improvement in this area in recent years. TV search company Digitalsmiths, … Continue reading
A new ‘Truth about Youth’ study, commissioned by UK marketing body Thinkbox, shows that TV’s popularity as a form of video consumption drops a vertiginous 16% among 16 to 24 year olds. However, young people have always watched less TV … Continue reading
Digitalsmiths, a TiVo company, has released its Q1 2015 Video Trends Report covering key topics across pay-TV, VoD, PPV, OTT, TV Everywhere, connected devices, and content discovery. Based on an analysis of survey results from over 3,140 consumers, Digitalsmiths’ … Continue reading
Cloud TV is a software platform that is suitable to be placed on smart devices such as TVs, smartphones, tablets, media boxes, and others. The software platform eliminates the need for video streaming service providers and cable operators to devise … Continue reading
AOL Platforms, a division of AOL, and MCN , have launched a programmatic private marketplace for television. The platform, launched last month, will make it easier for planners to drive campaigns against a wide portfolio of broadcast linear channels, … Continue reading