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Wurl TV Added to TiVo

by Alan Spencer

In the US, Wurl TV’s Internet-delivered programming has been added to TiVo’s cable TV and retail set-top boxes. Wurl TV network adds new channels such as IGN TV, Newsy, Baeble Music TV, the ALT …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Tivo| Vol 24 - Issue 11

Channel 4 Releases 360° Ads

by Yvette Raikes

UK broadcaster Channel 4 has announced a 360 degree interactive VoD format for its advertisers called Ad 360 through its subsidiary, 4Sales. Viewers using the All 4 VoD service will be able to immerse …

Tags:360 Degree Video| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 10

US Sees Rise in Non-pay-TV Users

by Yvette Raikes

With more methods of watching TV entering the market, the share of broadband households in the US which have pay-TV has dropped according to analyst TDG, reported by Advanced Television. In 2011, 9% (just …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| TV Viewing| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 10

Smart TV is in Half of Dutch Households

by Yvette Raikes

In the last two years, the number of Dutch households with a smart TV has more than doubled from 20% to 48%, according to Telecompaper’s Q4 2016 report. If all TV-capable devices connected to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Netflix| Netherlands| OTT Video| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 10

Hulu to Launch Six Extra Channels this Spring

by Alan Spencer

Hulu is adding to the channels it will offer on its upcoming live TV streaming service by adding six original brands from A+E Networks to the platform, to be launched in spring this year. …

Tags:Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 10

US Streaming Video Viewers Exceeds pay-TV Subscribers

by Alan Spencer

According to new research from the Consumer Technology Association, 68% of video subscribers in the US use free or paid streaming, and for the first time this is now greater than the number of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| TV Viewing| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Videocon d2h Adds Netflix App

by Alan Spencer

The Indian DTH service provider, Videocon d2h has signed a standalone deal with Netflix to allow Videocon d2h customers to access the Netflix library of TV and movie titles via a dedicated app on …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Satellite| Vol 24 - Issue 09

AirTV to Bring Cord Cutters Back to the Future

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it, satellite TV provider Dish Network has partnered up with Sling over the top internet delivery service and is now offering a third source of content, a Channel Master – …

Tags:Antennas| Cable Cutting (cord cutting)| Content Creation| Dish Network| OTT Video| Pay TV| Sling TV| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Hisense to Establish American Internet-TV Operation Centre

by Bob Raikes

Hisense said that it has nearly 25 million users of its Internet TV services (21.11 million in China) and plans to build an operation centre in the US to help boost coverage from 2.6 …

Tags:Broadcast| China| Hisense| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| OTT Video| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 09

O2 Czech Republic Launched HbbTV with SMS Payment App

by Alan Spencer

O2 Czech Republic has announced the launch of its HbbTV platform, which comes with an integrated SMS payment app, which was developed by Mautilus. This is claimed to be the first service in Europe …

Tags:Czech Republic| HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Argentina’s La Nación to Launch LN+ OTT TV

by Alan Spencer

La Nación, that publishes a daily newspaper in Argentina, is to launch an integrated digital and broadcast OTT TV service named LN+ to 42 million Argentines. Lemonwhale will be delivering the online web TV …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Latin America (Latam)| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 09

AltBalaji OTT Offers Alternative to Mainstream Indian TV

by Alan Spencer

Balalji Telefilms of India is launching AltBalaji, an OTT entertainment platform that aims to provide 300 hours of original shows in the first year. The commercial launch will be in mid-April 2017. The platform …

Tags:India| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 09