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IBC 2016: ACCESS Twine™ boosts multiscreen consumer loyalty

by Isaac Oburu

ACCESS CO., LTD (IBC stand #14.D14) today announced that it will demonstrate its extended ACCESS Twine™ multiscreen media sharing and management platform at IBC 2016 (9 – 13 September 2016, Amsterdam RAI). ACCESS Twine …

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90%+ of Operators Offer Multiscreen

by Tom Allen

A report from the Pay TV Innovation Forum, researched by MTM and funded by Kudelski, has found that 92% of operators in Europe offer a multiscreen service. 49% provide access to third-party platforms and …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Second Screens| Vol 23 - Issue 28

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 11

by Tom Allen

A company called Arovia showed a fold-out screen at South by Southwest last week. No, not a foldable OLED: a rear-projection display and projector. The Spontaneous Pop-Up Display (SPUD) is about the size of …

Amazon’s Fling SDK Enables Second Screen Experiences

by Tom Allen

To promote its Fire TV STB, Amazon has introduced a new service called Amazon Fling. The SDK enables users to send video, audio and images from iOS and Android apps to the Amazon Fire …

Accenture Says Change in TV is Accelerating

by Bob Raikes

Last week, Accenture, the consultancy, published its fifth annual multinational survey on digital content consumption and it had some interesting conclusions. Up to now, short form content has been the main type of viewing …

Tags:Broadcast| Cable Cutting (cord cutting)| OTT Video| Second Screens| Vol 22 - Issue 17

TV Viewing Falls, Makes Way for Mobiles

by Tom Allen

Market researcher Accenture has bad news for the TV market. In a new research report titled ‘Digital Video and the Connected Consumer’, TV was the only product category to experience double-digit usage declines across …

Google Developing Chromecast 2

by Super User

Mario Queiro, VP of product management at Google, has said that the company will launch a second-generation Chromecast device. Although few details were shared, Queiro said that more advanced hardware will mean that it …

Multitasking Rising, But Rarely TV-Related

by Super User

There has been a significant increase in multitasking (including, but not limited to, second screen use) while people watch TV, says TiVo. 51% of 856 survey respondents said that they multitask every time or …