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Apple TV+ Moves onto Google TV Platforms

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Google has announced that the Apple TV+ streaming service is now available on Google TV, with the first implementation on Chromecast with Google TV. The service will become available later on …

Tags:Android| Apple| Google| Streaming Video| SVOD

Research: 55% US pay-TV homes swayed by sport to keep service

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Parks Associates said that 55% of US pay-TV households see live sports coverage as an important part of their decision to keep Pay TV services. Separately, a report on viewing of …

Tags:Pay TV| Sports and Stadiums| Streaming Video| TV Viewing

More Than 75% of All Streaming Time in Q4 Was on Big Screens

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Despite the long term trend towards consumption of video on mobile devices, Conviva’s State of Streaming Q4 2020 report shows 75% of all viewing time via connected devices was watched on …

Links Round-up Week Ending 12th Feb 2021

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. Display causes fire in museum Samsung reveals …

Sony Reveals 2021 TV Plans

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Sony announced the new Bravia XR TV before the start of the virtual CES. The Bravia XR is described as the first ‘Cognitive Intelligence TV’ and based on a new processor …

Tags:Google| Smart TV| sony| Streaming Video| TVs (TV Sets)

Samsung TV Plus Expands to 12 Countries With Over 740 Channels Worldwide

by Bob Raikes

What They S Samsung announced that it is extending its TV Plus service to now reach 12 countries and has 742 channels available. The firm said that over 60 million of its SmartTVs will …

Tags:Samsung| Smart TV| Streaming Video

ATSC 3.0 set for cable TV test

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Pearl TV and brodcasters around Phoenix, Arizona, have started testing Nextgen TV over limited cable infrastructure, collaborating with Comcast. ATSC 3.0 is being used to blend OTA and OTT content. The …

Tags:ATSC| Broadcast| Streaming Video| USA

Virgin Media reveals record-breaking 2020

by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say Virgin Media posted data about its success in 2020 in the UK, despite, or because of the pandemic. When it came to upload traffic, Virgin Media’s network saw data use jump …

Tags:broadband| Streaming Video

Slow Return – People Renewing the Big Screen Experience

by Andy Marken

Give us a hint, please? What are all the market analysts and experts measuring when they track Warner’s Tenet in theaters and Disney’s Mulan streamed in the US and in select overseas theaters? Or …

Tags:Cinema going| Netflix| Streaming Video

Canal+ stays on French DTT

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The CSA broadcast regulator in France has granted a licence to Canal+ to continue to provide DTT services for three years. Canal+ was the only applicant for the slot. The broadcaster …

Tags:France| Streaming Video| Terrestrial (DTT)

Warner Bros to debut all 2021 movies simultaneously on HBO Max in 4K HDR

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Warner Bros sent shockwaves through the cinema business by announcing that it will release all of its 2021 films with a simultaneous launch on the HBO Max service in the US. …

Tags:Cinema| Streaming Video

Mood Changes – It’s Time to Streamline Streaming Services, Protect Content or … ?

by Andy Marken

Last Sunday evening, we played Twister with our daughter after she complained, “I’m bored and there’s nothing on TV.” Are you kidding me? We have Netflix, Disney +, Amazon Prime, Apple TV +, Hulu, …

Tags:OTT Video| Pay TV| Piracy| Streaming Video| SVOD