The number of TV connections to the internet will reach 596 million by 2017, up from 105 million at the end of 2010 and the 212 million expected at the end of 2012, according to Digital TV Research’s Connected TV Forecasts report, which covers 40 countries.
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BT Vision has signed a contract with British Eurosport to add British Eurosport and British Eurosport 2 to its line-up of linear TV channels.
Virgin Media has launched Virgin TV Anywhere, a new ‘cloud-based’ entertainment service exclusively for Virgin TV customers giving them the flexibility to enjoy their favourite TV content on computers, laptops, and Apple tablets smartphones.
Global online TV and video revenues will reach $28.72 billion in 2017, a massive increase from the $3.79 billion recorded in 2010 and the $11.14 billion expected in 2012, according to a new report from Digital TV Research.
Domino’s Pizza has teamed up with Lionsgate UK, the independent filmed entertainment studio, to become the first UK company to deliver movies alongside pizza with its brand new Domino’s Pizza Box Office service.
Parks Associates reports the number of consumers in Western Europe who regularly watch online video will reach 145 million this year and the number of pay-TV operators offering multiscreen TV services will increase from approximately 50 in 2012 to 90 by 2016.
The latest release of the zeebox TV companion app deepens its links with TV by adding a unique two-way remote control feature, responding to popular demand from zeebox users. Millions of Sky and Virgin TiVo subscribers can now use the zeebox TV guide on their Android smartphones as a seamless remote control, and benefit from zeebox’s automatic recognition of which channel they’re watching.
Rovi Corporation has announced Sony has become the latest manufacturer to use the Rovi Advertising Network to monetise its connected TV platforms in Europe.
Everything Everywhere (EE), the UK mobile telecom provider, has announced its film streaming and download service, in partnership with video-on-demand specialist FilmFlex, as part of its 4G mobile and fibre-based broadband launch next week.
Recent research from IHS Screen Digest showed that cord-cutting is a reality to the US market, with pay-TV cable TV providers losing 600,000 subscribers in Q2 2012, following the trend from the same period in the previous year where 625,000 were lost