New research from Harris Interactive shows that over half of Americans have streamed TV programming across a variety of devices.While streaming may not be currently overtaking traditional TV viewership methods, 30% of Americans have the ability to watch streamed programming on their TV sets (19% via set top boxes or game systems, 17% via Internet-compatible… Continue reading 53% of Americans have watched TV shows via streaming

Leichtman Research Group has revealed that the 13 largest multi-channel video providers in the US lost about 53,500 net additional video subscribers in Q3 2012.This figure compares to a net gain of about 17,000 in Q3 2011, and a net loss of 28,000 in Q3 2010. The 13 largest multi-channel providers account for 94% of… Continue reading US multi-channel video providers lost 50k subs in Q3 2012

The weekends television saw an onslaught of over-scheduled reality TV shows – thankfully Children in Need was around on Friday to (ever so slightly) shake things up.FridayOne show dominated Friday night’s schedule and in a pleasant change to the norm, it wasn’t I’m a Celebrity. At 7:30pm the BBC rolled out all the top names… Continue reading TV Overnights: Strictly just manages to beat off I’m a Celebrity with 10.3m for BBC One

Nintendo has announced that a key application for the Wii U will not be available at launch, with owners having to wait until December to activate Nintendo TVii. The next-generation console is due for release in North America this Sunday (18 November) among industry hype and expected high demand.Nintendo TVii was only announced in September… Continue reading Nintendo’s second-screen experience delayed

A new report from Informa Telecoms & Media claims that the over-the-top TV market will be worth $37 billion by 2017. This global amount will be made up of the three key video-revenue streams of advertising, subscriptions and transactions. Advertising will still be the largest revenue stream in 2017, as it is in 2012.Accroding to… Continue reading OTT market to be worth $37b in 2017

British Sky Broadcasting and internet TV firm Roku plan to create a set-top box to distribute to subscribers of its internet-television service.The box will connect to TVs, enabling owners to view films, sports and other content from NOW TV, the digital pay on demand launched by Sky in July. This has been seen as a… Continue reading BSkyB and Roku to create set-top box

The release of Apple’s iPad Mini helped fuel substantial growth in worldwide shipments of 7-inch tablets over 2012.A forecast from IHS iSuppli, global sales of tablets with displays in the 7-inch size range are expected to boom by about 100% this year to 34 million units.This is up from 17 million in 2011. Sales will… Continue reading Shipments of 7-inch tablets doubled in 2012

Just one day after hitting low audiences figures, rustic soap Emmerdale (7pm) bounced back with an hour long special (a revolutionary idea, this – it’s like the usual two episode fare on Thursday night but without sticking a random and blatantly obvious substandard filler show in the middle).Thursday night saw Debbie take a break from… Continue reading TV Overnights: Emmerdale batters EastEnders

Wednesday night saw ITV1 wield its ruthless power over the nation – after lulling needy reality show fans in to a false sense of security after three days of bush tucker trials and squealing famous people, the broadcaster cruelly snatched their daily fix out of their hands.With the viewing public now hooked on gratuitous shower… Continue reading TV Overnights: Football 1 – 0 I’m a Celebrity

If the tabloid attention left anyone in doubt, the second episode of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here (ITV1, 9pm) confirmed that the positions had been filled for the nation’s two hate figures.