IP Vision, the company behind the Fetch TV OTT/DTT platform, has entered administration.
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Social-TV start-up Bluefin Labs has signed a $12 million investment deal from a group led by Time Warner Investments.
Over 60% of viewing on TiVo is now delayed or on-demand video via broadband (OTT), while 38% is live TV viewing.
US digital agency Circ.us is launching a new social TV platform that will enable viewers to experience their favourite programmes as if they were live events.
Social TV continues to be the investment of choice, with social TV start-up BlueFin recently securing a $12 million investment by, amongst others, Time Warner.
A YouGov survey in November 2011 revealed that one in 10 people in the UK owned a Smart TV – with 15% of UK consumers saying they would own one within the next 12 months.
UK linear TV viewing figures for 2011 equaled the record high set in 2010, according to Thinkbox. The average viewer watched four hours, two minutes of linear TV a day in 2011 (28 hours, 14 minutes a week), new figures from the Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board (BARB) show.
Streamed TV is becoming more mainstream in the UK with the use of online streaming services such as BBC iplayer, ITV iplayer or 4oD on the rise, particularly among younger people, according to the latest KPMG Media & Entertainment Barometer.
LOVEFiLM has announced a streaming deal with LG where the service will be available on the manufacturers smart TV devices.
With forecasts exceeding 80% of units shipped by 2015, connected TVs are expected to lead the way in global TV shipments – escalating from 27% in 2011, according to new research from Futuresource Consulting.
