More Connected Tv articles

The arrival of the third series of the popular fantasy programme saw Blinkbox revenues reach record highs compared with this time last year.

According to reports on The Wall Street Journal, Google is revisiting pay TV options – two years on from when the idea was first proposed.

The deal gives the BBC and BT Sport a shared rights deal of the FA Cup from 2014 through to 2018, which will be free to view on both channels.

Smart TVs are failing to impress early adopters as consumers move towards devices that are easier to use such as tablets, smartphones and other connected TVs.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch forecasts BskyB’s overall product growth to be the slowest since Sky launched HD/broadband in 2006 – predicting 300,000 DTH subscriber losses per year.

According to research from IHS, set-top box shipments will increase by another 6% this year – set to reach almost 300 million by 2015.

By 2020, it is predicted that almost half of all video viewing will happen outside of a legacy pay TV service or a television set, and will instead be via an app or application dedicated to a specific video service.

Digital cable on-demand TV revenues are forecast to rise by 41 billion between in the next six years to reach $2.77 billion, while satellite on-demand TV revenues are expected to grow to $1.79 billion.

Pay TV revenues were up 28.5% in 2012 compared with 2008 figures, with cable generating the highest revenues by platform – $87 billion.

‘Descartes’ has been designed to find the optimal mix between reserved and non-reserved media ‘to drive optimal efficiency’ across computer, tablet and mobile devices for brand advertisers.