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Channel 4 has announced its 4oD app for Windows 8 is available to download from the Windows Store, being the first UK video on demand app developed for Windows 8.

Nielsen and Twitter have announced an exclusive multi-year agreement to create the “Nielsen Twitter TV Rating” for the US market. Under this agreement, Nielsen and Twitter will deliver a syndicated-standard metric around the reach of the TV conversation on Twitter, slated for commercial availability at the start of the autumn 2013 TV season.

New research from Bell Labs predicts that by 2020, US consumers will be watching seven hours of video each day compared to 4.8 hours today, putting a huge strain on broadband networks.The Bell Labs (the research arm of global telecommunications equipment company Alcatel-Lucent) report stresses that investment is needed in order to keep up with… Continue reading Surging video consumption on tablets will push US networks to their limits

Amazon has moved one step closer to realising the company’s ‘Buy Once, Enjoy Anywhere’ mantra as the Amazon Instant Video app launched across all iOS devices.

TV-loving UK consumers lead the world in using the latest technology to enhance their viewing experience, new Ofcom research reveals.

Decipher’s media research group DMR has launched MediaBug, a quantitative research tool that offers a unique perspective on the evolution of media consumption in the UK. The bi-annual tracker is aimed at broadcasters, media agencies, TV platforms, content distributors and ad networks and is an essential tool in understanding how new technologies and services are… Continue reading DMR launches ‘MediaBug’ to track the evolution of UK media consumption

EE has announced that 4G will be switched on in a further 17 towns and cities across the country by March 2013. As well as investing in bringing superfast mobile to new areas around the UK, network density is being rapidly increased in existing 4G launch cities to continue to improve the speed and reach of the UK’s first 4G network.

YouView has launched a free app, marking its first foray into companion devices.

Millward Brown’s Futures Group believes that the emergence of “mobile as remote” will make it a central pillar of smart communication plans; that omnichannel marketing will help brands build on meaningful moments of engagement, and that social TV will grow up and become part of the narrative rather than a conversation about the narrative.

US cable operators in 2012 have continued to lose video subscribers at around the same rate as a year ago, reports Media Post. Is it a sign of things to come for the UK market?The US are expecting the future for cable operators to only grow more problematic and for 2012 US cable subscribers are… Continue reading Cable operators continue to lose video subscribers