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.
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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.
AOL has announced the AOL HD app is available for download on Sony Internet-enabled devices. The announcement continues the momentum from AOL HD’s launch on connected devices including Samsung, Google TV, Roku, Boxee, DivX TV and Yahoo! Connected TV.
James Grant, UK country manager at VINDICO, explains why he thinks 2012 will be the year of connected TV, technology and formats, and premium content…
The online and mobile video value chain produced a combined $4.3 billion in top line revenue in 2011 – up 45% on 2010, according to AccuStream Research.
Toshiba is set to launch three apps in the spring to enhance the connected TV experience and to boost sales of its new Excite tablet, according to videonet.