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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

Marketing firm Aegis Group has reported that revenue for the third quarter was up 14.5%, in constant currency, and 10% at reported rates.

ITV has revealed the first details of its major, business-wide rebrand – which will see a new unifying brand identity from January 2013.

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

MediaTel’s Seema Karia reports on Thursday afternoon’s debates at the MRG conference in Monte Carlo.

Julie MacManus of MediaTel reports from the MRG conference in Monte Carlo.

Over half (55%) of people in Britain have connected their TV sets to the internet. This demonstrates consumers increasingly want to connect their ‘main screens’ (TV and computer), which could drive a big increase in sales for Smart TVs (TV’s that connect directly to the internet without needing another device), according to a YouGov study on the nation’s TV habits.

At a packed gallery in London’s Covent Garden last night, the competition celebrated the great British summer with some stunning shots.