The first large-scale test of EE’s new 4G network has indicated less than half of Manchester city centre is able to take advantage of its high speeds, reports the BBC.Data collected by mobile coverage firm RootMetrics reveals just 40.2% of its test locations had access to the 4G network.Outside the city centre there was no… Continue reading 4G tests reveal patchy urban coverage
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Dominic Mills is to join MediaTel’s Newsline as a weekly columnist from Monday 26th November.
What did we learn from Magnus Lindkvist, trendspotter and futurologist, who opened Friday’s MRG conference? With a keynote that was prepared especially for the event, Magnus certainly challenged the way we think about the future.From infobesity to skeumorphs, Magnus gave a powerful talk on why we must work on the creative process and not just… Continue reading @TrendyMagnus, Trendspotter extraordinaire
Viggle Inc. has purchased GetGlue for $25 million in cash and 48.3 million shares in stock, with the goal of making the merged companies the dominant force in social TV. Together, the two companies will have more than four million users.Viggle Inc., a reward-based site that launched in January, will operate both brands. GetGlue founder… Continue reading GetGlue acquired by Viggle in push for social TV dominance
A brand new week brought Richard Hammond’s same old face – last night he got all evangelical about nature for the last time on BBC One.The enthusiastic presenter wrapped up his boy’s own escapade in a suitably adventurous fashion – last night he was interacting with whales while sitting inside a submersible vehicle, all in the… Continue reading TV Overnights: Gadgets and adventures fail to free viewers from the jungle
Andy Eardley, director and co-founder of the TV App Agency, on smart TV connectivity and how to encourage users to interact.
New research from Harris Interactive shows that over half of Americans have streamed TV programming across a variety of devices.While streaming may not be currently overtaking traditional TV viewership methods, 30% of Americans have the ability to watch streamed programming on their TV sets (19% via set top boxes or game systems, 17% via Internet-compatible… Continue reading 53% of Americans have watched TV shows via streaming
Magazine advertising investment could more than double before return on investment drops to that of TV, new study claims.
Leichtman Research Group has revealed that the 13 largest multi-channel video providers in the US lost about 53,500 net additional video subscribers in Q3 2012.This figure compares to a net gain of about 17,000 in Q3 2011, and a net loss of 28,000 in Q3 2010. The 13 largest multi-channel providers account for 94% of… Continue reading US multi-channel video providers lost 50k subs in Q3 2012
