TV is moving to the cloud, according to TechCrunch. Although the industry will resist change, it is inevitable – and positive. It will allow viewers to find and share new content and consume television in a different way.
More Industry News articles
Almost one in three mobile users believe their phone will become their primary entertainment device in the future as well as play a big role in managing their social lives, according to new research from Experian Simmons.
The X-Factor returned to ITV1 on Saturday night, repeating its success of last week with a peak audience of 10.2 million viewers.
The latest report from Ericsson ConsumerLab shows a rise in on-demand viewing figures, while people are spending less time watching scheduled broadcast television.
So this year’s Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival was all about Google; Google and convergence. Eric Schmidt was the first non-broadcast industry speaker to deliver the MacTaggart lecture. But it wasn’t all boffins – there was a lot of luvving too!
ITV shares were up 3.3pc yesterday after The Telegraph revealed that it has been in talks with Silvio Berlusconi’s Mediaset – one of Endemol’s shareholders – about a potential takeover deal.
Rovi has signed a new partnership deal with Panasonic to power the TV manufacturer’s next generation EPG for connected TV and DVD/BD recorders in Europe.
Consumers that post a comment, view a video, play a game, or enter a competition on a brand’s social media page are on average 78% more likely to consider or make a purchase from the brand in future, according to a new research study by Starcom MediaVest Group.
Richard Nicholls, The Future Foundation, on personal policing of the social space and the rise of the super-highway code…
Channel 4 has made its catch-up viewing figures for 4oD available for the first time, launching its first 4oD Monthly Report for July 2011.
