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Figures published by the British Video Association show a massive rise of 49% in viewers’ spend on digital video entertainment during 2012. With over 40 digital services available offering a range of options for consumers to download and stream video entertainment on connected devices, the digital market is now estimated by IHS Screen Digest to… Continue reading Digital video spend soars as screens get connected

ITV’s rebrand goes live today – across all five ITV channels in the UK, six ITV Studios production offices around the world, and ITV Studios distribution arm, ITV Studios Global Entertainment.

Media management company Red Bee Media has announced a multi-year deal with Samsung to provide rich metadata services for Samsung’s new range of Smart TVs across 13 European countries.The deal will see Red Bee Media provide rich EPG content, including localised programme descriptions and images, to power content discovery for over 2,500 channels in 23… Continue reading Red Bee to provide rich metadata for Samsung Smart TVs

According to Strategy Analytics’ estimates, 2% of UK homes can now be classified as ‘smart’ and revenues from related hardware, services and installation fees will exceed $0.5B in 2012 and grow to over $1.5B by 2017.The market for smart home systems and services in the UK is poised for growth and is set to become… Continue reading 2% of UK homes classified ‘smart’

Watching our favourite shows is no longer a passive experience, and brands need to create content that engages if they want consumers to talk about their ads, according to Ivan Fernandes, global director, Mediacom.

BT Vision has signed a contract with Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), to bring leading TV entertainment channels, MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon, to BT Vision’s fast-growing line-up of linear channels.

The add-on enhancement kit can be fitted into the back of the South Korean company’s current generation Smart TV’s and will enable them to offer the same content as brand new models for 2013.

The BBC launched a mobile application today that provides specific cover for all of its sport content.

Google has announced that it will unveil further details of Google TV at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.Writing on the Google TV blog, Suveer Kothari and Mickey Kim said: “Last November, we updated Google TV to make it faster and easier to access your favorite entertainment and Google services on your TV.… Continue reading Further details of Google TV to be showcased at CES

During the whole festive period the iPlayer app was downloaded nearly one million times – with almost 300,000 downloads on Christmas Day alone – and by the end of 2012 the iPlayer app had been downloaded nearly 13 million times.