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The tablet boom has already transformed the TV Anywhere and OTT strategies of some Pay TV operators but the real disruption is yet to come. The tablet market has so far been dominated by Apple with the iPad,…
As TV sets get even bigger over the next few years, they will present opportunities for apps surrounding the main picture, but for now the main apps activity will be around companion devices and small screens. At the…
Social media can increase content engagement and consumption with potential for revenue generation if deployed wisely. But it can also act as a deterrent if it intrudes into the viewing of premium content, particularly sports and entertainment. The…
YES, the Israeli satellite Pay TV provider, expects tablets to have a significant impact on viewing at home. The company launched its Apple iPad application earlier this year and Itzhak Elyakim, VP Engineering & CTO at the company,…
The Interactivity Suite (IS) from never.no has enabled what the company believes is the world’s first live synchronized companion app for iOS and Android devices. TV 2 Norway used the new Synchronized Companion App Framework within IS during…
ANT has launched a companion screen application that enables content on the main screen and mobile/portable devices to be synchronised to enrich the TV experience for consumers. The ANT Galio Move application supports content discovery, remote recording and…
During our IBC build-up we are going to highlight some products we think are worth a special mention because they will help create a new market opportunity or solve a growing problem. This week we have chosen Civolution’s…
Pay TV operators should be looking to create their own social TV destinations where not only their own subscribers but other consumers can come to discuss programming and post comments on Facebook, Twitter and other social media outlets.…
Companion screens can generate extra advertising revenues for broadcasters and operators providing they engage viewers in the content being shown on the primary TV. This is the strong finding of video content security and middleware vendor Nagra, one…
Broadcasters and content producers will take account of companion screens such as tablet devices in future programme making, with greatly increasing audience interaction, particularly in games shows and sporting events. Some broadcasters have been testing the waters for…
Rovi is looking to increase its value to broadcasters and advertisers with ways to complement the main TV and companions. Meanwhile, the Smart TV Field Trial is delivering encouraging results for connected TV advertising.…
Companion devices like tablets will move more of the viewing experience beyond the control of broadcasters, even advertising that synchronises with their programmes. Anthony Rose outlines the threats but also the potential to deliver new audiences.…
Anthony Rose, ex CTO of YouView and BBC iPlayer, is now on a mission to reinvent lean-back TV so that we find content according to what our friends are watching rather than channel zapping, and can enjoy tightly…
Civolution has been demonstrating how audio watermarking can be used by an Apple iPad to identify a TV channel and its time code to prompt interactive features. There could also be applications in connected TV.…
Michael Inouye, Industry Analyst, Digital Home at ABI Research, considers the role of smartphones and tablets as companion screens, the importance of the ‘player’ and how service providers can monetize multi-screen TV.…
There will be a rush of Pay TV operators looking to use over-the-top with Connected TV applications to extend their service reach and increase customer loyalty, including making their subscription services available in holiday homes or on a…
The Pay TV operator is demonstrating how the PC, tablet and smartphone can be used not only to watch content but discover it as well. BSkyB encourages ‘companion screen’ interactivity to free the television for watching content.…
NDS Service Delivery Platform provides an open API that acts as an interface between apps on devices, a service provider’s TV platform and social networks or other Internet content.…
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