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Cox Communications President Pat Esser has said a streaming video-to-the-iPad application would be “coming out in a month.” Esser made the announcement during a conversation with Motorola Mobility Chairman and CEO Sanjay Jha at the opening session of…
It looks as if multi-screen TV is going to create a new customer support challenge for service providers who are expected to take responsibility for video services delivered to tablets and smartphones in the home. Where a Pay…
Smarter payment systems can help service and content providers monetize their assets in the multi-screen environment. Here, Jonathan Guthrie, CEO at PayWizard, points out that consumers are used to paying for multimedia on tablets and smartphones, so harnessing…
Eighteen per cent of service providers plan to deploy a new online TV solution as a replacement for their existing Pay TV platform to enable them to reach multiple screens, according to a live poll conducted during this…
Judging by the impact of the Yelo service since its launch in December 2010, multi-screen TV can increase overall viewing on a Pay TV platform. Ignacio Garcia-Legaz, Vice President Product Management TV at Telenet, the Belgian cable operator…
Swedish cable operator Com Hem is developing a unified backoffice that will enable it to launch a multi-screen TV offering that uses the same content workflow and business and operations systems as its managed cable TV services. Speaking…
ZON TV Cabo, the Portuguese cable operator, hopes to launch its IRIS multi-screen TV service in November, initially targeting the PC and Apple iPad. The PC offer is actually available to customers today in what is described as…
Customer retention is the No.1 priority for BSkyB when it comes to multi-screen service offerings this year. Speaking at the IHS Screen Digest ‘Future of Digital Media Distribution 2011’ conference last week, Holly Knill, Head of Sky Player…
Rovi Corporation believes there is still room for another adaptive bit rate (ABR) streaming technology and intends to prove it over the next few years by taking market share for its newly launched DivX Plus Streaming solution. The…
Consumption of BBC programmes on tablets “has gone through the roof” over the last year, according to Daniel Danker, General Manager at the UK broadcaster. And the impact of that is being felt in a number of ways.…
The potential of tablets and smartphones as companion devices has been noted at DISH Network, the U.S. satellite Pay TV operator, which is looking at ways to encourage social interaction around TV. “People are using Apple iPhones and…
RGB Networks believes all video delivery will migrate to adaptive bit rate streaming (ABR), which is a particular approach to IP video where content is encoded at multiple bit rates and resolutions and then split into very short…
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,…
There is increasing interest in HTTP video. This protocol and its adaptive bit-rate (ABR) cousins have yet to conquer the world. But at least one major vendor thinks all video entering the home will become HTTP-based.…
Liberty Global has revealed what the cable TV experience will look like in future for its customers across all its European cable systems. Mike Fries, the company’s CEO, used the first day of the IBC conference to demonstrate…
Mike Fries, CEO at Liberty Global, has admitted that comments by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs during the 2010 D8 Conference inspired his company to deliver what it believes is the next generation of cable TV with its new…
The new Electra 9000 encoder from Harmonic Inc, which was launched today at IBC, will help service providers build the unified video headends they need to scale multi-screen TV offers cost-effectively, thanks to the combination of high-end broadcast…
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,…
Multi-screen TV is approaching a tipping point now as the Pay TV pioneers look to expand their offers to cover more channels as well as more devices, and more service providers launch TV Everywhere packages. One of the…
OTT video consumption on multiple screens in the home is driving the demand for higher broadband speeds at German cable operator Net Cologne, which pioneered 100Mbps on VDSL and then DOCSIS 3.0.…
YouSee is using Connected TV and multi-screen generally to reach beyond its HFC network and target every Danish home as a potential VOD customer. TV Everywhere has already helped to reduce churn and avoid multi-play discounting.…
This year’s priority for the German VOD service is to become available on as many connected TV devices as possible. Meanwhile, the company is driving consumers from linear TV to on-demand and looking to differentiate via the user…
For Danish cable operator YouSee, the primary purpose of its TV Everywhere service is to encourage consumers to take both broadband and TV. In this ANGA Cable 2011 video, Anders Blauenfeldt, the company’s Senior VP, Development, says the…
Philip Hunter considers the challenges facing multi-screen TV providers who need to scale their services, with insights from PCCW, Vivendi Mobile Entertainment (VME) and Canal Digital Norge, among others.…
RTL Now, the online catch up TV service from German broadcaster RTL, is achieving average 20 minute viewing sessions, which Marc Schroder, CEO at RTL Interactive, describes as “amazing and comforting” in this ANGA 2011 briefing. RTL is…
Tablets are not just about searching for content and chatting with friends while watching big screen TV. There are predictions that they will overtake the PC as the next most important screen for watching TV, too.…
Consumers prefer to view cable TV services on a tablet device rather than a TV if they are watching in a second or third room, meaning tablets are starting to replace rather than just complement TV set viewing.…
Great content is still the killer app for connected devices and with a £2 billion annual budget for programming, BSkyB is confident about its prospects in an increasingly competitive multi-screen environment. Bo Olofsson, Director of Product Research at…
The FTA market is providing more options for multi-screen viewing and content sharing. EchoStar Europe’s SlingLoaded Freesat+ DVR will help the satellite platform provide a seamless experience across tablets and phones.…
Studies by Ericsson Consumer Labs prove that multi-screen viewing is additive to traditional TV. Dr Giles Wilson, CTO at Ericsson TV, says operators can ensure customers spend more time in front of their services and outlines key infrastructure…
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