Peak BBC iPlayer catch-up viewing has tended to follow peak linear schedules by a few hours in the evening as people find programmes they missed, but for content accessed via the tablet, peak viewing is drifting back towards
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November 25, 2011 /
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Samsung is already harnessing tablets as remote controls and second screen viewing devices for the Smart TV connected TV platform, and it can support ‘browse on tablet and swipe onto TV’ type functionality for VOD catalogues. At IBC2011
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November 24, 2011 /
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Thanks to TV Everywhere services and high quality tablet experiences, consumers are starting to understand that sometimes you pay (directly or indirectly) for OTT content. In return, they will eventually want that content on every screen. For that
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November 24, 2011 /
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Think Analytics will be providing the content recommendation for Liberty Global’s Horizon platform, with the pan-European cable company providing a viable alternative to the programme guide when it comes to finding content. Richard Dowling, Consulting Director at Think
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November 24, 2011 /
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Danny Wilson, President and CEO of preventative monitoring pioneer Pixelmetrix, doubts whether network operators can make a virtue of taking responsibility for the quality of other people’s OTT video on multiple screens in the home. In theory, they
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November 23, 2011 /
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A good portion of multi-screen video from Pay TV operators is viewed in the home and customers want the option to substitute a bedroom TV for a tablet, so operators will need to replicate their full channel line-ups
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November 23, 2011 /
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It is time to think about the TV screen in the living room as one display device among equals. That is the view of Julien Signes, President and CEO at Envivio, whose company is helping operators to scale
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November 23, 2011 /
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The growing complexity of the consumer home, with more video-capable devices networked and interacting with each other, could mean more customer support issues. According to John O’Brien, CEO at S3 Group, the answer is better testing for STBs
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November 22, 2011 /
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DIRECTV is making it possible for subscribers to enjoy DVR or even HD DVR on all televisions in the home, using the RVU server/client approach to harness thin client IP set-top boxes or connected TVs. Here, Alan Smith,
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November 17, 2011 /
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Interactive TV could finally fly thanks to the advent of companion screen devices and especially tablets. That is the view of Dr Randolph Nikutta, Leader New Media, Innovation Development at Deutsche Telekom, who highlights usability as the big
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November 13, 2011 /
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An increased focus on Quality Assurance can improve profitability forservice providers. Savings can stem from preventative monitoring, reduced truck rolls and fewer STB replacements and the ability to handle more customer calls with first-line customer care staff. Here,
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November 11, 2011 /
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Telenor Satellite Broadcasting will use its new Thor 7 satellite at 1 degree West to provide increased capacity for video customers who need to deliver more HD and provide some 3DTV. Cato Halsaa, CEO at Telenor Satellite Broadcasting,
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November 10, 2011 /
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Orange Vallee, the part of the telecoms group tasked with bringing new products and services to market, has created an engine for social TV that enables consumers to find and share content more easily and interact socially around
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November 3, 2011 /
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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
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November 2, 2011 /
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Service providers must not be ostriches and stick their heads in the sand when it comes to making OTT content available to consumers. That is the view of Jason Wong, Director Product Marketing at TiVo, whose company is
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November 2, 2011 /
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Consumers have a much higher willingness to pay for online movie or TV content on connected TV screens than on a PC. That has been proved at Blinkbox, the online movie service that is majority owned by supermarket
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November 1, 2011 /
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To succeed with their second screen campaigns, advertisers need to deliver something viewers were not expecting or which they really enjoy or find useful. The emphasis is on interaction and brands will leverage social media like Twitter and
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October 21, 2011 /
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Nigel Walley, Managing Director at Decipher, believes the ability to synchronise the second screen with the main TV in real-time could attract new advertising money from direct marketing and data centric marketing agencies. The question is whether the
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October 19, 2011 /
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Video across multiple screens in the home is one of the factors driving demand for ultra-fast broadband. Bruce McClelland, President, Broadband Communications Systems at ARRIS Group, whose company helped UPC Austria achieve 1.3Gbps broadband in tests, explains what
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October 13, 2011 /
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Experts from Farncombe Consulting, Strategy Analytics and Informa discuss the most important developments at IBC2011 including new display technologies that enable television and related apps to cover an entire wall, second screen synchronisation and why broadcasters should be
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October 11, 2011 /
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Speaking at IBC2011, Lars Lauritzen, CEO of never.no, explains how his company helped TV2 of Norway create a real-time synchronised companion experience to accompany its Tour de France coverage. He says broadcasters are excited about the potential for
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October 6, 2011 /
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The use of recommendations is increasing VOD buy rates dramatically while innovations like virtual VOD parties, where you invite friends to watch an on-demand asset together as if it were live, while texting about the content, could also
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October 6, 2011 /
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At IBC2011, Giles Wilson, Head of Technology, Solution Area TV, Ericsson, explained why OTT is no longer a dirty word for Pay TV operators who can harness Internet technologies to deliver their multi-screen services. He argues that given
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October 4, 2011 /
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Andrew Burke, CEO at Amino Technologies, believes Pay TV operators will increasingly pursue an ‘offnet’ strategy by harnessing STBs that can support HTML5 and HTTP Live Streaming to deliver OTT services. At IBC2011 he explained why a complementary
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September 28, 2011 /
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Video advertising networks are likely to play an increasing role in television thanks to their ability to aggregate ad inventory across multiple screens and present it as a unified market for advertisers. At IBC2011, Shirlene Chandrapal, VP Connected
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September 28, 2011 /
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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.
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July 30, 2011 /
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The analogue satellite switch-off in Germany will help cable gain new customers and provide a service differentiator, since cable can continue to offer good quality analogue TV in every room as well as digital TV to the widescreen
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June 14, 2011 /
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In this ANGA 2011 briefing, Adrian von Hammerstein, CEO at Kabel Deutschland, explains who needs ultra-fast broadband and why, given that one-fifth of customers are asking for the company’s 100Mbps package. He says Kabel Deutschland’s pioneering 1Gbps broadband
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June 14, 2011 /
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For ProSiebenSat.1 Media, hybrid broadcast broadband means the convergence of TV and Internet finally makes sense for a broadcast group. Speaking at ANGA Cable 2011, Eun-Kyung Park, Managing Director, SevenOne Intermedia (ProSiebenSat.1 Media), says its HbbTV services will
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June 14, 2011 /
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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
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June 14, 2011 /
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The communications industry is running out of IP addresses so cable operators need to transition to IPv6. At ANGA Cable 2011, Wim De Ketelaere, CTO at Excentis, said the main challenge is how to make the transition a
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June 14, 2011 /
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