Connected TV

Only 37% will buy connected TVs for broadband – YouGov

Barry Flynn — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:35:18 +0000

A survey by UK pollster YouGov suggests that well under half of UK consumers (37%) planning to buy a Connected TV will buy it because it is broadband-enabled. Instead, the most common reason for intending to buy one is simply …

Report: 2.65m US pay-TV subs ‘cut the cord’ in 2008-2011

Barry Flynn — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:45:50 +0000

Some new evidence from the US claiming that ‘cord-cutting’ may be a real phenomenon after all. Today’s Morning Bridge cites research from Convergence Consulting Group saying that “2.65M Americans between 2008-2011 canceled their pay-TV subscriptions in favor of those offered …

Sky to launch pay-as-you-go OTT service in the summer

Barry Flynn — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:31:57 +0000

UK pay-TV operator Sky is to launch a new OTT service called Now TV this summer, which is set to compete in the UK with existing Internet movie platforms such as Netflix, Lovefilm and Ultraviolet (of which Sky is a …

Danish T2-Lite trial goes for all-mobile channel offer

Barry Flynn — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:52:20 +0000

Details have emerged about some of the technology choices adopted for the Copenhagen ‘T2-Lite’ trial, for which Danish operator Open Channel was awarded a licence in August last year. The trial, which launched on January 1st this year and could …

Intel: a new breed of ‘virtual cable operator’?

Barry Flynn — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:40:10 +0000

The Wall Street Journal has reported that Intel is developing an over-the-top video service for US consumers, apparently positioned as a ‘virtual cable operator’ which would sell US TV channels nationwide in the manner of a traditional pay-TV ‘bundle’. The …