Industry Updates

How Amazon Is taking Over TV 24 August 2015

  At first glance, it seemed like a typically iconoclastic move by a man who has made a career out of upsetting apple carts (and TV executives). When Jeremy Clarkson announced last month that he and his fellow ex-Top Gear … Continue reading

Online Companies Boost Their Ad Spending 21 August 2015

  Online companies have joined the list of the country’s top advertising spenders in the first half of this year, spending trillions of rupiah on TV and print advertisements, according to a recent study by market research firm Nielsen. The … Continue reading

Internet STBs In 21% Of US Broadband Homes 21 August 2015

According to a new analysis from TDG, The In-Home CE and Home Networking Ecosystem, 2015, Internet set-top boxes (iSTBs) such as Apple TV and Roku are now present in 21 per cent of US broadband households, up from 13 per … Continue reading

TV’s Most Aggravating Problem Demands a Total Solution 21 August 2015

  Don’t beat yourself up if you’ve never even heard of the deceased. It stems from the fact that Nintendonever really got any market traction when this feature was introduced to its Wii gaming console nearly three years ago. Which … Continue reading

BBC Aims To Make I-Player Very ‘Netflix-like’ 21 August 2015

  The feature update aims to build on BBC’s strategy to make the catch-up service more personal. Among the changes is the expansion of the My Programmes feature. It already works via the iPlayer website, but will now expand to … Continue reading