All Connected Devices articles
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News
Sky to cut 1,000 jobs amid shift from satellite services
Sky is to cut around 1,000 jobs, about 4% of its workforce in the UK and Ireland, this year. The bulk of the job losses will reportedly come from its engineer teams and consultations have begun.
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Industry Trends
Vendor predictions for 2024: AI, CTV, FAST and Niche Sports
It’s no surprise that uses of AI are top of the agenda for media organisations in the next 12 months but so too is a drive to enhanced monetisation over Connected TV, mining niche sports, warnings of job ‘replacements’ and, notably, fewer calls for sustainability. Here are a selection of ...
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Thought Leadership
There´s code behind every click: Engineering Truths behind UI/UX
Creating great Developer Experiences should be a goal considered first, or at least in tandem with creating outstanding user experiences.
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Video
Demo: Connected TV apps - too fragmented to manage?
IBC2022: This session explains how to build and maintain TV Apps in a fragmented Connected TV environment when there are different device manufacturers flooding the market.
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Daily News
Deutsche Telekom picks Comcast for Magenta TV
Comcast Technology Solutions announced that its Cloud TV Suite is being deployed by Deutsche Telekom to support the telco’s Magenta TV platform in selected markets.
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Video
Video: How has content consumption evolved?
Panellists discuss the changes from digital and on-demand experiences to audiences changing expectations and the production of higher quality content than ever before.
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Industry Trends
Chinese viewers more willing to pay for content
Chinese mobile video consumers spend more time watching videos on smartphones than other connected devices, including connected TVs and computers.
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Thought Leadership
Reacting to the Internet of Things
We always try to be one step ahead to be fully prepared as the industry evolves, explains Ian Hilditch, CEO, ETL Systems.
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Executive Interviews
Virgin Media's CMO on keeping up with changing viewing habits
It’s a tough world out there, and not just for traditional media service providers battling against OTT disrupters. The average consumer of TV – or perhaps it’s best to say ‘video content’ – can be forgiven for feeling overwhelmed by the multiplicity of choice.
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Executive Interviews
Eric Black: Engaging eye contact for a connected future
With developments such as VR and connected TVs still at an early stage it can be difficult to decide which ones to pursue. Focusing on what the customer is looking for will ensure new expectations are met.
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Executive Interviews
Bringing Netflix to a global audience through partners
It can sometimes be a challenge persuading partners to work with us. It was initially a strategic bet on both parts that we could be a real complimentary content service and not cannibalistic.
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Industry Trends
Race to digitise sports content as TV stalls
The UK and US are nations of sports fans, with 8 in 10 watching sport at home or on their mobiles, according to a survey of 2,000 people.
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Industry Trends
Consumers demand à la carte TV menu
The growing popularity of original video content and an increasing number of consumers paying for multiple streaming services are the central findings in the quarterly Voice of the Connected User Landscape (VoCUL) survey from 451 Research.
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Industry Trends
Increase in online gaming with smartphone adoption
By 2019, half of all internet users in the UK will be playing games digitally at least once a month, according to eMarketer’s first ever UK online gaming forecast.
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Technical Papers
Bridget: An approach at sustainable and efficient production of second screen media applications
Current second screen applications let users enjoying broadcast programmes access related information on other – typically internet-connected – devices.
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Technical Papers
Timing – small step for developers, giant leap for the media industry
People are using and interacting with an increasing amount of devices, often used simultaneously or combined with more traditional TV viewing.
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Technical Papers
Becoming a data-driven broadcaster and delivering a unified and personalised broadcast user experience
With the new distribution opportunities offered by hybrid technologies and standards (HbbTV [1] and RadioDNS [2]), broadcasters’ new challenge is to provide the right content on the right device at the right time to the right people.