As it embarks on an expansion of its TV activities though its YouView offering and BT Vision IPTV service, the UK’s incumbent telco has upgraded its service infrastructure with a cloud-based video management platform.
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Decipher, the UK media consultancy, has just published research that indicates that cord cutting is finally starting to be felt in the UK but points to weaknesses in the Smart TV consumer proposition that mean platform operator connected STBs are winning the battle for our attention. The research, which harnesses findings from a 3,000 home study plus detailed market analysis, indicates a bright future for the connected DVR especially.
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Google is partnering with the U.K. satellite-TV box Freesat to offer an HTML5 YouTube channel. Freesat, which is backed by the BBC and ITV, is a set-top satellite TV box that offers 180 channels and doesn’t require a monthly subscriptin.
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“UK will soon be able to enjoy what Napster, Deezer and Eurosport have to offer from the comfort of their own couch, which should make a nice addition to LG’s current app repertoire.”
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Sky’s Now TV service is continuing its uphill battle against the armies of Netflix and Lovefilm today, setting up camp in Roku’s streaming boxes.”
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“YouTube sees itself ‘very much as a platform’ and believes that ‘online video will push the range of channels to the thousands or even millions,’ according to Ben McOwen Wilson, UK content partnerships director at the Google-owned online video site.”
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“Over half (55%) of all UK homes have connected a TV set to the internet, according to a new study by market research agency YouGov.”
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“British TiVo owners with Virgin Media have sometimes had to watch as their American counterparts get first crack at the latest extras, not the least of which have been the mobile apps. The UK has just caught up, and then some, now that Virgin has rolled out a finished TV Anywhere app for iOS, Macs and Windows PCs.”
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“Amazon’s global content strategy is becoming a step broader and more integrated through greater distribution for its Kindle range and inclusion of its video service Lovefilm on UK devices.”
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“As television finales go, it may not have generated the viewer anticipation of the last episodes of Seinfeld or Friends.
But 76 years of television history came to an end at midnight on Wednesday when the analogue TV signal was switched off in Northern Ireland.”
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