by Pivot
Tag: TV Everywhere
Skinny Bundle Research Quantifies Upside, Downside for Pay-TV Providers
Pay-TV providers contemplating the prospect of offering “skinny bundles” of fewer TV channels face a difficult balancing act, according to skinny bundle research from Altman Vilandrie & Co. So-called ¨skinny bundles¨ composed of channels selected…
Subscription VOD Research Finds 29% Increase in Past Two Years
Growing interest in ¨carousel¨ menu offerings, rising SVOD subscription sharing, growing adoption of TV network apps and a growing number of pay-TV TV Everywhere (TVE) offerings are highlights of new subscription VOD research from Digitalsmiths.…
AT&T Enhances DirecTV TV Everywhere App, Streams Video Free From Wireless Data Caps
AT&T is adding enhancements to its DirecTV TV Everywhere app, which now allows AT&T wireless customers to stream video from DirecTV without worrying about monthly data caps. Customers have to be both DirecTV and AT&T…
AT&T Obtains HBO OTT Rights for Upcoming Streaming Service
AT&T is preparing the launch of their DIRECTV Now streaming service and just secured HBO OTT rights, according to the company. The HBO OTT rights are a part of a broader multi-platform agreement that will…
TV Everywhere Trends Report: 100% Growth in One Year
TV Everywhere (TVE) viewing doubled in the past year, according to a TV Everywhere trends report from Adobe Digital Index (ADI). Authenticated TVE viewing increased 58 percent quarter-to-quarter in 1Q´16, according to ADI. Sports and…
Sling TV Launches on Apple TV
June 13, 2016 — SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today from the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Sling TV announced the debut of its live and on-demand Internet TV service on Apple TV. The over-the-top provider’s suite of…
TV Everywhere Standard to Include Single Sign-on
Non-profit industry group CTAM (the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing) on June 10 announced the launch later this year of portions of an open TV Everywhere standard that will enable pay-TV subscribers to sign…
AT&T Expands NFL Game Streaming Through DirecTV
AT&T announced an expansion of NFL game streaming through its NFL Sunday Ticket feature for DirecTV. The expansion allows all NFL Sunday Ticket subscribers to stream all out-of-market NFL games. Previously, the streaming feature was…
Video Streaming Habits: 65% of TV OTT Viewing is Spent Using Subscription VOD
Subscription, transactional or free streaming video services account for 42% of the time that adult video streamers spend in front of television screens at home, according to new video streaming habits research from Adobe Primetime…
FCC (Again) Wants to Create Set-Top Box Competition
A proposed rulemaking that will begin circulating within the FCC tomorrow aims to make the pay TV market more competitive by eliminating the need for consumers to lease a set-top box (STB) from their cable…
TV Everywhere Awareness: Only 25% Have Heard of It, Says GfK
TV Everywhere (TVE) isn’t a widely recognized brand name, but awareness of TVE is on the rise, particularly among young Gen Y and X adults, according to new market research results from GfK. More than…
GVTC Selects Synacor for In-Home and Out-of-Home Multiplatform Video
BUFFALO, N.Y. and SMITHSON VALLEY, Texas, Dec. 2, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Synacor Inc. (Nasdaq:SYNC), the trusted multiscreen technology and monetization partner for video, internet and communications providers, device manufacturers, and enterprises, today announced that…