Multiscreen Intelligence

Pay TV on connected TVs | 19 Jan 12 tags › CES 2012 saw a number of US operators announce soon-to-launch multiscreen services for internet-enabled TV sets (IETVs). These announcements signal pay-TV's renewed - and in many instances burgeoning - interest in the IETV, and also offer an excellent opportunity to examine the state of the IETV market more generally.

Making TV social via mobile devices | 06 Dec 11 tags › Passive TV viewing is progressively becoming something of the past and the will to express opinions on anything, anywhere and at any time has never been stronger. In the past 12 months, start-up companies, pay TV operators, vendors and broadcasters have developed what is called social TV applications (STV apps). Those apps let the user interact and share comments about specific TV shows or movies while watching. There are approximately 6.5m registered social TV app users in the US expected to generate about 220m check-ins and comments in 2011. This report aims to provide some initial directions and strategy insights into this new industry segment.

BSkyB introduces Sky Go | 08 Jul 11 tags › Following BSkyB's launch of Sky Go, and the transition away its previous multiscreen service, Sky Player, this report examines the fundamental choices that operators face when selecting a multiscreen business model, as well as the potential effect that different strategies have device reach.

Quickflix launches on Samsung devices | 02 Feb 12 tags › Australian online video rental subscription company Quickflix is extending its streaming service WatchNow to Samsung IETVs, Blu-ray Disc (BD) players and the Galaxy line of Android tablets and smartphones....

Samsung ramp up for the year | 23 Jan 12 tags › Korean consumer electronics vendor Samsung has been in the press a lot these past few weeks. Starting with a surprise counter-launch to LG's 55-inch OLED TV at CES, and with releases expected from both brands...

Sky investment in Zeebox confirms rise of social TV applications | 16 Jan 12 tags › UK pay TV operator BSkyB has acquired 10 per cent of London-based social TV app provider Zeebox. The deal, worth over £10m ($15m) according to Zeebox, follows an initial $7m funding round. The Zeebox...

Next-generation television: connecting the home | 06 Feb 12 As the number of TVs per home has increased dramatically over the last decade there has been pressure to offer premium services which can reach across two or more sets. In many European markets premium pay TV services cannot are only watched on the primary TV, leaving second and third TVs to watch free-to-air content, or only used for gaming or physical media. However, over-the-top internet streaming services are starting to gain traction to supply occasional-use premium content to these bedroom and kitchen TVs. This is pushing the pay TV industry to offer strong home networking strategies coupled with increasingly advanced multiscreen services to provide their branded video platforms to all the screens and devices in a subscriber home.

Understanding Multiscreen: How and Why Pay-TV is Extending Beyond the Set-Top Box | 17 Jun 11 Within the consumer electronics ecosystem, individuals have access to an unprecedented array of connectable, video-enabled devices. IP connectivity, coupled with video processing, has been extended to smart phones, tablets, gaming consoles, TV sets, Blu-ray players, standalone IP set-top boxes, and naturally, the PC. This webinar was presented on 16 June 2011 by analysts Merrick Kingston and Tom Morrod to explore IHS Screen Digest's ongoing research into why pay TV operators need to address this complex, evolving environment of video consumption on devices, and looking at how current deployments are starting to address the core issues surrounding multiscreen delivery.