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Third of UK broadband homes get OTT video

A third of UK broadband households subscribed to an over-the-top video service as of the third quarter of 2015, according to Parks Associates. The research firm’s Connected Consumer in Europe study claims that nearly 20% of UK broadband households have recently used a Netflix-style service, despite the availability of free OTT catch-up options. However, Parks […]

Social layer added to iPlayer, ITV Player and 4oD

Beamly, the service that was recently rebranded from Zeebox, has launched a new Chrome extension that displays Tweets as part of the UK’s leading catch-up services. The Beamly OnDemand extension adds a social panel to the BBC iPlayer (pictured), ITV Player and Channel 4’s 4oD on-demand services, displaying tweets and comments that were made about […]

Buyers Briefing digital season: Will Ennett, TalkTalk

Name: Will Ennett Title: Head of pay TV content, TalkTalk Former Blinkbox and Viasat buyer Will Ennett joined UK telco TalkTalk a year ago as head of pay TV content, a role that sees him strike deals for the TalkTalk TV pay service, which is available through internet TV service YouView. He becomes the first […]

ITV Player launches on Roku

British terrestrial broadcaster ITV has launched its ITV Player catch-up service on Roku streaming boxes in the UK. Viewers now will be able to use the ITV Player channel to watch 30 day’s of catch-up content from ITV’s portfolio of channels – ITV, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4 and CITV. “A key part of our strategy is […]

UK youth viewing habits revealed

The proportion of 18-24 year olds watching TV via a TV set is lower than those in older age groups including 25-34 year-olds, but the proportion watching TV via a laptop or PC is significantly higher, according to a survey carried out by YouGov ahead of the Guardian Changing Media Summit next week. According to […]