According to a research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the number smart homes in Europe and North America reached 45 million in 2017. The most advanced smart home market is North America, having an installed base of 22.3 million smart homes at the end of the year. This represents a penetration of […]
While 3-4-3 may be the favoured formation of go-ahead football coaches, it is also at the core of digital transformation advisory specialist Tech Mahindra’s media and entertainment play. Speaking at the company’s Media Morning in London, Bhushan Patil, Senior Vice President – Head of CME – UKI & Southern Europe at Tech Mahindra, outlined three […]
In a joint presentation with Statista Research and Analytics at IBC last week, FFalcon Technology, a part of TCL Group, revealed that the TV market has entered a new generation, where smart TVs are set to penetrate the global industry via smart homes. With global smart TV shipments set to reach a total sales value […]
An expert review from Strategy Analytics’ User Experience Strategies (UXS) group has found that the recently released Amazon Fire TV Cube has created a more seamless video and TV viewing experience by leveraging a more human-like and preferred voice-enabled solution. Moreover, the Cube allows users to control multiple features, functions and additional devices with voice; […]
IBM Watson Media and IRIS.TV, a cloud-based personalised video programming system have launched Video Recommendations, a new AI content personalisation engine designed to help publishers boost viewer engagement through highly relevant video programming recommendations. By combining viewer data with a deep understanding of specific elements within video, publishers are better able to predict and deliver […]
Virgin Media has announced the launch of its personalised VoD channel for children, My Virgin TV Kids, in partnership with zone·tv. My Virgin TV Kids allows young viewers to customise their viewing experience and programming line-up in real time. The new feature will be available through Virgin Media’s smallest, smartest, fastest set-top box – the […]
Consumers’ use of voice services is on the rise, according to research by Adobe Analytics, which surveyed over 1,000 US consumers. The study found the most common voice activities are asking for music (70 per cent) and the weather forecast (64 per cent) via smart speakers. Other popular activities include asking fun questions (53 per cent), online search (47 […]
Vodafone Spain has added Google Home voice assistant to its pay-TV platform allowing users to control their TV preferences with it, as well as other devices at home. The new service will be integrated into V-Home and be available on all convergent packages on Vodafone One along with Google Home Mini. The virtual assistant will […]
Huawei has unveiled its debut smart speaker at IFA, which is equipped with Amazon’s Alexa personal assistant and 4G connectivity. The AI Cube supports up to 300MBps download speeds via an LTE SIM. It also supports 802.11ac dual band Wi-Fi on the 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequencies. Through the Alexa software, users are able to play […]
Deutsche Telekom says it is “revolutionising Germany’s TV market” by making its EntertainTV service available as an OTT package this autumn for TV viewers to enjoy even if they are with another broadband provider. Users will be able to access the EntertainTV OTT package via iOS and Android apps, with all the usual content, including […]