Los Angeles – CBS Studios International and Japan’s Avex Broadcasting & Communications, a joint venture company between Avex Entertainment Inc. and NTT Docomo Inc., have announced a multi-year, non-exclusive agreement for CBS programming to be made available on Avex’s d Market Video Store, a subscription video-on-demand (VoD) service available to DOCOMO mobile subscribers for their smartphones and tablets. The subscription VoD deal includes television content from CBS, … [Read more...] about CBS Studios, Avex Group ink mobile subscription VoD deal
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TV remains dominant platform in video content consumption
About 98 percent of the average five hours of daily viewing of videos in the United States are still being watched on traditional TV sets, according to the recently released Nielsen Cross-Platform Report. This means that while people are shifting to new technologies and devices that make it easier for them to watch the video they want, whenever and wherever they want, the fact remains that they are not “turning off” their TVs. TV screen remains the dominant platform on which to … [Read more...] about TV remains dominant platform in video content consumption
Digitalizing down under
New technologies such as personal video recorders (PVRs), Internet-delivered video, tablets and smartphones, coupled with rising up-take of digital terrestrial television (DTT), are increasingly impacting Australians’ TV viewing habits. According to the first Australian Multi-Screen Report – compiled collaboratively by Nielsen, and OzTAM and Regional TAM, Australia's official television audience measurement providers, traditional viewing of broadcast content remains strong but … [Read more...] about Digitalizing down under
Calls to comment on mobile apps
New York – The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), today announced the release of the Mobile Application Privacy Policy, the first document of its kind that addresses the core privacy issues and data processes of many mobile applications, for public comment. “These new privacy policy guidelines fill an urgent need for all companies doing business in the mobile marketing industry. The guidelines are intended to provide ways to give the mobile application developer with clear and … [Read more...] about Calls to comment on mobile apps
Mobile devices more popular than ever
Hong Kong – Sales of mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets are at its highest as demand for greater mobility and more information on-the-go continues to grow. According to GfK, retail tracking of Hong Kong in the first six months of 2011 revealed sales of more than 1.7 million smart phones worth some USD 735 million — translating to a massive 68 per cent growth over the same period last year. In the first half of 2010, there were only 22 smart phone models using the Android OS, … [Read more...] about Mobile devices more popular than ever
