Streaming (Over-the-top, OTT, P2P, PC-TV, Internet TV, online video, IP Video) News

Australia's Presto OTT service to add Chromecast support
Jun 15, 2014 – Following Google’s announcement that Chromecast has gone on sale in Australia, entertainment streaming service Presto has signalled its upcoming availability on Chromecast.
News categories: Presto, Shaun James, Australia, Digital TV, Placeshifting, Streaming

Tablet users prefer OTT service apps to TV apps
Jun 12, 2014 – According to TDG, despite the widening availability of ‘TV Everywhere’ services, tablet owners are significantly more likely to use OTT service apps such as Netflix than those offered by both TV networks and operators.
News categories: The Diffusion Group, Michael Greeson, Apps, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, TV Everywhere, USA

Polaroid launches ATSC-capable tablets in Mexico
Jun 11, 2014 – Polaroid is providing consumers in Mexico a new way to watch TV on-the-go with their new tablet line. The line marks the first tablets to feature ATSC receivers able to receive digital or HD TV in Mexico.
News categories: Polaroid, One Diamond, Scott W. Hardy, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Mexico, Tablet, Terrestrial

IP video to be 79% of all IP traffic by 2018, up from 66% in 2013
Jun 10, 2014 – According to the Cisco Visual Networking Index, global IP traffic will increase nearly three-fold over the next five years with IP video making up 79 percent of all IP traffic in 2018, up from 66 percent in 2013.
News categories: Cisco Systems, Doug Webster, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Streaming, Worldwide

Nearly 20% of U.S. broadband households now have a streaming media player
Jun 10, 2014 – Research from Parks Associates reports that usage of Google Chromecasts appears to be declining while adoption of streaming media players has increased to nearly 20% of U.S. broadband households.
News categories: Parks Associates, John Barrett, Brett Sappington, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

Sony introduces PlayStation TV for North America, Europe and PAL regions
Jun 10, 2014 – Sony Computer Entertainment has introduced PlayStation®TV (PS TV), an affordable entertainment system that will enable users to easily enjoy various game content and PlayStation®4 (PS4™) remote play on their TV at home.
News categories: Sony Computer Entertainment, Digital TV, Europe, Gaming, North America, Set Top Box, Streaming, Worldwide

49% of U.S. households have a TV connected to the internet
Jun 6, 2014 – New consumer research from LRG finds that 49% of US households have at least one television set connected to the Internet via a video game system, Blu-ray player, smart TV set, and/or stand-alone device, up from 38% in 2012, and 24% in 2010.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Bruce Leichtman, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

OTT-only TV households to exceed DTT-only TV household in the U.S.
Jun 5, 2014 – According to the CEA, the percentage of U.S. households with a television that relies exclusively on an antenna for TV reception is about to be eclipsed for the first time ever by the percentage relying only on the Internet for TV.
News categories: Consumer Electronics Association, Gary Shapiro, Brian Markwalter, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Streaming, USA

illico iPad app coming for Videotron customers
Jun 5, 2014 – Videotron has unveiled the new version of its illico app for the iPad, a Canadian first conceived and developed in Québec. The completely revamped and transformed iPad app will change how users access television programming.
News categories: Videotron, Manon Brouillette, Apps, Cable TV, Canada, Tablet, TV Everywhere