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

BSkyB results for the twelve months ended 30 June 2013
Jul 26, 2013 – British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (LSE:BSY) has released unaudited results for the twelve months ended 30 June 2013. Sky added another 117,000 HD customers and 122,000 Sky Go Extra customers in the quarter.
News categories: BSkyB, DVR, Ireland, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, UK

Google selects HE-AAC Multichannel from Fraunhofer IIS for Google Play Movies in Surround Sound
Jul 24, 2013 – Fraunhofer IIS has announced that Google has chosen its HE-AAC Multichannel as Android's surround sound codec. The immersive sound is now available with movies streamed or downloaded from Google Play on devices running Android 4.1 or later.
News categories: Fraunhofer, Media Player, Mobile, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet

Resurgence in U.S. auto, audio and TV CE segments expected for 2013
Jul 24, 2013 – Mobile connected devices continue to drive U.S. consumer electronics (CE) industry sales, according to a CEA report. The report also finds positive growth in segments within automotive technology, audio products and TV displays.
News categories: Consumer Electronics Association, Market Research, Smart TV, Smartphone, Tablet, USA

Spain's pay TV subscriber base drops below 4 million in Q1 2013
Jul 22, 2013 – Spain's Telecommunications Market Commission (CMT) has published statistics for the country for the first quarter of 2013. Total pay TV subscribers dropped below 4 million at the end of the quarter, down from around 4.4 million at the same point in 2012.
News categories: Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers, Terrestrial

FCC releases report on competition in the U.S. video programming delivery market
Jul 19, 2013 – The FCC has adopted its 15th Report to Congress on the status of competition in the market for the delivery of video programming. The Commission found that the number of MVPD subscribers grew from 100.8 million to 101.0 million households between year-end 2010 and June 2012.
News categories: Federal Communications Commission, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, Terrestrial, USA

Users of Netflix, other subscription video services prefer TV shows to movies
Jul 18, 2013 – Subscribers to major subscription video services watch four times as many TV shows as movies - and they are just as likely to gravitate to old 'Star Trek' episodes as something from the past year. These are among the findings of a new GfK report.
News categories: GfK, Market Research, Streaming, USA

14% of smartphone/tablet users recently used a TV-content app
Jul 18, 2013 – Research from Parks Associates shows consumers are developing preferences for TV-content apps as more smartphone and tablet users are using TV-channel apps from networks like MTV, Nickelodeon, and USA Network and apps for shows like 'Glee' and 'The Walking Dead'.
News categories: Parks Associates, Apps, Market Research, Mobile, Smartphone, Tablet, USA

Apple's HTTP Live Streaming tops list of preferred OTT video streaming services
Jul 16, 2013 – Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its IP Set-Top Box Features and Vendor Leadership: Global Service Provider Survey, which analyzes the trends and assesses the needs of service providers deploying IP set-top boxes (STBs) to deliver video services.
News categories: Infonetics Research, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming

PlayOn brings Netflix, Hulu, HBO GO, 60+ channels to BlackBerry 10
Jul 16, 2013 – PlayOn has announced the launch of a PlayOn app for the BlackBerry® 10 platform. For the first time, BlackBerry 10 customers in the US and Canada can watch content from Hulu, Netflix and HBO GO on their smartphone.
News categories: PlayOn, BlackBerry, Apps, Canada, Digital TV, Mobile, Smartphone, Streaming, USA