Digital TV News: YouGov
Almost five million Britons use pirated TV streaming services
Apr 20, 2017 – A study by YouGov suggests that 10% of the population (around 4.9 million adults) currently have access to platforms such as illegal Kodi boxes, Amazon Fire TV Chipped Sticks, and illegal streaming apps on smartphones and tablets.
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YouGov, Content Protection, Digital TV, Mobile, Set Top Box, Streaming, UK
EE Film Club launches in the UK with Wuaki
Mar 18, 2015 – EE has announced that all new and existing customers – on EE, Orange, T-Mobile and broadband plans – will have access to a blockbuster film rental every week for just £1 with leading digital entertainment streaming service Wuaki.tv.
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EE, Wuaki.tv, Pippa Dunn, Vincent Petersen, Digital TV, Streaming, UK
Motive and icube to develop Tablet TV dongle for UK Freeview
Dec 12, 2013 – Motive Television (AIM: MTV.LN) has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with icube to jointly develop retail products that will enable Freeview broadcast TV to be received on mobile devices in the UK.
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Motive Television, icube, Leonard M Fertig, Hyo Seon Kim, Apps, Digital TV, Smartphone, Tablet, Terrestrial, UK
Freesat now in 1.7 million UK homes
May 1, 2013 – Freesat, the UK's free-to-air digital satellite television provider has announced 2012/13 results. Having added c.150,000 homes in the last 12 months, Freesat remains the UK's fastest growing established TV platform, and continues to outgrow Pay-TV rivals.
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Freesat, Market Research, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, UK
Netflix hits one million member milestone in the UK and Ireland
Aug 20, 2012 – Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has hit the one million member milestone in the UK and Ireland within seven months, faster than in any other territory it has launched, four times faster than it took Twitter to hit one million users globally.
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Netflix, Digital TV, Ireland, Streaming, Subscribers, UK
UPC unveils On Demand TV for Ireland
May 22, 2012 – UPC (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB, LBTYK) has unveiled On Demand TV for Ireland. The service offers seven day catch-up TV from the RTÉ Player and 3player and over 1,300 hours of box sets and series for free. Additionally, Movies On-Demand are available at the touch of a button.
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UPC, Cable TV, Fibre, Ireland, Media Player, Set Top Box, Streaming
Majority of TV Viewing now 'On-Demand' for 1 in 4 Brits
Apr 30, 2012 – A YouGov survey of the nation's TV habits reveals that one in four (26%) Britons now claim to spend more time watching TV through 'on-demand' services, such as BBC's iPlayer, than they do watching traditional 'linear' TV.
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YouGov, Market Research, Smart TV, Streaming, UK
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