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Consumers increasingly embracing streaming

According to part two of the results from the second NATPE||Content First and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) joint research study on consumer attitudes toward television viewing, greater opportunities exist for content creators and content rights holders as consumers continue to embrace and seek out streamed content. The study found that viewers who stream TV […]

January 22, 2015

Shazam valued at $1bn

Shazam, the UK based mobile music recognition service, has raised $30 million in a funding round that pushes its valuation to $1 billion.  The company has not revealed who the new backers are, but says they had not previously invested in Shazam. Shazam’s core product is a music recognition app that listens to ambient music […]

January 22, 2015

BBC revamps news app

The BBC’s News app has been given a major overhaul with the goal of offering a more “personalised” service.  In addition to pre-existing sections – including Top Stories, UK, sports and Politics – users will be able to add specialised feeds of their choice. The revamp is part of a wider shake-up, which will also […]

January 21, 2015

Motive adds Chromecast to TabletTV

Pay-TV technology specialist Motive Television is to begin integrating Google’s Chromecast technology into Motive’s TabletTV apps. This will make it possible for TabletTV users who have the popular Chromecast thumb-sized media streaming devices to send what they are viewing on their tablets directly to the home TV screen. When using TabletTV and Chromecast, TabletTV users […]

January 19, 2015By Colin Mann

TV 2 Norway deploys Monterosa interaction platform

Monterosa, the second screen specialist, has again partnered with Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 to deliver real-time voting for its new live talent format My Dance Crew. The show is produced by Anti TV and premieres on January 9th. In addition to traditional SMS voting, the audience at home now uses a live Monterosa LViS-powered mobile […]

January 9, 2015

TiVo OnePass boosts binging

TiVo has introduced TiVo OnePass, an all-access solution available on TV in the home or via TiVo mobile apps, that tracks down every episode of a show a user wants to catch up on and displays all of the episodes in a ‘My Shows’ folder to serve as the ultimate multi-source binge-watching solution. TiVo OnePass […]

January 6, 2015

Dailymotion app on PlayStation 4

Dailymotion, the online video platform, is now available through Sony’s PlayStation 4 (PS4) via a new app designed for users of the games and multimedia console. The app enables PS4 users to access the full Dailymotion experience from their TV through an intuitive navigation system that is designed to make content discovery as easy as […]

January 6, 2015By Nik Roseveare

Netzkino on Amazon Fire TV

German free-of-charge video-on-demand (VoD) service Netzkino has launched on Amazon Fire TV. With its streaming box, the internet retailer takes online entertainment to the TV set. Fire TV users can choose from more than 1,500 movies at Netzkino, some in HD quality. Users neither need to register nor sign up for a subscription to gain […]

December 22, 2014

NBCUniversal launches TV Everywhere campaign

NBCUniversal is launching an overarching cross-portfolio consumer marketing campaign spanning 14 cable networks and brands to bring awareness and engagement to the media and entertainment company’s TV Everywhere initiative. From drama and comedy to sports and news, viewers will be reminded how they can ‘Watch TV without the TV’, which the company says is a […]

December 17, 2014

Bravo and Telemundo apps on Xbox One

NBCUniversal continues to add new products to its TV Everywhere offering with the rollout of Bravo Now and Telemundo Now on the Xbox One in the US, joining USA Now and Syfy Now. Fans of NBCUniversal’s premiere lifestyle and entertainment brand Bravo Media, and the definitive Hispanic mainstay Telemundo, will have access to authenticated content […]

December 17, 2014