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Metrological joins RDK Community

Metrological, provider of a cloud-based Application Platform for TV Apps, has joined the RDK (Reference Design Kit) Community. Metrological joins more than 160 community members. These comprise chip vendors, OEM hardware manufacturers, app developers and system integrators.  Members use the RDK to provide a common underlying technology layer that shortens the development cycle for TV […]

September 3, 2014

OTT TeVolution launches tablet app

French OTT TV service TeVolution has launched its first tablet app. Created by French start-up Leankr, the new app is available for Android and iOS devices and will soon be extended to smartphones. It offers users a total control over the channel packages they subscribe to and various functionalities, including movie selection or TV alerts. […]

August 28, 2014From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Sky Sports News HQ app on NOW TV

NOW TV is offering a new way to watch Sky Sports News HQ, with an app launching on the NOW TV Box. Available immediately, those with a NOW TV Box and any active NOW TV pass will be able to watch Sky Sports News HQ through a dedicated app on their homepage. Customers with a […]

August 28, 2014By Nik Roseveare

TalkTalk TV gets fans in the mix with new X Factor sponsorship campaign

TalkTalk TV, sponsors of The X Factor, has unveiled its new look sponsorship bumpers and brand new app to get fans closer to the UK’s favourite talent show.  The TalkTalk Mix Off app gives viewers of the show the chance to star in their own unique music video taking inspiration from some of the nation’s favourite pop […]

August 28, 2014

Numericable’s LaBoxTV Everywhere

French cable operator Numericable has unveiled new services linked to its TV and Internet STB LaBox Fibre, – including a new app called LaBoxTV. The app gives access to more than 320 TV channels (119 outside the home) from tablets and smartphones, on both iOS and Android. This app, available to all 380,000 LaBox Fibre […]

August 20, 2014From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Portugal: 1m downloads for Meo Go app

Portugal Telecom has surpassed one million downloads for its Meo Go TV everywhere app. The Meo Go is available in the App Store for iPad, iPhone and iPod, from Google Play for Android tablets and smartphones and from the Windows Store for PCs, laptops and Windows phones. The app enables Portugal Telecom customers to watch […]

August 18, 2014

iPlayer on Xbox One before year-end

The BBC is finally readying an iPlayer app for the Xbox One console. In a post on the BBC’s official blog to announce the roll out of the iPlayer’s new connected TV experience, the broadcaster revealed the Xbox One app will arrive in a few months. “I am happy to announce that we’re aiming to […]

August 12, 2014

UTV Player launches on iOS, Android

Viewers in Northern Ireland are now able to catch up with their favorite UTV programmes on their phone or tablet following the launch of a new UTV Player. UTV’s new catch up service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and remains completely free of charge. The new UTV Player supports desktop, […]

August 12, 2014

Australia: 52% of streaming TV mobile

Mobile screen time is leading the way in Australia according to data released by IAB and Nielsen which shows that 52 per cent of digital screen time is spent on mobile devices.  The findings, which come from the second round of data in the IAB / Nielsen Mobile Audience Panel Pilot study, found that average […]

August 8, 2014

Amazon Fire TV adds Disney, NFL, MLB, WWE

Amazon has announced that Fire TV’s app selection has more than doubled, with hundreds of services and games added since launch, including the official Flappy Birds Family—currently a Fire TV exclusive game. New services include WATCH Disney Channel, WATCH Disney Jr, MLB.TV, Animal Planet L!ve, and WWE Network, and more are already on the way—by […]

August 5, 2014