Twitter has launched a new live news service branded ‘Moments’. Previously known as Project Lightning, Moments brings together content – including tweets, photos, videos, Vines and Periscope broadcasts – around specific events so users can follow them as they happen. These could be scheduled events like The Oscars or the Super Bowl, and could also […]
Netgem’s #TelcoTV platform has added SPI’s FilmBox Live App to its OTT content. Viewers will be able to subscribe to the full FilmBox Live pack (with six live channels) or choose an individual channel app. “With Netgem’s #TelcoTV we provide our Telco customers with ‘TV as a Service,’” commented Sylvain Thevenot, Managing Director of Netgem […]
Kids-focused app Hopster has unveiled a localised French language as well as additions to its content line-up. Available on iOS, Hopster’s French language app will bring to its young audience its strongest content line-up ever, with over 500 French language episodes including the BAFTA-winning Peppa Pig, licensed from eOne and Les Musiques de Mouk, from […]
@IBC 2015 Advanced Television hears from Doug Lowther, CEO of Irdeto, about its platform approach to security – protection not just for video but across the service provider’s portfolio, including the Smart Home applications and Internet Of Things. [bitsontherun IhAPUYEz-ni7dlelE]
STARZ PLAY, the authenticated online TV Everywhere service for STARZ premium subscribers, has launched on Samsung Smart TVs. STARZ subscribers may now watch exclusive STARZ Original series including Blunt Talk, Survivor’s Remorse, and Power, among others, as well as hundreds of movies and first-run films on Samsung Smart TVs. The launch marks STARZ PLAY’s most […]
BBC Director General Tony Hall’s told the Royal Television Society Convention: “Over the next few years, we intend to work with global partners to grow Worldwide further, taking advantage of the demand for British programming and new digital opportunities…Next year, we’re launching a new OTT video service in America offering BBC fans programmes they wouldn’t […]
Hopster, an app featuring educational programming and games for kids, has announced its international launch on Android, available to download for free via Google Play. Hopster has also partnered with global technology leader Samsung to provide an exclusive offer to Galaxy device owners. Any UK customer with a compatible Galaxy tablet or smartphone will be […]
Spain’s Telefonica has entered into a partnership with Samsung to extend its Movistar+ app to future Samsung smart TV models that enables subscribers to watch Movistar pay-TV channels without a STB. Currently, Movistar + offer is available on selected 2014 and 2015 Samsung smart TVs through the OTT app. With the agreement both companies will […]
There’s a lot of whooping at Apple product launches. As the analysts and reporters are unlikely culprits (though I do know some journos who are worryingly hard line Apple adherents), we have to assume the uncontained excitement belongs to staffers. I suppose it’s hard to not to drink the Kool-Aid when you’re on the payroll. […]
Gaming fans can now enjoy Major League Gaming (MLG) content on their smart TVs with the new MLG.tv app in the Opera TV Store. MLG, a specilaist in eSports, has produced more than 1,000 hours of original content and premier eSports competitions. Through the Opera TV Store on Sony, Samsung, HiSense, and RCA devices in […]