As well as confirming its role in developing what Sky’s OTT streaming service NOW TV is describing as its ‘most advanced’ box yet, streaming platform specialist Roku has revealed that it is developing a hybrid set-top box that will be available for production by Roku Powered partners later this year. The new Roku Powered hybrid […]
Sky has revealed the biggest ever redesign of Sky Go in Europe. From this week in the UK and Ireland, Sky will start rolling out the new design, beginning with a new home page for the mobile app and web service. Later in the year, Sky says the streaming service will “introduce new features to […]
Smart TV, Blu-ray Disc player and set-top-box manufacturers will now be able to offer their viewers an interactive content discovery experience with Opera TV 2.0. Making its debut at the CES, the new Opera TV 2.0 brings video content to the forefront, offering greater content personalisation and an enhanced understanding of consumer preferences. The next […]
Freeview Play enabled LG Smart TVs will launch in the first half of 2016, combining the webOS platform and catch-up services with a backwards EPG – providing what LG says is the most advanced and seamless Smart TV experience ever. LG is the latest manufacturer to offer the subscription-free service, which launched in October 2015, […]
Nordic triple-play operator Com Hem has developed a trial application for smartwatches, giving users control of their TV from their Apple or Android watch. The app turns the smartwatch into the remote control, enabling users to pause a TV show or switch channels. The app is a result of Com Hem’s continuous efforts to find […]
Broadcaster STV looks set to win its campaign to secure a more prominent slot on Freeview for its local TV stations. The company runs local TV stations covering Glasgow and Edinburgh and is due to open more. Its stations are currently on Channel 23 – but English local TV stations are on Channel 8. Trade […]
Advanced Television talks to CEO Stephane Bourque about Incognito’s mission to provide the subscriber with a much better QoE by taking the Home Gateway functionality to the cloud. This means an operator can provide a great experience with a simple, friendly, UI, state-of-the-art functionality and comprehensive user management no matter what the network or legacy […]
Describing it as “the biggest reimagining of Sky in its history”, Jeremy Darroch, CEO of the UK pay-TV operator, has launched Sky Q, a family of products which it says are designed to reflect the way people consume content nowadays. It also confirmed that Sky Q would be UltraHD ready in advance of the launch […]
Tom Rogers, CEO of TiVo, is to relinquish his position after nearly 11 years on January 31st 2016, the end of the company’s fiscal year. Rogers will continue with TiVo as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors as of February 1, 2016. TiVo’s Board of Directors has formed a search committee to identify the […]
Panasonic has selected Rovi’s multi-platform interactive programme guide, G-Guide xD, for the new version of the Panasonic Media Access mobile app launching this month. With the Panasonic Media Access application powered by G-Guide xD, users of VIERA Smart TVs and DIGA Blu-Ray Recorders now have the ability to discover, record and view entertainment content on […]