UK pay-TV service Sky is adding voice search and new personalisation features to its Sky Q platform, which it says will make it quicker and easier for people to access to the movies, shows and sports they love to watch. With voice search, viewers can find TV by pressing and holding the voice button on […]
End-to-end OTT TV solutions provider SPB TV’s survey of a sample of 50,000 respondents out of its 60 million-user base digs looking for insights that elucidate viewer preferences highlight a growing demand for the ‘TV catch-up’ feature. Key findings: Content Anytime – Not a Feature, But a Habit The most striking finding of this year […]
Ericsson, Telstra and The Fox Innovation Lab at 21st Century Fox are to unveil what they describe as a “revolutionary, first of its kind” content delivery solution at Mobile World Congress 2017 that will pre-position personalised, premium movie content directly onto consumer devices, with no impact to device performance or consumer data plans. Participants will […]
Entertainment solutions provider Netgem is to launch SoundBox, a new connected device category which combines the functionalities of a quality connected speaker with the capabilities of a TV box to create a platform for a new generation of connected entertainment services, taking away the hassle of having different sound and video systems in the house. […]
Gracenote, a Nielsen company is launching what it describes as “breakthrough” entertainment data products developed specifically for next-generation converged media platforms and services. The all-new Gracenote connected databases for Video, Music and Sports enable global entertainment providers and smart device makers to leverage Gracenote data and IDs to power advanced voice and text search, intuitive […]
Next-generation TV guide Tviso has announced its immediate availability for the United Kingdom. Describing itself as “a new way to watch television”, the service comprises one central hub that allows users to discover and access movies, series and programmes from the main VoD providers. Tviso claims it is an indispensable service for the new television […]
Amazon has revealed that its all-new Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote will launch in the UK on April 6th. Amazon says the device is 30 per cent faster than the previous version, and is the first UK version to ship with an Alexa Voice Remote included. “Fire TV Stick is our fastest-selling UK […]
UK free-to-air digital terrestrial TV platform Freeview and CE vendor Panasonic have unveiled the next generation of Freeview Play devices. The new range of Panasonic TVs will feature the first implementation of Freeview Play’s 2017 specification. The new Search and Recommendations features will make it even easier for viewers to find content to enjoy subscription-free. […]
In providing a first look at some of the new original content coming to the service in 2017, at a special event in New York, Netflix has stressed its goal of creating an experience that consistently presents the right content to the right member at the right time. Noting that Internet TV knows no time […]
Global performance management company Nielsen has completed its $560 million (€539.5m) acquisition of media and entertainment metadata provider Gracenote from the Tribune Media Company. The acquisition of Gracenote’s global database and technology solutions – which span across platforms including multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs), smart televisions, streaming music services, connected devices, media players and in-car […]