ESPN enjoyed a record-breaking March in the UK boosted by the ICC Twenty20 World Cup and Asia Cup competitions – and an enthralling March Madness tournament on ESPN Player. According to data from independent research firm ComScore, cricket fans spent more time on ESPNcricinfo than the next nine major sites combined, and on average 14 […]
Accedo, the global market leader in TV application solutions, has announced an integration of Accedo Application Sphere, Accedo’s award-winning TV app store management solution, for use on Reference Design Kit (RDK) devices. Accedo Application Sphere provides a professional, carrier grade platform for managing any application offering on any device, and has been specifically developed to […]
Youku Tudou, the China-based Internet television company, has signed strategic partnerships with most of China’s leading smart TV and OTT manufacturers, 8 of which are an exclusive integration of the pre-installed Youku Tudou App. In April, Youku announces four new partnerships with OTT companies. All four partnerships include the exclusively pre-installed Youku Tudou TV app. […]
The Pokémon Company International has confirmed the launch of the official Pokémon TV app on the Amazon Kindle tablet. The Kindle Fire launch adds another platform for the Pokémon TV app, which has had more than 2.5 million installations since its 2013 launch on iOS devices, including iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, and Android devices. […]
Dorna Sports has confirmed agreements with Network TEN and with Fox Sports Australia for 2015 and 2016, for TV broadcasts of the MotoGP World Championship. The agreements will see Network TEN broadcast all MotoGP class races live on their free-to-air channel ONE, as well as simulcast on their TENplay online platform, over the coming two […]
Despite a relative drop in visit share of 8.9 per cent over the last year in the US, YouTube is still by far the video site most frequently visited from a desktop computer with a 58.77 per cent share of visits among a custom aggregate of video-rich sites, according to
Streaming platform Roku has confirmed that YouTube is available now in the Roku Channel Store for all current-generation Roku devices in the US, Canada, UK and the Republic of Ireland. Current generation players are those introduced after July 2011 and include the Roku LT, Roku 1, Roku 2, Roku 2 HD, Roku 2 XD, Roku […]
Video apps are indispensable for most connected TV device users (connected TVs, video game consoles, Blu-ray players and streaming media boxes). According to research from NPD Connected Intelligence, 75 per cent of connected TV app users say video apps are ‘extremely’ or ‘very important’. Netflix ranks on the top of the list of video and TV […]
Streaming platform Roku has analysed aggregated Roku Search on-device results from last few months, with findings indicating that Roku customers agree that it’s the golden age of TV with television series dominating the top 25 searched titles. Downton Abbey takes the number one spot among most-watched TV series. The top list includes a mix of […]
Beamly (formerly zeebox) is launching on iPhone, iPad, Android and the web with what it describes as a new brand and a vibrant, exciting new app representing the state of the art of social television. With the Beamly app, TV fans now have a single 24/7 destination where they can: Follow the shows and stars […]