Google’s Chromecast has added support for a trio of new apps in the US, namely movie-streaming Vudu, music player Rdio, and Sony-owned TV library Crackle. Owners of Chromecast can access the apps through the $35 dongle immediately via an Android or iOS device, as well as via Google Chrome on a PC. The news comes […]
An industry study examining the value of the earned TV Twitter audience for media companies and brands has found that more than 90 per cent of those who see TV show-related tweets have taken immediate action to watch, search for or share content. The study also found that TV show viewers exposed to brand tweets […]
Second-screen platform provider Monterosa has confirmed that London Live will deply its LViS Studio, a platform that allows producers and advertisers to create, pilot, deploy and monetise second-screen apps across devices and social platforms. Under the deal with London Live, which is launching March 31st, Monterosa and LViS Studio will provide the new 24/7 London […]
Accedo, the global market expert in TV application solutions, and SoftAtHome, a provider of home operating platforms enabling convergent services for the digital home, have announced the extension of their partnership to develop an end-to-end Appstore solution. Thanks to SoftAtHome’s SOP platform, this new home-store gives access to HTML5-based apps. Operators and their subscribers can […]
Vestel, the European TV manufacturer, has extended its content offering with the Opera TV Store, joining the growing list of customers launching Opera Software’s TV application platform. The move seeks to increase the volume of local app content rapidly across all Vestel’s Smart TV brands. Vestel will use the Opera TV Store to expand their […]
Sky customers will start to see a brand new Homepage on their Sky+HD boxes in what the satellite broadcaster describes as the most significant shake-up to its electronic programme guide (EPG) since its introduction at the launch of digital TV in 1998. For the first time ever, On Demand, including Catch Up TV and Sky […]
Opera TV’s Snap technology is expanding to even more online video platforms, as Opera Software becomes first in the industry to launch a portal that takes content owners from TV app creation to deployment – for free. Now, even more publishers of online video content can join in the fastest way to reach new audiences […]
OTT solutions provider Synapse TV is to launch two new free-to-view channels on UK DTT platform Freeview. TVPlayer – a free-to-air live TV streaming service – and Planet Knowledge – an on-demand documentary TV service – will soon be available to compatible Freeview HD Internet-connected homes in the UK. The TVPlayer mobile app has already […]
Lauded by some as ‘the Netflix of piracy’, open source desktop app Popcorn Time has closed down, barely a handful of days after launching, but it looks set to be resurrected by torrent site YTS, according to TorrentFreak. “We are in a better position copyright wise as for us, because it’s built on our API, […]
Telekom Slovenije, Slovenia’s biggest IPTV, ISP and mobile provider, saw a spike in usage of its TViN OTT platform during the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Almost half of Telekom Slovenije’s ‘TopTrio’ triple-play subscribers used the service on their computer, tablet or mobile phone. Telekom Slovenije’s TViN OTT platform, launched two years ago, reached new heights […]