The BBC has revealed that its iPlayer app for iOS and Android mobile devices has been downloaded over 20 million times in total, as mobile and tablet TV viewing overtakes TV viewing on PC. Christmas Day 2011 and 2012 marked the top days for app downloads, with 229,200 and 385,600 downloads respectively, when many smartphones […]
US online entertainment service Hulu is making free Hulu clips available on mobile devices. Announcing the news in the Hulu blog, Karan Nischol, Senior Product Manager, notes that the mobile browser on phones and tablets has become one of the most convenient ways to take a break. Accordingly, Hulu users are now able to watch […]
Middle East pay-TV broadcaster OSN (formerly Orbit-Showtime) has added a new-look TV Guide app and EPG whereby a user can control the viewer experience from iPads and tablets. OSN is widely seen as preparing for an IPO and has enjoyed a significant subscriber growth over the past few years. “As the premium content provider in […]
Sling Media has announced Blockbuster On Demand, a premium OTT video service for the Slingbox 500. This is part of a just-released firmware and software client update. Slingbox 500 customers can now search, browse, view trailers and rent premium movies for viewing on their big screen TV in HD quality with a Blockbuster On Demand […]
Accedo, a global market player in TV application solutions, has announced that it has been appointed by MediaCorp to develop multiplatform applications and solutions for MediaCorp’s interactive service, Toggle. MediaCorp is Singapore’s leading media company with the most complete range of platforms, spanning television, radio, newspapers, magazines, movies, digital and out-of-home media. Toggle is MediaCorp’s […]
Samsung Electronics America has confirmed the availability of the Samsung Smart Media Player, bringing live TV content and all of the Smart TV apps to consumer’s current TVs that lack Smart Hub capabilities. Packed with more than 100 Smart Apps including Amazon Instant Video, Netflix, VUDU and YouTube, the Smart Media Player also enables viewers […]
Civolution, a provider of technology and solutions for identifying, managing and monetizing content, has announced that its Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) technology has been integrated with the Vienna State Opera’s multilingual 2nd screen app for live performances. The app enables OTT opera viewers to make the most of the experience with a multilingual 2nd screen […]
The technology start-up community is being a given a much-needed boost and the chance to create new applications and services for the superfast broadband market, after BT and TechHub partnered to launch the BT Infinity Lab programme. BT and TechHub – which creates spaces around the world where tech entrepreneurs can meet, work, learn and […]
With one week till Apps World Europe the show has broken all records and exceeded expectations with more than 11,000 delegates pre-registered and a further 2,000 expected in the final week. The show, which will take place at London’s Earls Court from 22-23 October, will comprise two days of conference streams and keynote speakers that […]
ESPN Player, the live and on-demand sports streaming service, is now available on Samsung Smart TVs across the UK and Europe, and will launch on LG Smart TV’s in the near future. Sports fans with Samsung Smart TVs are now able to download the free ESPN Player App directly onto their TV’s from Samsung Apps. […]