Dublin-based Solaris Mobile has signed up i-enquire, and along with Enterprise Ireland and the European Space Agency, to develop applications for the car and truck market in Europe to tap into S-band hybrid services. This initial deal covers traffic-based information. “The project partnership will look at the development of applications for route planning and real-time […]
Channel 4 has teamed up with Hat Trick Productions and Widebeam Digital to become the UK’s first terrestrial channel to launch a publicly available mobile app that uses hidden audio triggers to unlock exclusive additional content. Enabled by Intrasonics Technology, viewers can enable the app to ‘listen in’ on episodes of Facejacker to unlock bonus […]
BBC News have confirmed the launch the BBC News app for Android large tablet devices for audiences all around the world. The app is available to download from Android Market. This launch follows the success of the BBC News app for Android smartphones, which has been downloaded more than three million times globally since launching […]
KIT digital, a cloud-based software solutions and technology services provider, has deployed Irish broadcaster RTÉ’s RTÉ Player app for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. KIT digital is also involved in the ongoing development of RTÉ Connected Device apps. RTÉ is leveraging KIT digital’s Connected Device Framework and software platform to bring its programming alive in […]
The expansion of the Sky Go service in Germany will make now make it possible to watch films not only on the iPad, Web and the Xbox 360, but also on the iPod Touch and iPhone via WiFi and 3G. This extended Sky Go App rounds up the current offering including exclusive live sport access […]
Nextreaming, a provider of mobile multimedia software, has announced the integration of the NexPlayer media player into the popular HBO GO Android mobile applications. NexPlayer has successfully secured the optimal video and music experience for users of the new HBO streaming services on most Android smartphones. In only six months, it has already been downloaded […]
Google has revealed it will add functionality to the YouTube experience on Google TV, including complete channel pages and the ability to browse by channel. Currently, users can search by topic area, but the search returns individual video results rather than the channels users see on the desktop version of YouTube. Accessed through Google TV, […]
IP&TV World Forum reveals that Google will run the opening workshop at its TV App Hub. With social TV one of the most important emerging technologies, the TV App Hub which takes place on days one and two of the conference, will assess the monetisation opportunities presented by the convergence of television and apps Global […]
KT, South Korea’s biggest Internet provider is to limit access to certain TV applications that slow down overall network speed in a move that may cause a clash with major television manufacturers aggressively marketing Internet-enabled TVs. “Internet-enabled TVs increase network traffic by up to 15 times compared to conventional IPTVs. At the current growth rate […]
Virgin Media is happy to limit the apps available on TiVo, insisting quality is more important than quantity. COO Andrew Barron told analysts: They will be heavyweight apps, not just fodder. It’s easy to publish all sorts of things to it, because it’s got Flash – but we want to the real heavyweights.” Virgin claimed […]