Amazon has confirmed the acquisition of Pushbutton, the UK-based TV technology company. Pushbutton develops apps for next-generation and interactive television and connected devices, and was responsible for developing the LOVEFiLM movie streaming service on Sony Bravia Internet-enabled TVs and the PlayStation 3 last year. The e-commerce giant, which bought the remainder of LOVEFiLM in January […]

Applications have dominated the news in the smartphone and tablet worlds for some time but with the advent of ‘smart TVs’ consumers are now rapidly adopting online TV applications that are integrated into their connected TVs with. In-Stat research survey estimates that over 60 per cent of these connected households will use a TV app […]

CJ HelloVision, Korea’s largest cable provider and subsidiary of conglomerate CJ Media Group, has revealed it will provide its ‘tving’ application for Samsung’s Smart TVs. With this partnership, Samsung’s Smart TV users will be able to easily access the wide array of content on the tving platform, which will start its service in Korea at […]

Orange Spain is making its Mobile TV service available for Android and iPhones with the launch of an own application called Orange TV Player claiming to be the first Spain’s operator to develop such a feature. Android and iPhone users will be able to have access to two different TV packages and pay per view […]

Just a few days after CNN made its decision to stream full live programming onto the web and onto mobile devices, its president, Jim Walton, says 10 million users have downloaded the broadcaster’s app. Walton told CNN staff in a memo: “As you know, this week CNN and HLN began streaming their full 24-hour television […]

CNN and HLN’s complete 24-hour television networks will be streamed live on CNN.com, the CNN App for iPad and the CNN App for iPhone and iPod touch, effective immediately. CNN Worldwide is the first news organisation to stream its linear television channels online and on mobile devices to consumers who subscribe to a multi-channel video […]

The AT&T U-verse mobile app has expanded to several Android devices, including the LG Thrive, LG Phoenix and Samsung InfuseTM 4G, and the Windows Phone HTC HD7S˙. U-verse Mobile is now available on more than 20 devices and four major operating systems, and the U-verse Mobile library has grown to include more than 100 TV […]

Vision IPTV has announced the extension of its services to online and offline broadcasters with the launch of its white label video app and player solution, enabling broadcasters to deliver content to iPhone and iPad users quickly and cost effectively. Vision IPTV can create a dedicated and branded video app for iPhone and iPad allowing […]

Virgin Media has released its own-brand TiVo app for Android, allowing its customers to remotely record their favourite shows on the go. The Virgin Media TV Guide app is available as a free download to Virgin Media customers via the Android Marketplace. As well as the ability to control which shows the user’s home system […]

Channel 4 News has launched a free app across iPhone, iPad and iTouch devices. The apps will include the most popular features from the website. Users will also be able to read the complete catalogue of news blogs available on the site, and read news stories updated in real-time via the apps, which integrate with […]