Facebook has unveiled a new app for set-top boxes that will allow users to stream videos on their TVs. This includes saved videos and videos shared by pages or friends from user’s Facebook accounts, as well as Facebook’s recommended videos, and top live videos from around the world. The app will roll out “soon” on […]
In an interview in UK newspaper The Independent, Apple CEO Tim Cook has offered a shining endorsement of augmented reality (AR), arguing that it is preferable to virtual reality (VR) for many applications. “I’m excited about augmented reality because unlike virtual reality which closes the world out, AR allows individuals to be present in the […]
Ahead of the February 18th launch of Season 6 of talent show The Voice in France, commercial broadcaster TF1 has unveiled its first VR experience, and the first to be to linked to an entertainment show in the country. Accessible via the MyTF1VR app, the VR experience will enable users to watch all of the […]
Premium entertainment network EPIX has confirmed that the EPIX app is now available on Apple TV (4th generation) to all authenticated subscribers. EPIX on Apple TV offers subscribers access to EPIX’s breadth of premium content, including its critically-acclaimed original series Berlin Station and Golden Globe nominated Graves; original documentary programming such as America Divided; thousands […]
Five people have been arrested in a crackdown on the sale and distribution of illegal TV set-top devices in the North West of England and Wales. The multi-agency day of action on February 8th saw the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT), Greater Manchester Police, City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) and the […]
BBC Worldwide and Snap Inc have partnered to launch an exclusive series of Planet Earth II ‘Shows’ on social media messaging app Snapchat’s Discover Platform in the US and Canada. In a first for mobile audiences, never-before-seen footage filmed for the landmark series will launch on Snapchat a day before the show’s February 18th debut […]
Facebook is working on a TV-style video app and is already seeking publishers to create exclusive content for it. According to a report in WSJ, the app is part of an effort by Facebook to make itself a video-first company – allowing it to compete for TV advertising revenue. Facebook’s strategy to push more video content on […]
Streaming device specialist Roku is releasing a beta of the Xfinity TV app for Roku in the US, providing Comcast Xfinity TV customers across the country even more choice in how they access the programming that is included with their cable subscription. Writing in the Roku Stream Blog, Andrew Ferrone, VP, Pay-TV, says that featuring […]
Lego has launched a social network exclusively for under-13s on a new app branded Lego Life. The app lets children post photos of their Lego creations and comment on others – but with strict restrictions on how they can interact with fellow users. Text comments aren’t allowed but users can either use prewritten responses or […]
BBC.com had a record-breaking year in 2016 with 98 million unique visitors each month. Along with the news and sport mobile apps, the global news and features site generated more than 15 billion page views across the year. June 24th – the day of the UK’s European Union referendum result was the site’s busiest single […]