Nearly 9 out of 10 US pay-TV subscribers (86 per cent) want a single app for all of their video watching, according to data from Altman Vilandrie & Company’s sixth annual survey on consumer video habits. The survey also revealed that 70 per cent of consumers have not downloaded any network or cable channel apps, […]
YouTube has launched its YouTube Kids app in the UK and Ireland, nine months after ithe service went live in the US whre it ahs been downloaded over 10 million times. The app provides a filtered selection of videos and channels that are suitable for children and also removes social features like the comments section […]
Microsoft has updated the Xbox One platform announcing that a revamped version of the console’s “OneGuide” will soon integrate Sling TV, Dish’s OTT TV service, alongside over-the-air and other OTT providers that are featured in the UI’s mix of “apps channels.” Sling TV also supports the Google Chromecast adapter, Roku players and integrated Roku TVs, […]
YouTube has launched a new music streaming app to take on the likes of Deezer and Spotify. Branded ‘YouTube Music’, the app allows users to stream tracks and albums with or without video. YouTube Music will offer a limited free service. Users will be able to listen to tracks and watch videos while online. Those […]
Dedicated companion TV apps have slowly but surely made a name for themselves, with gamification opportunities making them even more compelling and easy to adopt and use for consumers. A study from the Connected Home UX (CHX) group at Strategy Analytics has found
The QYOU, the international 24/7 media network of curated internet video, has launched a new mobile app that will allow subscription service providers of all types – pay-TV, OTT, SVoD, mobile and more – to deliver The QYOU’s linear and VoD content, selected from the most popular videos online, through an interactive, multiscreen experience. The […]
Broadcast specialist Vision247 has announced the launch of its VisionTV UK app available globally for iOS and Android devices. The app will facilitate a live stream of all 20+ channels available on VisionTV. VisionTV consists of more than 20 free-to-air channels, allowing viewers to watch a wide variety of both UK and international programmes covering […]
The number of videos viewed every day on social-messaging app Snapchat has tripled since May this year to six billion according to figures published in FT. However, the data doesn’t reveal the average viewing time per video. Last week, Facebook said it was now registering eight billion views a day of video material posted on […]
Windows 10 users are set to get an exclusive BBC Store app. Launched last week, BBC Store makes it easy for UK audiences to buy and keep digital copies of their favourite BBC shows including recently broadcast programmes; television favourites and lost gems from the BBC archive. Using the BBC Store app Windows 10 users […]
Al Jazeera has launched new mobile and tablet apps on the iOS and Android systems bringing the latest Al Jazeera news and programmes live together with on-demand personalisation. The apps, which are available for Al Jazeera English and Al Jazeera Arabic, will provide breaking news alerts and special coverage notifications with a curated home screen […]