Major Hollywood studios and consumer electronics manufacturers have revealed an initiative designed to boost the take up digital content ecosystem UltraViolet and shift movie sales to a multi-device future. At a Day One keynote at CES 2013 in Las Vegas, CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro introduced a group of Hollywood studio executives to […]
KIT digital Content Solutions, a company that was spun off from KIT digital in June 2012, has unveiled a renewed vision and corporate identity that sees the company rebrand as utd. by content with immediate effect. utd. by content will provides media management and digital distribution services to the news, media and entertainment industries. As […]
Sky Sports has updated its iPad app with users now having access to on-screen analysis tools used during live football coverage. For the first time, viewers watching live Sky Sports Barclays Premier League matches can access some of the same analysis technology used by Gary Neville and Ed Chamberlin on Ford Monday Night Football. The […]
Roku is expanding its channel offering in the UK with video, music and casual gaming services. This quarter, Roku audiences will have access to entertainment from video portal Dailymotion, digital music service Spotify and music video library VEVO. Additionally, Time Warner Cable has confirmed it will bring TWC TV to Roku streaming devices in the […]
BBC Sport has launched a free mobile application for iPhone and iPod touch devices in the UK. The customisable app provides football transfer news, a live scores section, live text coverage of a selection of sports, plus live Radio 5 live and 5 live sports extra streams. Video highlights will be introduced soon; as will […]
Univision Communications, a media company serving Hispanic America, has announced a partnership deal with Samsung that will make UVideos, its bilingual digital video network, available on all 2013 Samsung Smart TVs, connected Blu-ray players and home theatre systems. Beginning this spring, users of select Samsung devices will be able to access Hispanic programming via the […]
Intel is collaborating with Comcast so that customers can enjoy the Xfinity TV experience on IP set-top boxes, Ultrabook devices, Intel-based all-in-one PCs, tablets and smartphones as well as smart TVs in the home. This experience is made possible by the Intel Puma 6MG-based XG5 multi-screen video gateway. “Working closely with service providers like Comcast […]
Entertainment network EPIX will launch its app on the PlayStation 3 system during the first quarter of 2013, with an app for the PlayStation Vita handheld system to follow in the spring. EPIX will provide authenticated subscribers with access to more than 3,000 titles, including a HD lineup of new releases like Mission: Impossible-Ghost Protocol, […]
Consumers are using the built-in features on their HDTV at a high rate, with an increasing number gaining access to Web-enabled content directly through their televisions, according to research by The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). More than one in five US adults owns a smart app-enabled HDTV and almost all (90 per cent) use the […]
German subscribers to Deutsche Telekom’s IPTV service Entertain will soon be able to view Sky Deutschland’s channels. The “cooperation agreement” signed between the two will kick in later this summer and covers the Sky-D’s key Bundesliga football coverage as well as games from the UEFA Champions League, Europa League and golf and tennis fixtures. The […]