LG Electronics and Verizon have formed an alliance that will see LG introduces the Verizon FiOS TV app to current LG Smart TVs and Blu-ray players in 2012. The new app will allow Verizon FiOS TV subscribers in the US to access 26 live HD channels directly through their connected LG Smart TV or Blu-ray […]
MBC-backed Al-Arabiya will launch a second all-news channel this week branded ‘Al-Arabiya Al-Hadath’. The channel will cover events from across the Arab world and beyond, including politics, breaking news, sports, business and finance, local news, and other types of news and information. Al-Arabiya Al-Hadath may also air some content that originally appeared on Al-Arabiya News […]
At CES Amazon has confirmed it will be offering movies using the UltraViolet rights system. Bill Carr, executive VP of digital media, at Amazon says that the online retailer will be offering UltraViolet rights from an as yet unnamed Hollywood studio. UltraViolet allows consumers to access multiple copies of movies and TV programmes they own […]
Following the launch of an initial 19 UltraViolet-enabled titles, more than 750,000 households have registered with UltraViolet to create and start using personal digital libraries, the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE) – a cross-industry consortium dedicated to creating a consumer-friendly open market for digital content distribution – has revealed at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics […]
Hot on the heels of Netflix’s January 9 arrival in the UK and Ireland, streaming platform Roku has revealed its launch in Europe, with the first of its streaming players now available for purchase in the UK and Ireland. Consumers living in those two countries can choose from two of Roku’s best-selling models in the […]
Samsung has confirmed plans for a “Disc to Digital” feature on Samsung Smart Blu-ray players, developed by Flixster and Rovi. Available later this year, Disc to Digital will allow consumers to add their existing Blu-ray Disc and DVD libraries from participating studios to their UltraViolet digital library – making them viewable on a wide range […]
Al Gore’s Current TV channel in the UK is being axed by BSkyB’s from its pay-TV line-up. Current TV is also available on Virgin Media and online, and would be able to continue on the Sky platform as a free-to-air channel – but low audience figures mean it is unlikely to generate much in advertising. […]
France’s TF1 Group has reached agreements with the principal xDSL, satellite and cable operators (Orange, SFR, Bouygues Telecom, CanalSat and Numericable) on the distribution of its thematic channels (Eurosport, Eurosport 2, LCI, TV Breizh, Histoire, and Ushuaïa TV), which were previously distributed on an exclusive basis. TF1 says these new, non-exclusive distribution arrangements, effective for […]
Technicolor has unveiled its new consumer brand, M-GO at CES. This free app offers seamless access to all content across all connected devices, through a cloud-based experience. Technicolor also confirmed strategic relationships around M-GO with Intel, Samsung, and VIZIO. M-GO has a state-of-the-art discovery engine that fetches consumers the content that they want to watch […]
Myspace has announced an over-the-top social TV service that will be available on the next generation of Panasonic Viera Connect-enabled HDTVs. Launching in the first half of 2012, Myspace TV allows viewers to discover, share and comment on the programmes they’re watching. Initial channels on Myspace TV will be music-focused, leveraging Myspace’s music rights and […]