Amazon aces US Open Tennis rights for UK
In a further sign of the growing importance of the importance of sports rights to SVoD providers, Amazon Prime Video has been granted the exclusive live telecast rights to the…
Amazon, Best Buy smart TV partnership
Amazon and Best Buy have announced a collaboration to bring the next generation of Fire TV Edition smart TVs to customers in the US and Canada. As a first step…
ESPN+ on Roku
Streaming platform and device specialist Roku has confirmed the availability of ESPN+ through the new ESPN channel on the Roku platform, allowing Roku player and Roku TV users to access…
France: 3.4m watch VoD daily
Each day, 9.5 million people in France are watching TV online, either live or catch-up, via a TV set. According to data from Mediametrie, some 4.4 million (7.3 per cent…
Com Hem, Boxer launch Android TV Tv Hub
Swedish multiplay operator Com Hem is launching its Android tv-based platform Tv Hub, for its customers as well as those of pay-DTT service Boxer. The Tv Hub combines linear tv…
Discovery Kids on Amazon Prime UK
Suggesting it offers good fun and safe entertainment, in a trusted environment, Discovery is launching Discovery Kids, a digital subscription service, offering on demand Kids content through Amazon’s Prime Video…
TalkTalk off-net TV customers switched to Rakuten TV
Off-net transactional TalkTalk TV users are become Rakuten TV customers – gaining access to all the content available on the SVoD service. TalkTalk customers’ service is to remain unchanged, with…
SCN launches on Freeview
Promising an exciting new way to watch a huge range of sports shows on demand, Sports Channel Network (SCN) is now available on Internet-connected televisions on UK DTT platform Freeview…
Jail terms for Kodi device fraudsters
Two suppliers of Kodi-type illegal devices have each been jailed for four and half years in Newcastle Crown Court in the northwest of England after being found guilty of conspiracy…
Sanyo joins Roku TV brand roster
Streaming platform and device specialist Roku has confirmed that the Sanyo brand is now part of the Roku TV licensing programme. Funai Corporation – the exclusive licensee for Sanyo consumer…