Streaming platform Roku has introduced a number of automatic software updates providing new features and fixes designed to give users a great streaming experience. In a blog post, Chas Smith, SVP and general manager Roku TV & Players, notes that the release of Roku OS 7.5, the latest version of its operating system to Roku […]
LG Electronics has confirmed that owners of 2016 LG Smart TVs, will be able to take full advantage of Freeview Play functionality by scrolling back through their TV guide to enjoy shows from the last seven days. In addition, entertainment services from UKTV Play and STV will also join the range of catch up services […]
FOTV Media Networks has confirmed that the FOTV Channel is now available on Roku players and Roku TVs globally. Roku users will now have access to FOTV’s OTT app, which features both LIVE TV and ON DEMAND sections. FOTV’s On-Demand offerings are available for free and are ad-supported, as are most of the live and […]
PlayKids, the mobile entertainment and education platform for children, has partnered with Foxxum to launch its Smart TV and Game Console applications worldwide. The PlayKids TV Apps will include all of its video content and will be launched on all major Smart TVs by December 2016, followed by the Roku, Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox platforms in […]
Filip Remskar, CEO, talks about the latest trends in OTT and introduces Nuboly, Beenius’s new cloud provided complete platform that allows broadcasters to go OTT and bring VoD and multiscreen services to market quickly, economically and flexibly. [bitsontherun p7Gwfdbs-hLYU43gg]
ADB CEO Peter Balchin tells about Graphyne 2 the updated and enhanced solution that smooths the path for broadcasters transitioning to TV Everywhere provision. It features improved UI, discovery and recommendation for a much improved user experience. ADB is also leveraging its deep experience of the hospitality sector to address top class user service and develop […]
Jason Friedlander, Director of Solutions Engineering for Verizon Digital Media Services, introduces their latest major enhancement; Live Events Manager. This application means any content provider – however large or small – can provide live streaming and can monitor and manage output from a simple dashboard that shows the pre and post encoding stream and the audience view. […]
According to findings from consumer purchase data specialist InfoScout, despite TV makers’ hype over the latest technologies and features heading into the holiday shopping season, most TV buyers are not persuaded by product and brand differentiation messages during their path to purchase. For the great majority of buyers, finding a TV at the right price […]
Global technology company LeEco has launched what it describes as its “disruptive” ecosystem model in the US, which aims to break boundaries between screens to deliver content and services seamlessly on a wide array of connected smart devices – including smartphones, TVs, smart bikes, virtual reality and electric self-driving vehicles. The company has unveiled its […]
Working together closely since 2012 on an exclusive basis for Western Europe, high-tech specialist Hisense and Foxxum, a player in Smart TV solutions, have built up a successful Smart TV platform for the Hisense brand in this entire area. In order for Hisense to take advantage of this platform outside of Western Europe the contract between […]