The newest addition to LG Electronics’ (LG) Friend ecosystem is the first action camera to be available globally with LTE connectivity built-in, allowing users to stream directly to sites such as YouTube Live without a smartphone. The device, LG Action CAM, will launch in South Korea next month followed by key markets worldwide including North America […]
UK subscription-free satellite TV service Freesat has reported a “solid” start to 2016 as it continues to enhance its content offering and build international partnerships. The number of homes connected to Freesat by both satellite and broadband is up by 54 per cent year-on-year. This results from customers choosing to complement their linear free-to-air TV […]
Samsung Electronics and Canal+ group are partnering to offer the MyCanal TV experience directly embedded on Samsung smart TVs. No additional STB is required, nor additional cable, with the hybrid DTT/OTT offering designed to make MyCanal live and replay HDTV experience and content, which comprises both Canal+ and Canalsat bouquets, available in a simpler way. […]
FilmBox Live and LG are running an international promo campaign which lets LG Smart TV users enjoy one month of free access to the FilmBox Live app featuring live TV channels and a huge VoD library. The promotion will last throughout May in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Greece, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, […]
Icflix, the MENA streaming service, has partnered with global TV manufacturer, Hisense, to make movies, TV series, documentaries and kids entertainment from ICFLIX more accessible to consumers across the region. The Icflix app will come preinstalled on all high-end Hisense TV’s and will include a three-month free subscription for customers signing up for a premium […]
Viacom and streaming platform specialist Roku are partnering to enable Viacom to utilise aggregated audience insights from Roku to deliver targeted advertising on the Roku platform. According to the pair, this first-of-its-kind partnership between an over-the-top (OTT) platform and programmer is the latest illustration of the power of OTT advertising. “Viacom’s unique partnership with Roku […]
Findings from Futuresource Consulting suggest that the relationship between SVoD and pay-TV is relatively complementary in most countries, with pay-TV households more likely to take SVoD services than free-to-air only households, although as SVoD becomes more established, this is less apparent. The eleventh edition of the firm’s twice yearly consumer research programme – Living with […]
Findings from a Leichtman Research Group study – HD and Connected TVs XIII – indicate that 65 per cent of US TV households have at least one television set connected to the Internet via a video game system, a smart TV set, a Blu-ray player, and/or a stand-alone device (such as Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, […]
Broadcasters could be forgiven for wishing the digital train would occasionally slow down or at least rest a little longer in one station before moving on to another. For many years, of course, it was very straightforward – a signal was sent, by a variety of means, to a TV where it was watched or […]
Cable MSO Comcast is partnering with Roku in a move that will continue to expand the range of retail devices Comcast’s customers can use to access their Xfinity TV service without the need for a set-top box. Later this year, Xfinity TV customers will be able to enjoy their cable subscription in the home via […]