Amazon has confirmed that new features are coming to the best-selling Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick. These features will be enabled automatically as part of a free, over-the-air software update currently being delivered to customers. Through this update, customers can now easily use their voice to search for favourite content, find the best […]
End-to-end video entertainment provider and #TelcoTV solution specialist Netgem has launched the Music Avenue, a multi-room music aggregation and playout service for music lovers. Forming part of Netgem’s strategy to move from connected TV services into connected entertainment, the Music Avenue is an integral component of Netgem’s range of content services, representing the first step […]
FOTV Media Networks Inc., the interrelated group of digital media companies which produces and distributes hologram, virtual reality, 360 and premium Hollywood content globally with an over-the-top (OTT) audience of more than 75 million monthly unique users of its live and on-demand movies and television, has confirmed the launch of its initial public offering of […]
Rovi has unveiled i-Guide HD R32, a HD guide with a modern design user interface. i-Guide enriches the viewer’s entertainment experience and provides users with easy access to all their favorite content. Additionally, Rovi announced that Click! Network, a multi-service broadband cable provider, is the first customer to deploy i-Guide for their subscribers. This newest […]
Media convergence solutions and services provider ADB has partnered with ContentWise, a specialist in personalisation, discovery, analytics and metadata, to integrate personalised recommendation capabilities into its recently launched next-generation personal TV software platform, graphyne2. The newly launched graphyne2 platform, which is due to be debuted at IBC 2016, is a feature-rich client device and backend […]
Sky Q, Sky’s next generation home entertainment system, is introducing more new features designed to make it even easier for customers to find and watch their favourite TV shows. After the successful launch of Sky Q in February, Auto Play, an improved Top Picks and a range of other features are set to make Sky […]
Connected service Sky+ has introduced its new homepage design introduced to help customers discover even more TV to watch. The latest update adds editorial Top Picks to the Sky+ Homepage. The new section gives customers’ recommendations on the best new TV from entertainment channels such as Sky Atlantic and Fox. Additionally, depending on customers’ subscriptions […]
One year after its launch as Movistar TV, Telefónica’s pay-TV platform is set to update its user interface in an attempt to be more dynamic. The update will roll out in September along with the addition of new added value services such as a recommendation engine that draws information from the viewer’s profile. The company has […]
EBS, the full-service provider of EPG data for platforms and channels worldwide, has been contracted by ITV Choice to supply EPG data listings to platforms in Africa and Asia. Part of ITV, the UK’s largest commercial broadcaster, ITV Choice is the home of British entertainment available throughout Asia, the Middle East and Africa, reaching over […]
This July will see a rearrangement of M-Net movie channels over South Africa. Described locally as a “pruning” of the wide number of channels available, and a re-ordering of the EPG. The rationale is that over the years as new channels have come along their numbering has not always followed a logical pattern. This will […]