Piksel, a global player in building digital video businesses, has announced its role in designing and developing an “Owned & Operated” (O&O) digital video platform for Endemol Beyond USA, the premium content network of Endemol Shine North America. The new platform launches with an array of content from Endemol Beyond USA, including programing from its […]
Quickplay, the global expert in powering premium video to any device, is working with Alcatel-Lucent to enable pay-TV operators to evolve their legacy IPTV platforms to the next generation of TV services. The combination enables the most engaging user experience across all screens – in the home and on the go – leveraging both managed […]
Gaming fans can now enjoy Major League Gaming (MLG) content on their smart TVs with the new MLG.tv app in the Opera TV Store. MLG, a specilaist in eSports, has produced more than 1,000 hours of original content and premier eSports competitions. Through the Opera TV Store on Sony, Samsung, HiSense, and RCA devices in […]
Liberty Global has been the largest pay-TV operator in Europe for some time (with assets both in the West and in the East). However, its top slot in Western Europe is under threat, with Sky Europe [satellite subs only] expected to overtake its subscriber count in 2017, according to a report from Digital TV Research. […]
Netflix plans to enter Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea in early 2016 as the streaming giant continues with its global rollout aim. Netflix will begin by streaming a selection of TV shows, movies and childrens programming. Most will come with local subtitles, and further details such as pricing and packages will be disclosed […]
Disney has announced multiple partner and device additions to its cloud-based digital movie service, Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA), continuing to expand upon its promise to provide more ways to buy and watch your Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars movies at home or on the go. Starting immediately in the US, Amazon Video and Microsoft […]
Zappware, a provider of digital TV products for pay-TV operators, has added voice control capability to its end-to-end DVB/IPTV/OTT platform. Currently, interaction with the TV screen mainly occurs using a physical remote control device. In order to offer a more natural way for interacting with the TV screen, Zappware now offers an additional mechanism based […]
Netlflix will launch its streaming service in Spain next month with Ultra-HD content available from day one. Content director Neil Hunt revealed in a press interview that Netflix’s price plans in Spain will start with a basic subscription of €7.99 a month to access the service with one device on SD; €8.99 a month for […]
Verizon Communications is launching a trial version of its new mobile video service, aiming to prove that telecom players can compete with Google and Facebook. The service, a mobile app dubbed “go90”, will be offered initially to a select set of its own customers, with advertisements from well-known brands but without newly acquired ad technology […]
Dataxis, the intelligence company on the Latin American TV market, forecasts that Mexico will reach 5 million VoD OTT subscribers by end 2015, largely surpassing Brazil, Colombia and Argentina. Mexico has the most developed IP and TV everywhere multiscreen television platforms and the highest investment of the region. According to Dataxis, OTT subscribers – like […]