LG Electronics has confirmed that UK owners of its Smart TVs will be able to benefit exclusively from the introduction of the Sky Store TV app integrated into the LG webOS platform. With new movies, such as Beauty and the Beast, to Kong: Skull Island and Logan added every week, Sky Store allows users to […]
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, has confirmed that version 9.2 of its Test Suite has now been released. The aim of this release of the Test Suite is to support the certification of devices […]
TP-Vision – brand licensee for the design, manufacturing and marketing of Philips TVs – has confirmed that the company’s new 6162 and 6262 2017 range of Philips Smart TVs will be the first Philips sets to feature the Freeview Play service in the UK. Freeview Play combines catch-up, on-demand services and live television together in […]
Videology, a software provider for converged TV and video advertising, has released its Q2 2017 U.S. TV & Video At-A-Glance report. According to the report, spending on linear TV campaigns in the Videology platform using advanced data grew 150 per cent quarter over quarter from Q1 2017 to Q2 2017. Videology continues to see an […]
The use of connected TV devices continues on a sharp upward path, with another year of double-digit growth in the US, according to findings from research firm eMarketer. In total, 168.1 million people in the US will use an Internet-connected TV in 2017, up 10.1 per cent over 2016. Usage of smart TVs, which have […]
International IoT research firm Parks Associates has published research showing smart TV penetration will reach 57 per cent in Western Europe this year. This growth comes as the connectivity rates for smart TV are also increasing; in the US, 82 per cent of smart TV owners connect their device to the Internet. New use cases […]
Trading standards officers in the inner-London Borough of Westminster have led a successful operation that seized a cache of potentially dangerous illegal TV streaming devices. The joint operation between Westminster Trading Standards, National Crime Agency, the Government Agency Intelligence Network (GAIN) and with intellectual property protection organisation FACT (Federation Against Copyright Theft), seized more than […]
Police in the UK Midlands city of Derby have executed a warrant as part of a crackdown on devices that illegally stream subscription services, in a joint investigation with intellectual property protection organisation FACT (Federation Against Copyright Theft). The warrant took place on Tuesday July 18th as part of ongoing work to stop the use […]
Streaming platform specialist Roku has reached 15 million monthly active accounts as of June 30th 2017, growing 43 per cent over the same period of the prior year. Users streamed nearly 7 billion hours on the Roku platform in the first half of 2017, growing 61 percent over the same period of the prior year. […]
QYOU Media, a specialist curator of premium ‘best-of-web’ video for multiscreen delivery, has agreed a new distribution agreement with communications technology and services giant Ericsson that brings its curated online video content to the Ericsson Unified Delivery Network (UDN) ecosystem. This programming will create new monetisation opportunities for both businesses by attracting and engaging hard-to-reach […]