Haystack TV, an ad-supported streaming service that connects viewers with local, national and global TV news, is expanding its worldwide distribution through a new technology integration agreement with Hisense, a global television and appliance manufacturer. Hisense, currently the third-largest television manufacturer, will pre-install and place the Haystack TV app prominently on the new VIDAA smart […]
British TV manufacturer Cello has launched its new FreeviewPlay range with Alexa voice control, powered by netgem.tv. Available in screen sizes 24-inch up to 50-inch, these HD Smart televisions incorporate the ongoing netgem.tv service, offering free and premium, live and on-demand streaming. Customers of Cello’s latest Smart TV range can access the wide variety of […]
F1 TV has made its North American debut on the Roku platform with both the Pro and Access subscription plans of Formula 1’s OTT service now available in the Roku Channel Store in the US. This is the first time F1 TV will be available to watch on a large screen format. Formula 1 fans […]
DocuBay, the SVoD documentary platform by IN10 Media, has announced a content partnership with PatchWall on Mi TV, a Smart TV brand in India. DocuBay is now available as an integrated offering for all PatchWall users, featuring HD and 4K documentaries. Users can now subscribe to DocuBay’s OneTribe Membership (Yearly) at 50 per cent off […]
Pluto TV, a ViacomCBS company and global AVoD service, has announced a multi-year global pact bringing Pluto TV’s platform of over 250 live, linear, thematically-curated and branded partner channels onto Hisense’s new Vidaa platform across the US, Europe and Latin America, for free. Beginning in the Spring of 2020, Pluto TV will be deeply integrated […]
beIN Sports has announced the addition of beIN Sports Xtra, the network’s free, 24/7 English-language live sports streaming channel, to Samsung TV Plus, channel 1062. beIN Sports Xtra joins the nearly 100 free TV channels already on the Samsung TV Plus service. Established in December of 2016 in the US, Samsung TV Plus is pre-installed […]
Premium digital advertising technology company PubMatic has released findings from a study commissioned with Forrester Consulting around global video ad monetisation trends. In an effort to better understand how publishers’ needs are evolving, the research provides insight
LG Electronics, which introduced its 2020 smart TVs with the Apple TV app in January at CES, is now launching the Apple TV app for compatible 2019 LG smart TVs in over 80 countries. Accessed via the LG Home Launcher, the Apple TV app gives LG TV owners the ability to subscribe to and watch […]
VIZIO has selected Cinedigm’s Matchpoint Blueprint as a preferred development platform to provide video streaming apps across VIZIO SmartCast TVs in the US. The offering will open the door for premium content partners to bring new applications and programming to the VIZIO SmartCast platform. “We’re pleased to have Cinedigm’s Matchpoint Blueprint platform as a means […]
FreeWheel, a Comcast company and advertising management solution, has launched its first Video Marketplace Report specifically for Europe, focusing on video advertising in Q3 2019. The paper shows a continued upward trend in premium video with ad views increasing 10 per cent year-on-year. This rise is driving investment in “growth platforms” such as connected TV […]