Sling TV has released its app for Xbox One, the first gaming console to support the live, OTTTV service. Xbox One joins a constellation of other devices that support Sling TV, including Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick; current-generation Roku players and Roku TV models; Android and iOS devices; and Macs and PCs. “Sling […]
ABC News is now available as a streaming channel on Roku players and Roku TV models – the first ABC News streaming channel to be available on Smart TVs. ABC News VP of Digital Colby Smith commented: “Today is another big step in putting our audience in control of how and when they get their […]
SVoD services will see huge growth over the next five years as traditional cable TV subscriptions continue to decline, according to Ben Keen, chief analyst and VP, consumer media at IHS. However, the transition to digital and the success of cable broadband mean that cable is still a strong industry. Keen told Cable Congress
Amazon’s SVoD service, Prime Instant Video, is now twice as large as Hulu, and gaining ground on Netflix in the US according to Nielsen. The media-measurement firm reports
YouTube has added 360-degree videos to its service, with users able to watch the content through their browser as well on their phones when paired with a virtual reality headset. The online video portal suggests that the new tool could be used to let viewers “see the stage and the crowd of your concert, the […]
With press reports suggesting that Netflix subscribers regularly consume anywhere from 30 per cent to 40 per cent of the Internet’s total bandwidth, and even more on the day when Netflix releases a popular show such as House of Cards, it is hardly surprising that market research consultancy iGR suggests that they are among the […]
Telefónica’s IPTV service Movistar TV has launched the Ultimos 7 días app (Last 7 days) to enable its viewers access to all content broadcast on the channels over the previous seven days. All Movistar’s users subscribed to Movistar TV Total will be able to access this service through the EPG with the option “Ver programas […]
Verizon has signed an multi-year agreement to add more than 200 hours of original content per year produced by AwesomenessTV to be available for customers later this year through OTT video. The AwesomenessTV channel will target teens and young millennials, with new scripted and unscripted series. Additionally. Verizon is also adding the family-oriented DreamWorksTV to […]
Tubi TV, the free video streaming service, has entered into a licensing agreement with Paramount Pictures to bring more than 50 classic feature films from the studio’s extensive library to the company’s ad-supported video applications. Films currently featured on Tubi TV include fan-favourites Top Gun, Basic Instinct, Total Recall, Star Trek: The Final Frontier, The […]
Pro-copyright consumer education body the Industry Trust for IP Awareness and Marvel Entertainment have launched the latest ‘Moments Worth Paying For’ trailer, a collaboration on the epic new Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron which champions the value of the big screen experience and also uses the new “Book, buy & watch” tagline for legal content […]