Windstream, MOBITV launch Kinetic TV
Advanced network communications and technology solutions provider Windstream and app-based TV video delivery solutions specialist MOBITV are to launch an app-based television service, Kinetic TV, which will enable Windstream’s residential…
BT Sport app: More platforms
BT Sport is now even easier to watch with the launch of a new app on Apple TV, Samsung Smart TVs, and Xbox. In time for the UEFA Champions League…
MTV launches UK SVoD mobile app
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has announced the launch of MTV’s first ever direct-to-consumer (D2C) SVoD mobile streaming app, MTV Play. The app, which is initially available only in the…
Freeview launches new mobile app
Freeview has launched its mobile app for iOS devices. Users can stream live shows from the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 and on demand content from BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub,…
TV5MONDE selects Orange Media Delivery Boost
TV5MONDE, an international French-language TV channel, has chosen Orange Media Delivery Boost to enhance the user experience of its TV5MONDE Afrique mobile app. The app provides access to a large…
Sinclair launches STIRR AVoD
US television broadcasting company Sinclair Broadcast Group is to launch STIRR, a free, ad-supported streaming service that will include access to some of the most popular national news, sports, entertainment…
ESPN enhances ESPN app
Disney’s Direct-To-Consumer & International (DTCI) segment and ESPN have released a series of enhancements to the ESPN+ streaming service within the ESPN app, designed to improve the consumer experience by…
Canal+ denies CanalPlay revamp
Canal+ has denied that it plans to revamp its CanalPlay SVoD service, closed in the summer of 2018 after a dramatic loss of subscribers. In response to a story published…
Study: TAG Certification cuts Euro ad fraud 94%
The Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), an advertising industry initiative to fight criminal activity in the digital advertising supply chain, has released the first analysis of the effectiveness of ongoing industry…
Roku adds premium subscriptions
Streaming platform and device specialist Roku is expanding The Roku Channel to include ‘Premium Subscriptions’. Users will be able to watch both free ad-supported and paid premium entertainment in one…
MobiTV prepares for growth
App-based TV video delivery solutions specialist MobiTV is to launch a new data centre in Atlanta, GA. This data centre currently serves as a pop location for MobiTV’s managed service…
SK Telecom claims 5G live broadcast first
Korean telco SK Telecom says it has achieved the world’s first live TV broadcasting using its commercial 5G network and live broadcasting solution. SK Telecom aired Korea’s largest New Year’s…
Canal+ signs fresh windowing deal
The Canal+ Group has signed a new windowing agreement, thanking the Culture Minister and film body CNC for their help in bringing about the agreement. The deal, which follows that…
Survey: Bad experiences drive video service cancellation
Despite the surging worldwide growth and popularity of mobile streaming content and apps, viewers remain frustrated by their experiences, according to a new 10-country survey by Penthera, an international software…
TiVo renews patent for Samsung smartphones and tablets
TiVo Corporation has announced that Rovi Corporation has signed a new multi-year patent licence agreement with Samsung for the use of Rovi’s video discovery patents and technologies across Samsung’s smartphone…