Telefónica is launching a new multi device functionality that will allow its subscribers to control and manage their pay-TV service through the mobile phone or the tablet. The new service, integrated into the multidevice offer Movistar 360, will become available in the first week of May and enable users to select and send TV content […]
Snapchat could become more popular with advertisers than Twitter, Yahoo and AOL within three years. eMarketer forecasts that the messaging app will bring in revenues in excess of $3 billion a year before the end of 2019. The forecast is based on advertisers targeting the youth audience that the photo app has seemingly cornered. More […]
Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company (Ooredoo) has launched its iOS and Android compatible mobile TV app, ‘Ooredoo TV Go’, partnering with Starz Play to provide on-demand access to over 6,000 hours of the latest series and blockbuster movies. Johan Buse, Chief Commercial Officer at Ooredoo said: “Everything around us is getting faster and more accessible, with […]
Satellite operator Eutelsat Communications revealed at CABSAT in Dubai that Sat.tv, its mobile programme guide, is expanding to include free-to-air channels broadcasting from its popular 7/8° West neighbourhood. Sat.tv was launched in April 2016, targeting the 65 million homes equipped for DTH reception from Eutelsat’s HOTBIRD neighbourhood. The app has already registered almost one million […]
US professional football league Major League Soccer and Univision Deportes, the multimedia sports division of Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), the leading media company serving Hispanic America, are collaborating with Facebook to live stream a full slate of regular season matches on the social network. As part of this, MLS will also drive further social engagement […]
Netflix has revealed strategic partnerships with Indian service providers Airtel, Videocon d2h and Vodafone. “India is one of the most important and vibrant countries in the world and we are delighted to be teaming up with three of its leading companies to make it much easier for consumers to enjoy Netflix,” Reed Hastings, Co-founder and […]
Digital services monetisation specialist CSG Systems International has confirmed that its Ascendon digital services platform will power new ways for UK quad-play operator TalkTalk TV customers to view, browse, rent or buy a wide range of video content, whether at home or on-the-go. TalkTalk chose Ascendon to further elevate its TV offering as a competitive […]
The use of 5G to support future Virtual Reality services will be explored by BT and Nokia, as part of a new stream of research. This research will examine how the low latencies and high bandwidths of 5G can be used to maximise the experience of customers watching fully-immersive live sport or entertainment in future […]
BBC Worldwide and Snap Inc have partnered to launch an exclusive series of Planet Earth II ‘Shows’ on social media messaging app Snapchat’s Discover Platform in the US and Canada. In a first for mobile audiences, never-before-seen footage filmed for the landmark series will launch on Snapchat a day before the show’s February 18th debut […]
Roku has released the latest version (v4.0) of its Roku mobile app for iOS and Android devices that delivers a fresh new look and new features. Roku says the update has been designed “to make your mobile device an ultimate streaming companion by giving you one-tap access to features that make streaming what you love […]