Australian free digital television service Freeview is launching a new programme of innovation and products including a new FreeviewPlus mobile application for access to all of the free-to-air networks’ live streaming and catch up content. The programme will include investment in upgrading connected TV service FreeviewPlus which will allow viewers access to a wider range […]
Later in 2106, AT&T plans to launch the ability for customers to access and stream DirecTV video services over a wired or wireless Internet connection from any provider and from virtually any device – smartphone, tablet, Smart TV, streaming media hardware or PC. What AT&T describes as three new affordable video offers will be designed […]
In a similar move to the autumn 2015 launch of OTT service TVPlayer Plus in the UK, cloud-based TV aggregation app and platform Magine is providing premium pay-TV channels in Germany for the first time without any requirement to purchase any other content or service. Magine TV viewers in Germany (traditionally one of the most […]
Following the news on February 1st that broadcast and pay-TV technology provider Motive Television had made TabletTV available on the new Apple TV platform in the US, the firm has now received approval from Apple for its UK App and released TabletTV Freeview for sale and use on the Apple TV platform. TabletTV Freeview for […]
ESPN has revealed research that shines a spotlight on the huge role following sport plays in the lives of UK fans. The average UK sports fan spends 7hr 24min following sport in a typical week compared to 5hr 24min on social media, 5hr 12min doing housework, or 4hr 30 min exercising. The figures come from […]
Sky has invested £0.3 million (€0.396m) in mobile fan engagement and sports marketing company InCrowd. The investment in the UK-based company follows a series of Sky partnerships with pioneering technology companies in the US, helping to accelerate innovation. InCrowd, formed by the team behind the world’s leading sports data company, Opta, specialises in developing mobile […]
Broadcast and pay-TV technology provider Motive Television has received approval from Apple for its TabletTV Internet App to be available to any iPhone user globally. The new App is available from today on all Apple App Stores in the world for a cost of $4.99/£2.99 (€3.96). The TabletTV Internet App enables users to access and […]
Having announced its intention mid-September 2015 to make TabletTV available on the new Apple TV platform in the United States, United Kingdom, and throughout the world, broadcast and pay-TV technology provider Motive Television has received approval from Apple for its App and released it for sale and use on the Apple TV platform. The TabletTV […]
Findings from Hub Entertainment Research have identified three key obstacles to TV Everywhere adoption. The firm suggests that everything about the concept of ‘TV Everywhere’ seems like a win-win: Pay-TV customers enjoy the benefit of access to their subscription content on a variety of devices, at no additional cost; TV networks and MVPDs give customers […]
With Apple recently releasing its updated Apple TV, it’s clear the company sees the technology as its next app platform. In response to this, App Annie, a provider of app analytics and app market data, has released a series of stats on tvOS. Some of these findings include: – Of the top 100 most downloaded […]