Visiware, a provider of 2nd screen solutions for interactive TV experiences, today has that its Sync2TV platform is powering the companion mobile apps for 2nd screen experiences for World Cup 2014 with some of the leading global sports TV organisations, including Televisa (Mexico), L’Equipe (France), and a leading US sports network. Visiware’s Sync2TV will enable […]
Canadian quad-play operator Videotron has unveiled a completely revamped and transformed version of its illico app for the iPad which it claims will change how users access television programming. The operator says the timing of its release on Videotron’s 50th anniversary is particularly apt: 50 years of innovation that have made Videotron the Québec leader […]
Spain’s Mediaset and Integración Transmedia, a subsidiary of Publiespaña, have launched MIOtv, a mobile app through which viewers can interact with live content and adverts on Mediaset’s platforms. Currently only available for Android, but with plans to launch an IOS version, the app was co-designed by Taptap Networks and aims to increase the impact of […]
The BBC has rolled out major updates for its iOS and Android BBC iPlayer apps for mobiles and tablets. The iPlayer app, available from the Apple App Store and Google Play, and as an update to the 26 million apps already downloaded, follows the launch of new BBC iPlayer on connected TVs and responsive web […]
Mediaset Spain, owner of Tele 5 and Cuatro, and WhatsApp have signed a pioneering agreement that will enable the broadcaster to interact with users via messages, video clips, photos and audio clips with content from the Football World Cup in Brazil. Mediaset plans to turn the Football World Cup into the first multi-screen sport event […]
ITV has announced it has entered a partnership with Microsoft to offer the ITV Player app on the leading manufacturer’s Windows Phone 8 devices. The ITV Player app provides customers with access to the last thirty days of ITV’s catch-up content across ITV, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4 and CITV. The app will enable viewers to catch […]
Network Ten has launched its tenplay app for Windows 8 phones in Australia, giving users access to its content anytime and anywhere – for free. The tenplay platform – which is available across web, mobile, tablets and smart TVs – will provide Windows 8 phone users with access to Network Ten’s catch-up video platform and […]
MSI Data, a developer of field workforce automation software for the cable industry, has announced that its suite of cross-platform, native mobile apps for cable will be on display at The Cable Show tradeshow in booth 2440 in Los Angeles from April 29th to May 1st. MSI Data helps cable companies boost field workforce performance […]
Ofcom research has highlighted generational differences in preferences for the types of media consumed. TV watching continues to be the media that adults say they would miss most (42 per cent) if it was taken away, but this varies considerably by age. People aged 16-24 are more than three times more likely
The Pokémon Company International has confirmed the launch of the official Pokémon TV app on the Amazon Kindle tablet. The Kindle Fire launch adds another platform for the Pokémon TV app, which has had more than 2.5 million installations since its 2013 launch on iOS devices, including iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, and Android devices. […]