Sony Computer Entertainment New Zealand (SCENZ) has confirmed it will launch PlayTV, a HD PVR, for viewing via PlayStation3 on any TV. PS3 owners in New Zealand will be able to watch, pause and record Freeview/HD digital television, either on a big screen TV, or when they are on the go with PSP (PlayStation Portable), […]
Verizon FiOS TV has launched its Flex View platform allowing subscribers access to the telco’s VOD offering outside the home on a variety of portable devices, including laptops, smart phones and tablets. Initially, users can download for purchase or rent over 1,400 movie titles on Flex View, with the amount of content growing to 2,000 […]
Despite the difficulties faced to date, the timing is ripe for mobile video services to take off in certain Asia/Pacific markets due to the enhanced capability of the networks, increasing popularity and affordability of smartphones, and improvements in the mobile video business, according to a report from Pyramid Research Pyramid Research estimates there will be […]
KidsCo, the international children’s channel, has launched with Spanish telco, France Telecom Spain, part of the Orange network group. KidsCo programming will be made available across Orange mobile platforms this autumn. The partnership sees the launch of KidsCo on a mobile platform for the first time in Europe. Orange customers will be able to stream […]
AT&T’s U-verse has launched the AT&T U-verse Mobile app for Windows Phone 7 devices and is allowing any AT&T Windows Phone user to use the app watch hit TV shows for free for 30 days. Customers will be charged $9.99 a month once the free trial ends. The application will be initially available on the […]
Free-to-Air analogue mobile video is booming in Latin America and China, and digital mobile TV services are ramping up throughout Asia, as well as Latin America. In the US, new ATSC mobile DTV services are launching and will drive solid growth in a few short years. As a result, within a few years, In-Stat expects […]
Mobile phone users in rural areas could soon see their 3G reception improve after regulators allowed operators to repurpose their existing spectrum for mobile broadband services. The ruling by Ofcom that refarming of 900MHz and 1800MHz spectrum would not harm competition in the UK mobile market settles a three-year row that has held back the […]
Virgin Media has announced the launch of the Nokia N8, the first handset to come preloaded with its own video-on-demand software. The Virgin Media Player app will also give access to content from 4oD, Comedy Central, MTV and Nickelodeon. Virgin says: “The brand-new Nokia N8 is the first handset to come pre-loaded with the ‘Virgin […]
Virgin Media has confirmed a deal with NBC Universal International Television Distribution for the video-on-demand rights in the UK to a selection of NBC Universal series. Under the terms of the agreement, these titles will be offered as new content across Virgin Media’s three entertainment platforms; TV, online and mobile. From December 1st Virgin Media […]
Vodafone Spain has launched a free mobile TV app for Android handsets that allows users to access to the 10-channel Vodafone TV service it offers over the Internet, including TV commercial channels La Sexta, Antena 3 and Telecinco. Called Vodafone Aplicacion TV, the app also gives access to pay DTT channel Gol TV, which airs […]