US local TV station groups covering 76 million American homes are partnering with ConnecTV to launch a free second screen application in early 2012 that will offer viewers additional content and social media features tied to live TV. As part of the agreement, a number of the broadcasters have also made an undisclosed investment in […]
Viasat Broadcasting announced that its Viaplay online pay-TV service is available to iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users in Denmark, Norway and Sweden from the App Store. Subscribers to any of Viaplay’s three online TV packages (‘TV’, ‘TV+Film’ or ‘TV+Film+Sport’) can use the new app to access Viaplay’s multi-screen, on-demand video streaming service, which is […]
Described as the combination of a social TV application with the ability to stream and record video to watch when and where you want, digital television technology, software and services provider Motive Television has launched Video2Go, designed to provide broadcasters and pay-TV platforms with opportunities to extend their content reach beyond the TV set to […]
Over half (54 per cent) of broadband Internet users watch TV content streamed or on an alternative platform weekly, according to consumer research firm Horowitz Associates. Non-traditional viewing now accounts for 10.8 hours a month, or seven per cent of total viewing time, with 149.4 hours still dedicated to traditional TV. The firm’s Multiplatform Content […]
Three leading technology companies have created a solution that allows pay-TV service providers quickly and cost-effectively to deploy a complete multiscreen ‘TV Everywhere’ service, including streaming live video. Teaming up for the solution are itaas, a system integrator and provider of an interactive client app for viewing content; RGB Networks, a provider of scalable multiscreen […]
People who use personal devices such as tablets and smartphones at the same time as watching TV are ignoring television commercials almost completely, according to new research published by the Strategy Analytics Digital Home Observatory. The report, “Multi-Screen User Behaviours in the Home,” identifies reasons why multiscreen users shift their focus between devices and how […]
Freeview, the UK’s digital terrestrial television platform, has confirmed that the Freeview HD TV Guide App has expanded to Android devices and Apple’s iPad. The free app, launched for the iPhone last year, offers instant access to the platform’s programming guide, including all standard and high definition channels. New features include a full grid view […]
AuthenTec, a provider of security and identity management solutions, has announced that Sky Deutschland, the largest pay-TV provider in Germany and Austria, has chosen AuthenTec’s DRM Fusion Downloadable client to deliver premium content services to Apple tablets via its new Sky Go application. Sky Deutschland’s Sky Go service allows mobile users to view programming from […]
Discretix, a provider of embedded security and content protection solutions, and Latens part of the Pace Group and a provider of software security solutions for pay-TV, have announced a partnership to extend content protection beyond traditional pay-TV networks to include smartphones, tablets and other connected devices. The integration of Latens Security Manager with Discretix SecurePlayer […]
The BBC has revealed in a blog post that tablet devices now account for half as much usage of the iPlayer service as Freesat, Freeview, BT Vision, Virgin TiVo and Blu-ray combined (3 per cent vs 6 per cent). The iPlayer received 153 million requests for TV and radio programmes in September, with Tablet requests […]