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Germany: Local TV portal on Vestel TVs

Bayerische Medien Technik (BMT), in cooperation with Vestel, is improving local and regional content in Germany. The Local TV portal, which provides easy access to many live streams of local TV programmes and open channels in Germany, is now also available as an app on the Vestel TV platforms LINUX, Android TV and Fire TV. […]

October 23, 2023

LG to enable cross-brand appliance connectivity

LG Electronics (LG) is set to present its first commercial implementation of the Home Connectivity Alliance’s HCA Specification 1.0, enabling cross-brand appliance connectivity through the LG ThinQ smart home platform. By the end of this year, consumers will be able to control appliances from other brands, such as Samsung and Vestel with the ThinQ app, […]

August 29, 2023

Vestel adds VIDAA to smart TV offerings

VIDAA USA, the smart TV platform developer, has signed a multi-year partnership with Vestel to provide a turnkey operating system to one of Europe’s leading smart TV manufacturers. The deal will expand the presence of the VIDAA platform in Europe, powering Toshiba branded TVs starting in 2023. By utilising VIDAA, Vestel joins 10 manufacturers globally already […]

January 10, 2023

LOVEStv on Vestel SmartTV home menu

The Digital TV infrastructure operator Cellnex Telecom and Sofia Digital have collaborated to create a new way to discover broadcasted content. HbbTV-based streaming service LOVEStv is now available also as a Smart TV application and can be found from the home menu on Vestel TVs. The new Smart TV application can be found and launched […]

February 21, 2022

TikTok launches on Vestel Smart TVs

European TV set manufacturer Vestel has confirmed the arrival of video sharing app TikTok on its range of Smart TVs. The collaboration will see Vestel now bring TikTok to more than twenty high-profile and premium TV brands, including its own portfolio of brand licences. Especially designed for TV, the TikTok app is already available on […]

February 9, 2022

Vestel introduces TV Smart Centre app

Vestel is set to bring viewers around Europe extra features for their Smart TVs with the launch of its TV Smart Centre app. Free-to-download, the new TV remote control app is designed for Smart TVs from fifty popular as well as premium brands, offering more personalised control, as well as ultra-convenient and fast access to TV […]

December 8, 2021

France: Molotov on Vestel smart TVs

OTT live streaming and VoD platform Molotov has signed a distribution agreement with Turkish brand Vestel and will be now available on all new model smart TVs in France as well as the products sold since 2018. A Molotov button will be integrated to Vestel remote controls during 2022 to give direct access to the […]

November 30, 2021From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Vestel teams with Simply.TV for advanced metadata

TV manufacturer Vestel and global metadata specialist Simply.TV have entered into a multi-year EPG agreement for all Vestel-produced smart-TVs across more than 50 countries. Metadata is a known challenge for large TV manufactures and TV operators. The demand is ever increasing for extensive visuals, keywords to drive recommendations, and normalised ID structures linking linear and […]

November 22, 2021

Vewd, Vestel SaaS-based Operator TV solution

OTT software solutions provider Vewd and TV manufacturer Vestel have introduced the Vewd Operator TV, a fully-featured Smart TV with a built-in, content-enriched pay-TV experience which they say will allow operators to win the retail Smart TV landscape. Rather than up-selling pay-TV services through a separate set-top box, or competing alongside other apps inside hard-to-discover […]

October 14, 2021By Colin Mann

Vestel rolls out Red Bull TV app in Europe

TV manufacturer Vestel has announced the launch of Red Bull TV on its line-up of Smart TV ranges. Available immediately, the app has been rolled out by Vestel to more than twenty TV brands across Europe, giving viewers access to exclusive videos from globetrotting adventurers, new music and entertainment, and live events. The Red Bull […]

October 12, 2021