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Spectrum TV App on Roku

Spectrum TV App is now available as a channel on Roku players and Roku TVs in the US.  Charter TV customers now have the ability to stream content included in their Spectrum TV service to any television in their home connected to a Roku device. “We are excited to bring our customers greater flexibility and […]

October 13, 2015

Facebook VP: ‘Facebook and TV happy bedfellows’

Nicola Mendelsohn, Facebook’s vice president for EMEA has suggested that although time spent online is now eclipsing time spent on television, we are living in a golden age of TV, with Facebook and TV “happy bedfellows”. Delivering a Media Mastermind Keynote, she noted that video is exploding, quoting Cisco research predicting that it will account […]

October 8, 2015Colin Mann @ MIPCOM

Twitter launches Moments news service

Twitter has launched a new live news service branded ‘Moments’. Previously known as Project Lightning, Moments brings together content – including tweets, photos, videos, Vines and Periscope broadcasts – around specific events so users can follow them as they happen. These could be scheduled events like The Oscars or the Super Bowl, and could also […]

October 7, 2015

Filmbox app for Netgem

Netgem’s #TelcoTV platform has added SPI’s FilmBox Live App to its OTT content. Viewers will be able to subscribe to the full FilmBox Live pack (with six live channels) or choose an individual channel app. “With Netgem’s #TelcoTV we provide our Telco customers with ‘TV as a Service,’” commented Sylvain Thevenot, Managing Director of Netgem […]

October 7, 2015

Hopster launches French language app

Kids-focused app Hopster has unveiled a localised French language as well as additions to its content line-up. Available on iOS, Hopster’s French language app will bring to its young audience its strongest content line-up ever, with over 500 French language episodes including the BAFTA-winning Peppa Pig, licensed from eOne and Les Musiques de Mouk, from […]

October 5, 2015Colin Mann @ MIPCOM

Irdeto: Security surround

@IBC 2015 Advanced Television hears from Doug Lowther, CEO of Irdeto, about its platform approach to security – protection not just for video but across the service provider’s portfolio, including the Smart Home applications and Internet Of Things.     [bitsontherun IhAPUYEz-ni7dlelE]

September 29, 2015

STARZ PLAY now on Samsung Smart TVs

STARZ PLAY, the authenticated online TV Everywhere service for STARZ premium subscribers, has launched on Samsung Smart TVs. STARZ subscribers may now watch exclusive STARZ Original series including Blunt Talk, Survivor’s Remorse, and Power, among others, as well as hundreds of movies and first-run films on Samsung Smart TVs. The launch marks STARZ PLAY’s most […]

September 25, 2015

BBC to launch US OTT service

BBC Director General Tony Hall’s told the Royal Television Society  Convention: “Over the next few years, we intend to work with global partners to grow Worldwide further, taking advantage of the demand for British programming and new digital opportunities…Next year, we’re launching a new OTT video service in America offering BBC fans programmes they wouldn’t […]

September 18, 2015By Colin Mann

Hopster launches on Android

Hopster, an app featuring educational programming and games for kids, has announced its international launch on Android, available to download for free via Google Play. Hopster has also partnered with global technology leader Samsung to provide an exclusive offer to Galaxy device owners. Any UK customer with a compatible Galaxy tablet or smartphone will be […]

September 18, 2015

Movistar+ app on Samsung smart TVs

Spain’s Telefonica has entered into a partnership with Samsung to extend its Movistar+ app to future Samsung smart TV models that enables subscribers to watch Movistar pay-TV channels without a STB. Currently, Movistar + offer is available on selected 2014 and 2015 Samsung smart TVs through the OTT app. With the agreement both companies will […]

September 16, 2015From David Del Valle in Madrid