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Jumptuit launches smart TV app

Jumptuit has released its first smart TV app that gives users instant access to personal media scattered across various devices and cloud services on the big screen. The Jumptuit TV interface is integrated with voice search and designed to optimise the smart TV experience while granting immediate access to pictures, videos and music stored in […]

June 26, 2015

EPIX Android TV app

Entertainment network EPIX has announced that Google’s Android TV will offer the EPIX app to its authenticated subscribers. The EPIX Android TV app will deliver four live EPIX channel feeds as well as streaming access to thousands of titles on-demand, including big movie franchises The Hunger Games, James Bond and Star Trek, original documentaries and […]

June 19, 2015

Wimbledon, IBM serve up enhanced fan engagement

Building on a technology partnership that has existed since 1990, IT consultancy and technology expert IBM and the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) have revealed a number of innovations for the Championships to mark the next step in the Club’s digital strategy for the Wimbledon tournament. Making use of its latest technology advancements in […]

June 18, 2015By Colin Mann

Syfy, LG deliver interactive TV experience

Syfy and LG Electronics USA have launched a new interactive TV consumer experience. The new “Syfy Sync for LG Smart TV” app allows viewers to go inside their favourite Syfy shows in a new way by recognising the episode viewers are watching and delivering contextual content to their LG Smart TV in real time. Syfy […]

June 15, 2015

Monterosa, FunXperience launch Copa America app

Monterosa, a London-based company specialising in real-time mobile interactivity and its Santiago-based partner, digital entertainment specialist FunXperience, have created a companion app for 44th Copa America football tournament in South America, which runs from June 11th with the final on the July 4th. The app, available in both iOS and Android versions, was commissioned by […]

June 11, 2015

Metrological certifies 250 apps+ on RDK App Emulator

Metrological, a TV application solutions company, has announced its RDK App Emulator, developed in cooperation with RDK Management LLC, has tested and certified more than 200 applications as ready for deployment on RDK-based devices in the first six weeks of availability. Since its launch in April 2015, content developers around the world, including Al Jazeera, […]

June 10, 2015

Apple Music streaming app

Apple has unveiled Apple Music, a single, intuitive app which Apple says is “a revolutionary streaming music service, a pioneering worldwide live radio station from Apple broadcasting 24 hours a day and a great new way for music fans to connect with their favourite artists. Apple Music combines the largest and most diverse collection of […]

June 9, 2015

DNS:NET selects Metrological for TV App Store

DNS:NET, a German Carrier and IPTV operator, has selected Metrological’s Application Platform to launch and manage its branded TV app store including German HbbTV apps, as part of the DNS:NET TV platform. This new DNS:NET interactive TV platform will start its rollout this summer. DNS:NET began as a regional provider and is now one is […]

June 9, 2015

Amazon adds 600+ channels, apps and games to Fire TV

In just the last 3 months, Amazon has added over 600 channels, apps and games to the Amazon Fire TV platform – more than Roku and Apple TV in the same timeframe the company claims. Popular new titles include Popcornflix, Funny Or Die, Candy Crush Saga, and Fox News.  In addition to these new titles, […]

June 3, 2015

Thaicom launches 2nd screen platform

Thaicom, one of Asia’s leading satellite operators, alongside a joint venture between Kantana Group and Intouch Holdings has launched its first 2nd Screen platform in Thailand. The service will first be used to air Gossip Girl, licensed from the Gossip Girl TV series in the US, on the Channel 3 Television Network. “2nd Screen is […]

June 1, 2015