Telefónica is upgrading its Movistar TV platform with new functionalities such as Movistar Go that allows all users subscribed to Movistar TV Total (and in a few weeks all its customers) to record programmes in the cloud through an app available for tablets, smartphones, PCs and notebooks. With this app, Movistar TV clients will be […]
In advance of its planned launch in Australia and New Zealand, online movie and TV subscription service Netflix has secured a further operator carriage deal with the news that Australian IPTV platform Fetch TV is to make the service available on the Fetch TV Second Generation set-top box. From the integrated Netflix app, Fetch TV […]
Snapchat has launched the first UK and Ireland-specific channels for its Discover service. Sky News and Sky Sports will feature on the platform, publishing an edition each afternoon with stories specifically created for the app. Around 10 stories will feature in each edition, curated by editors at both companies. The edition disappears after 24 hours. […]
Amazon has announced that Fire TV’s selection has been boosted by the availability of Sling TV for download as well as other popular services and games such as FOX Sports GO, TED, WSJ Live, Crossy Road, and Game of Thrones – A Telltale Games Series. “The growth of apps and games available on Amazon Fire […]
Food lifestyle channel Food Network Food Network UK has partnered with multi-platform live streaming and catch-up TV service specialist Simplestream to develop and launch a bespoke streaming app and it is now available in the App Store and Google Play for both iOS and Android devices, respectively. The app allows viewers to watch Food Network […]
Dish Network’s online television service, Sling TV, has debuted in the US as a way to entice consumers who have cancelled their cable or satellite TV service or never had one. Unlike online apps available through the likes of Comcast and Time Warner Cable, Sling TV doesn’t require a satellite service with Dish or any […]
Japan International Broadcasting, the distribution arm of NHK, and live streaming and Catchup TV solutions provider Simplestream are partnering NHK WORLD TV to live TV streaming service TVPlayer. NHK WORLD TV is a stand-alone, 24-hour, English-language television news and lifestyle network produced by NHK, Japan’s sole public, independent broadcaster. The Japanese channel is currently available […]
UK media company UKTV has launched its TV application UKTV Play on Android. UKTV’s on demand service, which is already available on iOS, PC and YouView, gives viewers easy access to watch their favourite programmes from UKTV’s popular free-to-air channels, whenever and wherever they are. The free UKTV Play app offers a catalogue of hit […]
Kaltura, the video technology platform, has announced Kabel Deutschland, Germany’s largest cable network operator, has selected Kaltura OTT TV to power its new TV App, a cable-based multi-screen TV service. The first phase of the multi-screen TV service includes live TV for iOS devices. Additional capabilities and devices will be launched in the coming months. […]
Reuters, the global news organisation, has launched Reuters TV, its new mobile TV news service available exclusively on Apple devices. Editorial content within Reuters TV is produced exclusively for the service and draws upon Reuters reach from 2,500 journalists in over 160 countries. To deliver the service’s variable programme lengths, all content is produced in […]