ESPN Player, the live and on-demand sports streaming service, is now available on Samsung Smart TVs across the UK and Europe, and will launch on LG Smart TV’s in the near future. Sports fans with Samsung Smart TVs are now able to download the free ESPN Player App directly onto their TV’s from Samsung Apps. […]
Andy Mitchell, Director of Strategic Media and Platform Partnerships at Facebook, has confirmed that the company has no plans for a premium service allowing access to and discovery of content. He also said the company had no immediate plans to generate content for its platform. Participating in a MIPCOM seminar on the future of TV […]
Google has enhanced its search capabilities for TV programmes adding listings and episode information. In a Google Plus post, the company says: “Now when searching for your favourite TV shows, you can get more information about specific episodes. For example, say that you’re wondering when the next season of The Walking Dead starts. Try searching […]
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM has announced the arrival of its new and improved LOVEFiLM Instant streaming application on LG Smart TVs in the UK and Germany. The enriched app allows LG Smart TV owners to find content easier than ever before with an improved search function and recommendation engine, navigate more efficiently with an optimised user interface, […]
To mark its 20th anniversary, Euronews is getting a fresh new look thanks to a complete reworking and redesign of its presentation. Michael Peters, Euronews’ CEO also confirmed the service’s strategic goal to transform the company into a global media group offering “the right content, in the right place, at the right time.” To that […]
Cloud-based TV operator Magine has secured agreements with leading international TV manufacturers: LG Electronics, Panasonic, and TP Vision (for Philips TV). The Magine app will be available on all Smart TVs sold by these manufacturers in a number of key European territories. The availability of the Magine app on these Smart TV manufacturer platforms gives […]
Dan Rose, VP of partnerships at Facebook, has suggested that social media and second-screen interaction is having a positive effect on TV viewing. Delivering a ‘Media Mastermind’ keynote address at MIPCOM, Rose suggested that a few years ago, when social media interacted with television, it was considered a really big deal. “Today, as you all […]
Thuuz Sports has announced the Glassware release of its popular Thuuz sports app. Thuuz is one of the first sports Glassware to be available on Google Glass. The new service is designed to alert Glass owners to trending games in their favourite sports as well as provide them with score updates for their favourite teams. […]
Tvigle has become the first Russian online video provider to launch an app for Sony’s PlayStation 3, bringing Russia’s largest library of exclusive licensed content – including TV series such as “Walking Dead” and “Luther” – to over a million PS3 users across the country. The app gives Russian PS3 owners access to Tvigle’s library […]
Kaltura, the open source video platform, has announced the release of the Kaltura Application Framework that allows to easily develop video applications based on the Kaltura Video Capabilities. Kaltura has been long known for its extensive APIs that allow developers and web shops to create customised video experiences and applications. With the release of the […]