TV viewers are not often using apps on second screens that are designed to enhance engagement with TV, according to a study by NPD Group. The research firm said that while multitasking is common, US viewers aren’t use their second-screen devices to interact directly with apps designed for the TV programmes they are watching. Only […]
BskyB has apologised after viewers were wrongly blocked from watching the new series of Mad Men on Sky Go. On Wednesday night on Sky Go were told that “rights restrictions” meant it could not be played, the screen said “Sky Go is not supporting Mad Men. Don Draper continues to elude me.” Sky had widely […]
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has partnered with cross-media company Screenz to produce dual-screen apps for three of its hit formats, Who Dares Sings, Four Weddings and Hell’s Kitchen, which are launching at MIPTV. The apps will be adapted for local markets, extending the reach of ITV Studios’ hit formats and offering international broadcast partners expanded content and […]
International brand and media group TRACE is celebrating its 10th anniversary by securing carriage deals with leading Turkish operator Turksat for its TRACE Sports and TRACE Urban channels. As part of the deal, HD channels TRACE Sports and TRACE Urban will both be available to customers with Türksat’s ‘Ust Paket’ premium package. An SD version […]
New research from Parks Associates shows app developers are targeting the smart TV platform as the next significant growth area as nearly 80 per cent of smart-TV owners regularly use apps. App Development and Distribution Models details the app development process and monetisation strategies for multiple platforms, including smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, and connected cars. […]
Real-time 3D graphics and asset management tools specialist Vizrt and Social TV pioneer Zeebox have agreed a partnership that allows broadcasters and programme makers to integrate interactive second screen experiences into live TV shows. The partnerships allows votes, polls, audience metrics and other real-time audience participation within zeebox to be fed in real time into […]
Audio watermarking pioneer, Intrasonics, has launched its Heartbeat encoding package, enabling broadcasters continuously and automatically to audio watermark their entire output for the first time. The technology will allow broadcasters and their advertisers to capture deep insights on TV viewing habits and develop highly-creative second-screen experiences. The Heartbeat solution aims to put the broadcaster in […]
Cult TV series Game of Thrones, (Juego de Tronos) is returning for its third season on Canal+ Spain accompanied by an engaging second-screen app. The app, Vive Poniente, was developed by Applicaster, a provider of a white label broadcast platform for delivering multi-screen experiences. “Our main goal was to offer an extended TV experience that […]
Rovio Entertainment, the creator of the globally successful Angry Birds franchise, has selected the Brightcove Video Cloud online video platform to support the launch of its Angry Birds Toons animated series. Angry Birds game users, which number more than 1.7 billion downloads according to Rovio, can now watch the latest adventure of the birds and […]
Civolution, the provider of technology and solutions for identifying, managing and monetising content, has confirmed its integration by Tubetime, the entertainment technology company that brings TV viewers a fun, simple and rich viewing experience with an all-in-one television-companion app. Civolution will provide Tubetime with access to its SyncNow real-time Ad Identification service, which will allow […]