IGN Entertainment, the video games media company, has launched a new IGN app on Roku streaming devices. The new IGN channel on Roku gives customers access to hours of IGN’s content, from original series to video reviews and game help videos, to exclusive live streams and more. Roku joins iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, YouTube and […]
Dave entertainment channel can now be accessed through a new iOS app. The app is based on UKTV’s Dave on Demand PC VoD service and has been created specifically for use on iPads and iPhones. Available immediately, it can be downloaded for free from Apple’s app store and marks the first time that UKTV has […]
The BBC’s international website, BBC.com, has launched a sports mobile application for iPhone and iPod touch devices across the globe. The free app brings together the BBC’s coverage to deliver news, live scores, stats, commentary and analysis on the go. Arriving in time for the start of a busy 2013 sporting calendar, the app’s customisable […]
Channel 4 has launched a dedicated 4oD application for Android tablets and smartphones – 16 months after making its debut on iOS. The free app hosts a wide selection of programmes from Channel 4, E4 and More4, past and present, and is now available to download from Google Play and will soon be available from […]
Dijit Media, maker of the popular NextGuide and Dijit Remote TV discovery and control applications, has confirmed it is in the process of acquiring GoMiso, maker of the Miso, SideShows, and Quips social TV products. Dijit will continue to support Miso and Sideshow users, but intends to shut down the Quips app and service. Somrat […]
When the new series of Top Gear UK returns to TV screens on BBC channels across the world next month – just days after UK transmission – a new second-screen app from BBC Worldwide will accompany the international broadcasts. Top Gear Bingo! was developed using UK-based Monterosa’s LViS platform, and encourages viewers to look out […]
Flixster has launched a new, free application for BlackBerry 10. Available now on the BlackBerry World storefront, movie fans will be able to access the latest information about movies from review aggregating site Rotten Tomatoes, see when and where movies are playing nearby and purchase tickets in select theaters. In the coming months, Flixster intends […]
Samsung Electronics America has announced that the FiOS TV app now supports 75 live channels and is available for compatible Samsung 2011 and 2012 Smart TVs and Smart Blu-ray players. The app, initially released in July on the Samsung Smart Hub platform, now lets Verizon’s FiOS TV and FiOS Internet subscribers watch 75 live FiOS […]
Quickflix has entered into an agreement with LG Electronics to distribute the Quickflix digital service through connected LG televisions and Blu-ray players. The partnership covers both New Zealand and Australia and is scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2013. The new partnership with LG will extend the distribution of Quickflix streaming to the […]
iROKOtv, online distributor of Nigerian movies, announces the launch of a brand new mobile app for the platform, in an exclusive partnership with global phone manufacturer, Nokia. The app has been designed to give Nollywood fans and iROKOtv PLUS subscribers access to Nollywood movies on the go, and will be accessible on the Nokia Lumia […]