TiVo has confirmed the availability of leading music streaming service Spotify for its TiVo Premiere boxes in the US. On TiVo, consumers can sign-in with an existing Spotify Premium account ($9.90 per /month) to seamlessly and immediately enjoy their current playlists through their television. It will allow TiVo owners to stream music through their home […]
Channel 4 has become the first UK broadcaster to launch a VoD app for Windows 8. In a supporting advertising package Windows 8 and 4oD co-branded idents will pre-roll across every platform. Co-branded TV ads will also run across the Channel 4 portfolio. Sarah Rose, director of commercial & business development at Channel 4 said: […]
Amazon.com has introduced the Amazon Instant Video App, enabling customers to stream or download Amazon Instant Video movies and TV episodes from their video library directly on their iPhone or iPod touch. The app also makes more than 30,000 titles from Prime Instant Video available to Prime members such as hit TV shows such as […]
Amazon has announced a Cloud Player application for Samsung Smart TVs. The new app gives Cloud Player customers access to their entire music library in the cloud, making it even easier to enjoy their music anywhere they are. The app is available on 2012 Samsung Smart TVs in the US The app, which can be […]
YouView, the subscription-free TV service, has launched its Remote Record App, providing listings for 70 digital TV and radio channels for the next seven days. The app also allows viewers to remotely set their STB to record programmes. Chief executive officer at YouView Richard Halton said: “We are really excited about our new YouView App […]
Time Warner Cable has updated its TWC TV app for iPad, suggesting it is different from other app updates, going beyond bug fixes, stability upgrades and additional channels “here and there”. The new version of the app now brings you the breadth and flexibility of TWC’s On Demand catalogue. “Now you can watch over 4,000 […]
Belgacom TV has launched a series of TV apps for its own packages and third party providers. It has also launched the Belgacom 11 app for football fans, with statistics on major Belgian and European football clubs and championships including the Spanish and Portuguese leagues, the UEFA Champions League, the Jupiler Pro League and the […]
ESPN Player, the sports media company’s broadband service across the EMEA region, is extending beyond desktop computers for the first time, launching as an app on Apple iPads. The sports streaming service is how available today as a free application on the Apple iPad from the iTunes store. The new app offers fans the same […]
Intel and ITV have announced a Christmas promotion to support the new range of Ultrabook Convertibles. The TV spot, to run on ITV1 on 8th December, will culminate in a commercial featuring real-time user-generated content (UGC) submitted by viewers of ITV’s live The X Factor final. It will feature an accelerated edit and approval process […]
The BBC is overhauling its Red Button service to make it future-proof for the next generation of connected TVs. ‘Connected Red Button’ will allow viewers with Internet-enabled TVs to watch a selection channels even if they are off air, and catch up with previous episodes of shows. It will launch initially with Virgin Media’s Tivo […]