Despite accelerating global demand for smart TVs, a new report from TDG forecasts that TV manufacturers will be largely unsuccessful in generating new revenue from these net-connected platforms. The report – Smart TVs 2012-2017: Connections, Use, and Portal Revenue – examines global diffusion of smart TVs though 2017, and explores the associated revenue models on […]
FremantleMedia UK Interactive has relaunched the digital offering for The X-Factor including online video and its first dedicated iPad app. The website has been overhauled to put increased emphasis on the video content that proves most popular with users. Higher quality footage will also be streamed to improve the experience. Unseen auditions, performances from contestants […]
ESPN Goals, the free mobile app which brings UK fans video of goals and highlights from every Barclays Premier League match within minutes of action taking place, is back with an enhanced version for the new football season. New features include: Fans can watch video from selected ESPN studio-based programming, such as its pre- and […]
Quickflix, Australia’s leading online movie company, has launched its ‘all you can view’ streaming service on the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 tablet allowing Quickflix subscribers to enjoy blockbuster movies and television shows on the go instantly, for a subscription fee of A$14.99, or pay per view. The Quickflix streaming ‘app’ is pre-loaded on all […]
TVO, Ontario’s public educational media organisation, has launched TVO On Demand, an Android app for Google TV allowing Canadian viewers to watch their favourite programmes at their own convenience. Using the free app and a Google TV set top device, viewers can stream TVO programmes over the Internet directly onto their television. The Sony Internet […]
UK digital broadcaster Sky has unveiled an update to the Sky+ app for iPad which allows Sky TV customers to use their iPad as a remote control. Sky customers will be able to take even more control of their main TV experience through the app, using it to change channels as well as pause, play […]
BBC Sport online registered a record 55 million visits from devices around the world during the Olympic Games. Some 37 million were from within the UK, the BBC said. The figure includes both mobile and computer access. There were also 106 million requests for online video during the games – up from 32 million during […]
The BBC has updated its BBC iPlayer app for iOS to include support for the iPad 3’s Retina Display. Retina Display is a brand name used by Apple for displays the company claims to have a high enough pixel density that the human eye is unable to notice pixelation at a typical viewing distance. The […]
Shazam has revealed that there were several million interactions with its Shazam-enabled NBC Olympics broadcast and more than a million from last night’s Closing Ceremony, alone. Olympics fans used the Shazam App to access numerous features such as video highlights, athlete bios and stories, results, and the medal count to keep up with all of […]
The AOL On Network has launched version 2.0 of its connected TV app. Formerly known as AOL HD, The AOL On app will feature ad-serving capabilities at launch, and will boast a wide selection of rich, high-definition video content drawn from The AOL On library of more than 380,000 short-form videos. Already available on seven […]