Telefónica Digital has said it expects to drive annual revenues of approximately €5 billion for its parent company Telefónica by 2015 with an annual revenue growth rate of 20 per cent. The Spanish company also announced global agreements with Facebook, Google, Microsoft and RIM to use Telefónica’s billing relationships so customers can pay for mobile […]
ITV and Samsung Electronics have confirmed the launch of ITV Player on Samsung’s Smart TVs. The agreement sees ITV become the first UK commercial broadcaster to launch an App in Samsung’s Smart TV store; Samsung Apps. ITV will join an ever-growing collection of services available on Samsung Smart TVs such as, YouTube, Teletext Holidays, Curzon […]
Teletext Holidays has launched an app on Virgin Media’s TiVo box. The app – available on iPhones, iPads, Android devices and now through Virgin Media’s TiVo box – provides a quick and easy way to browse for value package holidays Aleks Habdank, director of digital entertainment at Virgin Media said in a statement: “The flexibility […]
IAB UK, in collaboration with ESPN in the UK, has published the results of research into fans’ media consumption around the Euro 2012 football tournament, to shed light the role played by online, mobile and social alongside more traditional media. The research – conducted with UK sports fans – found that while TV remains the […]
Ahead of the 2012 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix this weekend, the F1 companion experience on the Sky Sports for iPad app has added split-screen technology, meaning Sky customers can watch more of the action by selecting two live camera feeds simultaneously on the same screen. Viewers can choose from several different live video […]
TDF has introduced a free “Restart” facility available on all five channels of France Télévisions, the French public television service, available immediately. “We are convinced that Restart will meet a real need felt by DTTV viewers. Backed by our staff’s development work we can now provide an end-to-end service for our channels from content uptake […]
Following a period of beta testing, the BBC has launched its live, interactive video player in advance of the London 2012 Olympics. The player combines HD video with relevant data designed to enhance the viewing experience. Writing in a BBC Internet blog, Alex Perry Product Manager, Interactive Video Player, BBC News & Knowledge, explained that […]
Telefonica in an attempt to boost pay TV consumption, has launched a new mobile application that will inform viewers about just released films available on Movistar Imagenio, its VoD service Videoclub or on DTT. Called POPCHA!, the app is accessible free of charge through Apple Store to be used initially in iphones but with plans […]
The BBC is streaming live sporting events on Facebook, the biggest tie-up to date between the social-networking site and an international broadcaster. The service launched with live coverage from the Wimbledon tennis championships. During the Olympic Games, the BBC will run 24 simultaneous streams in addition to the main BBC channels. Users outside the UK […]
Google is getting help from shock jock Howard Stern to revive its Internet TV software, which has languished since its debut 19 months ago. Sirius XM will make all of its programming, including Howard Stern, available on Google TV, through a new app that will let listeners pause live programmes and play back up to […]