The euronews application is now available in five services – the English, Spanish, French, German and Italian services – in the Spotlight folder under the Featured and News categories on Google TV. US viewers can access the European international news network on demand simply by using their Internet connection. The euronews app is free-of-charge and […]
Online kids channel Toon Goggles has signed a licensing agreement with software pioneer PacketVideo that gives Toon Goggle viewers the ability to beam programming from iPads and Android devices to their home TVs with the Twonky Beam Browser video streaming app. Under the agreement, PacketVideo will prominently feature a Toon Goggles link on the Twonky […]
The UK’s largest independent producer is set to shake up the video-on-demand market by allowing viewers to bypass services such as LoveFilm and Netflix and catch hit shows via its TV app. All3Media, producer shows such as Skins, Shameless. The Only Way is Essex and Peep Show, has struck a deal to launch a VoD […]
Zeebox has appointed Time Warner senior vice president Jason Forbes to head the second screen companion app’s business in the US. As US executive vice president, Forbes will build Zeebox’s American team and will be charged with developing partnerships with distributors, programmers and agencies. Zeebox chief executive Anthony Rose said Forbes “brings significant domain expertise […]
Research conducted for TeleScope 2012, which looks at the UK’s TV viewing habits, suggests that the trend of commenting via a second screen about a programme, or ‘chatterboxing’, is snowballing in popularity. A quarter of all adults (26 per cent), and just under half (44 per cent) of those aged under 35, say they have […]
OTT provider FilmOn.com says its Air tuner for iPhone/Android is now available in the UK. The company will be shipping the FilmOn Air for free, to all its yearly UK and European based subscribers, so they can watch local network television on their computers and mobile devices. FilmOn has licensed over 120 HD online television […]
Radioplayer, the online radio platform offering all the BBC and major commercial stations, is celebrating its one year anniversary by launching iOS and Android mobile apps. The platform went live in March 2011 with 157 radio stations, including all the BBC’s national and local stations, as well as commercial networks such as Global’s Capital and […]
As the start of the 2012 Formula 1 season fast approaches, Sky Sports has revealed further details of the multi-platform coverage it is putting in place to accompany coverage on Sky Sports F1 HD, which goes live on Sky channel 408 on Friday 9th March. In addition to the brand new channel, multi-platform coverage includes: […]
Spanish broadcaster Antena 3 is launching a new app, ‘ANT 3.0’, for Android and iOS smartphones that combines second-screen interactivity with audio watermarking technology from Intrasonics inserted into broadcast shows and adverts. The Antena 3 app, developed by marketing agency La Moderna, will enable audiences to interact directly with TV programmes in a range of […]
ActiveVideo Networks, creators of CloudTV, the cloud-based app platform for television, will show how a television app platform based entirely in the network cloud can enable unparalleled service velocity of next-generation navigation and other services at the Cable Congress March 7-9. During the three-day event at The Square in Brussels, ActiveVideo will demonstrate how its […]